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Posted on: 22-Dec-2004, 07:12 PM |
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Dundee, are you fae Dundee? Me tae! Whaur are yeah now? Drop a line please.
Wishing everyone a Merry Xmas. And a Guid New Year to ane an' a'. - Vorlich |
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Forum: General Discussion · Post Preview: #99621 |
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Posted on: 26-Nov-2004, 02:04 PM |
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Hi Urchingirl and Aaediwen, many thanks! I am going to follow up on your recommendations for sure. Just goes to show that the pipes have more versatility than many folks ever suspected! I like how in the Old Blind Dogs number (track #5)how with the fiddle and whistle the emotion seems to be increasing and just when you think it couldn't get any better, the pipes blast on to the scene and the excitement ratchets up still more! Fantastic! Thanks again, looking forward to hearing that great piper. - Vorlich |
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Forum: General Discussion · Post Preview: #95158 |
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Posted on: 25-Nov-2004, 11:53 AM |
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Hi, having left Scotland many moons ago, I had lost touch with the music over there. I still loved what I remembered; that was the voice of Kenneth MacKellar, the band of Jimmy Shand, accordian playing of Arthur Spink etc etc. Although I have these kinds of cd's in my collection, I admit to being totally ignorant about the way that the music has evolved since. The eye-opener (ear-opener!) came when I went to an Old Blind Dogs concert here in my town. They blew me away! You are probably familiar with the group. I now have the cd, Old Blind Dogs- Fit? and it's just great. Love most tracks. Now track 5 is an instrumental called Country Girl. Just love the way they do this. It still identifies the traditional roots and yet has a modern twist to it, if you follow me. The question of this thread directed to folks who would help this auld Scot is which way do I turn to continue my music education? Are there other groups which use whistles, harmonica, pipes, fiddles equally effectively? I would appreciate your recommendations. Many thanks,- Vorlich |
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Forum: General Discussion · Post Preview: #95060 |
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Posted on: 25-Nov-2004, 11:35 AM |
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Short of complete anarchy all across N. America, I do not see how such a thing could ever happen. I do have some experience of Canada having lived and worked there. (at one time I was married to a Canadian) My memory of the people from the PM down is that they are militantly and proudly Canadian. Very nationalistic and rightly so. In close conversation, there was always an undercurrent of anti-Americanism. They know that to a large degree they are dependant on the US and some resent this. (when you sleep with an elephant, be careful when it rolls over!) I am just convinced that as long as Canadians all across this great land stay aware, alert and well-informed, that the kind of thing brought up by our writer will never happen. He is to be commended however for starting this thread and so helping to make sure that folks are informed. Thanks,- Vorlich |
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Forum: Politics & Current Events · Post Preview: #95059 |
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Posted on: 25-Nov-2004, 11:19 AM |
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Hi, Yeah Bubba, I would really appreciate your evaluation of poly/viscose as a kilt fabric. Someone had told me that p/v tartans are printed. Horrors! Bear at Bearkilts sent me some swatches (excellent service) and I was really impressed. They are all woven and the colours are great. If the weight of pv is around 10 ounces as you say, it's just a pity that they couldn't somehow make it just a little heavier say 14 ozs. That would make it a good all-purpose kilt fabric wouldn't it? Maybe the manufacturers are making a general-purpose fabric because they see more potential for huge sales in the pant trade. Are you able to buy pv yardage to make your own kilts? Another consideration with synthetics is piling. Have you found that this is much of a problem? Thanks Bubba.
