Videos tagged with "macmhuirich"

The Crafter's Song - Tartan Day on Ellis Island [16:39]
"The Crafter's Song" was the first documentary film produced in America about National Tartan Day. Narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Cliff Robertson, the film was produced by the Clan Currie Society in collaboration with Metaphor Pictures of New York. The film explores Tartan Day through the eyes of four of Scotland's premiere crafters during their exhibition on Ellis Island in 2003 as part of the Clan Currie Society's annual Tartan Day on Ellis Island program produced in partnership with the National Museums of Scotland. Each craft represents part of Scotland's "portable culture" that was brought with Scottish immigrants to North America from Colonial times to the present. Featured in the film are Hamish Moore - the celebrated bagpipe maker, teacher and international performer, Wilma Couper - a knitter with the Shetland Working Textile Museum, Robert McBain - a master tailor and kilt maker, and Colin Adamson - a producer of violins, violas and cellos for world class musicians. In addition, the crafters are joined by New York violinist, Lisa Gutkin - a performer with the contemporary Celtic band, Whirligig. The award-winning documentary debuted on YouTube on Tartan Day, April 6, 2012 in tribute to Cliff Robertson, who died on September 10, 2011 -- one day past his 88th birthday.
Tags: Cliff Robertson Scotland, Ellis Island, Tartan Day, tartan, kilt, fiddle, bagpipes, knitting, Currie, Clan Currie, Scottish, documentary, immigration, macmhuirich, Hamish Moore, Colin Adamson, Wilma Couper, Robert mcbain, Keith Kilt School, Gaelic, tradit

Virginia Scots Guards Pipes & Drums [01:54]
A brief performance by the Virginia Scots Guards Pipes and Drums shot alongside the Clan Currie Society tent at the 2011 Meadow Highland Games & Celtic Festival. The Meadow Games played host to the 2011 National Scottish Harp Championship of America on Saturday, October 29. The 2011 champion is Kelly Stewart Brzozowski of Atlanta, GA. The Clan Currie Society is the title sponsor of the national championship as well as sponsor of the Harper of the Day award at the Meadow Highland Games. In addition to sponsoring the national harp championship, the Clan Currie Society produces the "Pipes of Christmas" - an annual celebration of Christmas in the Celtic spirit. Other programs include "Tartan Day on Ellis Island," the annual Clan MacMhuirich Symposium and a growing number of music scholarships in the USA, Canada and Scotland.
Tags: Clan Currie, bagpipe, Scots Guards, Meadow Highland Games, Doswell, harp, clarsach, pipes, pipers, bagpipers, drummers, Scotland, Scottish, kilt, macmhuirich, Richmond, Virginia

MacMhuirich Stone Dedication - Part 2 [04:52]
Video highlights from the July 22, 2011 unveiling of the memorial stone dedicated to famed Scottish bard, Lachlan Mor MacMhuirich. Sponsored by the Clan Currie Society, the event took place at Makars' Court in Edinburgh, Scotland directly alongside the Scottish Writers Museum. The stone includes the first two verses of MacMhuirich's celebrated war poem, the Harlaw Brosnachadh which was delivered exactly 600 years ago from the dedication date on the eve of the Battle of Red Harlaw which took place on July 23, 1411. Featured participants at the dedication ceremony included the Rt. Hon. George Grubb, Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, Dr. Donald William Stewart from Edinburgh University, Malcolm McLean from the Gaelic Arts Agency and Robert Currie, president of the Clan Currie Society. Musical performances were provided by Hazen Metro (bagpipes) and Simon Chadwick (clarsach). The event preceded the launch of the Clan Currie Society's inaugural Clan MacMhuirich Symposium which was held at the Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh on Saturday, July 23, 2011. Featured speakers at the symposium included Prof. Hugh Cheape from Sabahl Mor Ostaig, Dr. David Caldwell from the National Museums of Scotland, and Drs. Donald William Stewart and Wilson Mcleod from Edinburgh University. In addition to the annual symposium, the Clan Currie Society also produces the Pipes of Christmas (a musical celebration of Christmas in the Celtic spirit) and the annual observance of Tartan Day on Ellis ...
Tags: Scotland, Scottish, Gaelic, Poetry, Currie, macmhuirich, Harlaw, kilt, Ireland, Irish, bagpipes, clarsach, celt, celtic, Makars' Court, Edinburgh, Lord Provost, macdonald, Lord of the Isles, Clanranald, Uist, Aberdeen, clan, warrior, poet, makar, Pipes of

MacMhuirich Stone Dedication - Part 1 [13:56]
Video highlights from the July 22, 2011 unveiling of the memorial stone dedicated to famed Scottish bard, Lachlan Mor MacMhuirich. Sponsored by the Clan Currie Society, the event took place at Makars' Court in Edinburgh, Scotland directly alongside the Scottish Writers Museum. The stone includes the first two verses of MacMhuirich's celebrated war poem, the Harlaw Brosnachadh which was delivered exactly 600 years ago from the dedication date on the eve of the Battle of Red Harlaw which took place on July 23, 1411. Featured participants at the dedication ceremony included the Rt. Hon. George Grubb, Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, Dr. Donald William Stewart from Edinburgh University, Malcolm McLean from the Gaelic Arts Agency and Robert Currie, president of the Clan Currie Society. Musical performances were provided by Hazen Metro (bagpipes) and Simon Chadwick (clarsach). The event preceded the launch of the Clan Currie Society's inaugural Clan MacMhuirich Symposium which was held at the Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh on Saturday, July 23, 2011. Featured speakers at the symposium included Prof. Hugh Cheape from Sabahl Mor Ostaig, Dr. David Caldwell from the National Museums of Scotland, and Drs. Donald William Stewart and Wilson Mcleod from Edinburgh University. In addition to the annual symposium, the Clan Currie Society also produces the Pipes of Christmas (a musical celebration of Christmas in the Celtic spirit) and the annual observance of Tartan Day on Ellis ...
Tags: gaelic, gaelic poetry, Scotland, Ireland, Clan Currie, macmhuirich, Harlaw, kilt, bagpipe, clarsach, tartan, Scottish, bard, bardic, Pipes of Christmas, celtic, gael, Irish, Provost