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In Scottish Gaelic, 100,000 (ceud mìle) is used to mean a great number, as in the phrase ceud mìle fàilte, "a hundred thousand welcomes." [33] In Swedish, femtioelva or sjuttioelva is used (lit. "fifty-eleven" and "seventy-eleven", although never actually intended to refer to the numbers 61 and 81).
John Mason, Conductor. John M. Mason, MBE (21 January 1940 – 22 January 2011) was a Scottish solicitor, musician, composer and conductor.He was the co-founder, musical director, and conductor of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra from its creation in 1980 until his death in 2011.
The only known recording of "Crawford’s Defeat by the Indians" was performed by Jaclyn Bradley Palmer & Ceud Mìle Fàilte in preparation for the 230th anniversary of the Crawford Expedition. It is based on the familiar melody of " Bonnie Dundee " and includes a brief interlude, "Fortune Favours the Strong," written by Paul Kirk , who plays ...
Millions of Americans consider Ireland a home away from home. Most visitors to Ireland, including those from the U.S., have to fill out a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form that includes their ...
"A Scottish Songbook" featured a number of diverse artists performing songs written by Scots, and Robertson performed "Twisted" (written by Annie Ross and Wardell Gray) and his own "The Living Years" – backed by house band Session A9 and The Gospel Truth Choir. The event was filmed for subsequent broadcast by BBC Scotland. [citation needed]
Ar Cànan, Ar Ceòl, Ar-A-Mach ("Our Language, Our Music, Rebellion") is an anarcho-punk album, by the band Oi Polloi.It was released in 2006 by the band on CD, and on vinyl in 2007.
The first historical reference to the type of events held at Highland games in Scotland was made during the time of King Malcolm III (Scottish Gaelic: Máel Coluim, c. 1031 – 13 November 1093) when he summoned men to race up Craig Choinnich overlooking Braemar with the aim of finding the fastest runner in Scotland to be his royal messenger. [7]
Cassillis House, Scottish Lowlands. The future Lord Ailsa was born on 13 September 1956 in Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, [1] the elder of the two sons of Archibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa, and his wife Mary Burn. He grew up in Cassillis House, another family seat, and was educated at Strathallan School, where he studied forestry and farming. [1]