But your right, other than what I mentioned, Rocky and company seem to be doing a fantastic job with the site. Very professional. - Vorlich |
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Forum: General Discussion · Post Preview: #95058 |
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Posted on: 24-Nov-2004, 09:53 PM |
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Hi Annabelle, pleased to hear about your new kilt. I have heard many good things about USA Kilts however there is just one thing which I just don't get. The site neglects to tell you anything about the fabric. That is the weight of it. And the type of material, -wool? polyester? poly/viscose? Also how much is used. Are they 4-yard kilts or 8-yard, or somewhere in between? These considerations are perhaps the most important and yet they are missing on the site. How could this be? (I just wrote my second email telling them this) The Philabeg looks good though. I come very close to ordering one tonight! Good luck with your Philabeg. - Vorlich |
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Forum: General Discussion · Post Preview: #95024 |
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Posted on: 24-Nov-2004, 09:11 PM |
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It sounds like hot air to me. Far-fetched, the stuff of Hollywood. -Vorlich |
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Forum: Politics & Current Events · Post Preview: #95018 |
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Posted on: 15-Nov-2004, 12:17 PM |
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Thanks Annabelle for getting back to me and yes I did get onto the site, however-
I would like to see those pictures again. The ones of them onstage. Where are they? Sorry, I know that technologically I don't have a clue. Somehow I saw them before but just cannot remember how I did that! Many thanks, - Alan |
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Forum: General Discussion · Post Preview: #93954 |
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Posted on: 15-Nov-2004, 12:12 AM |
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Hi, thanks for that Bubba, I may give it a try one day.
Gwenlee, wearing the kilt is a real turn-on! When I walk downtown in mine, I never fail to get positive reactions. Examples: a driver slows down leans out of his window and shouts; "you look great". And then just yesterday this attractive middle-aged woman who was with her husband came over to me and said "man I love your kilt. You just look so cool!" To me it's all very exciting. I have always been one who wants to blend in, but now with the kilt, that's something entirely different. There's a powerful and ancient tradition behind this and when I step out in my kilt, I feel absolutely confident. And besides that, in just one stroke, I have distinguished myself from 99.9 % of all the others out there. I knew from day #1 that I would never wear jeans. That's what everybody else is wearing. Jeans are like an international uniform. But the kilt gives dignity to rich and poor alike. And so all you young lads out there,- get a kilt and wear it! If you are confident and secure in your masculinity, then you'll be proud to wear the kilt. We had a saying back in Scotland, (usually said by women) " it takes a real man to wear the kilt!)- Vorlich (Alan) |
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Forum: General Discussion · Post Preview: #93891 |
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Posted on: 14-Nov-2004, 11:45 PM |
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I am a Lees fae Dundee. That's the MacPherson Clan. My last two kilts were in the family tartan, but this time I am picking strictly on colour-taste and have already chosen Sutherland. No tae knock the MacPherson tartan, it's very beautiful and I was married in it, but nowadays I like my wardrobe to be more subdued. I going to choose MacPherson kilt pin and probably family arms for my beret. Wee woman,- glad to hear that we have yet another thing in common. Still it's a pity that we are so far apart! Cheers. - Vorlich, (Alan) |
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Forum: Gathering of the Clans · Post Preview: #93890 |
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Posted on: 14-Nov-2004, 11:36 PM |
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several days ago on the site, I chanced on an item about a group called the Tartan Terrrors who have a wee lass wi' them as part o' the act. There were photos an' everything. Now I canna find them again. Keyed in the name into Google, but the group that came up looked like a different one and nae wee lass. Can anybody help please? Thanks, - Vorlich ( Alan) |
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Forum: General Discussion · Post Preview: #93888 |
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Posted on: 14-Nov-2004, 12:46 AM |
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Ye've niver lived if ye've never seen Greyfriar's Bobby (Disney). But then if Terminator type flicks are yer thing, weel then eh guess ye'll no care fur Greyfriar's Bobby. It's aboot a wee doag in Edinburgh. That's a' eh gonna tell ye. - Vorlich |
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Forum: Ye Ole Celtic Pub - Open all day, all night! · Post Preview: #93752 |
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Posted on: 14-Nov-2004, 12:27 AM |
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Sounds like you fowk are sae deprived because yae canna get the micro-beer we hae oot west. Port Townsend Brewery Scotch Ale for example. Or how aboot Boundary Bay Inside Passage India Pale Ale. Go west young loons and ye'll be spoiled fur anywhere else! - Vorlich |
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Forum: Ye Ole Celtic Pub - Open all day, all night! · Post Preview: #93751 |
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Posted on: 11-Nov-2004, 05:00 PM |
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Hi, first to Dragonboy, yeah the freedom of it is great! I am a hardcore walker and there is nothing like swinging along in the kilt. But then there is the tradition of it; not just of Scotland (although that's enough), but that it was the original garment of our ancestors! All the great warriors down throught the ages wore kilts. It gives you a kind of spiritual feeling getting back to basics. But then the Scottish tradition adds even more. The wool is gorgeous, the colors rich. The entire concept to me is simply grand! The kilt can be good casual or hiking garb, but can also be high fashion! Now to Bubba: you are an enterprising soul! Wasn't it a daunting project to take on, making your own kilt? Do you make solid-color kilts or tartan ones? Where did you get all the info required for making a kilt? I can sew and have an idle sewing machine. Would appreciate any help you can volunteer. Thanks, Bubba, - Best wishes - Vorlich, (Alan) |
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Forum: General Discussion · Post Preview: #93410 |
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Posted on: 11-Nov-2004, 04:43 PM |
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Hi to all, and thankyou very much for your welcome messages. And was it weewifie who comes from Greenock? I too am sorry that you are so far away. The Scots are thin on the ground here in Port Townsend where I live. I'd just love to get together with a bunch of them and have a couple of pints and a blether. It's my own fault for leaving Canada! This technology and the internet an' a' that is wonderful, but yeah canna beat one-on-one wi' a pint of guid ale! If there are any respondents out there Scottish or not who are within hailing distance of me, then give me a shout. I am particularly interested in places reasonably close in, such as Victoria BC, or Vancouver. So tell me Greenock wifie whit is in Kansas that you like so much? Many Scots/Brits down there? When did you leave Scotland? Go back very often? Best wishes to all of you out there. - Vorlich, (Alan) |
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Forum: Introductions · Post Preview: #93407 |
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Posted on: 10-Nov-2004, 01:40 AM |
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I've wanted all my life to get back to the kilt. (I had two kilts when I was younger).
I'm living in a very cosmopolitan community now. Just perfect for wearing the kilt and so that is what I'm doing. I am in the market for another kilt, (or two) and wonder whether my new friends onsite here can give me any advice on that. Where's a good place to buy? Do you know anything good or bad about these poly/viscose kilts which are being made and sold by a Vancouver BC firm? Just wonder how it will hold up over the years. What really turned my head around about kilt-wearing was the day I went to get a coffee at Starbucks in a place called Poulsbo, Washington. The guy serving the coffee in there was wearing some kind of solid-color kilt made it turned out by his wife who was also working in the store. An American he told me that now that he has tried the kilt he'll never go back to pants again! I asked him if he ever gets harassed or ridiculed. By only one type of person he told me. Teenagers? I asked. No he says, little old ladies!
I asked him how can they do that, after all these ladies are all wearing trousers!
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Forum: General Discussion · Post Preview: #93103 |
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Posted on: 09-Nov-2004, 08:08 PM |
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Hi everyone! my name is Alan and I left Dundee Scotland 41 years ago and am now living in Washington State. I discovered this site by accident while looking at kilts online on the Bear Kilts website. I am interested in all of you of course and am particularly eager to make contact with any folks within say 100 miles of Mount Vernon. It is early to say this, but I live in a very attractive area and would welcome anybody who would want to visit. I am really into all kinds of music and the music from back home is in my veins, however believe it or not, I only recently discovered the Old Blind Dogs and was completely blown away! I am into moderate ale-quaffing, walking/hiking, photography, guitar, piano and singing to name just a few. I have not looked around the site yet but I hope that it is a happy, harmonious one. best wishes, - Alan |
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