Tartan Day, Apr. 6

[A Hay]

Looks like I will be showing the tartan in two states on Sunday. I'll be in Michigan from the 2nd till the 6th, then flying to Kansas City the afternoon of the 6th. I plan on wearing a kilt on the plane from Detroit to KC.

Todd, I saw you were having a gathering on Monday, the 7th, but I just don't think I can make it down to Springfield and back for a conference beginning Tuesday morning.

Tom

[Iain Robb]

I'll be wearing my MacFarlane Sportkilt -- a casual look -- to church on Sunday. Just two weeks ago, for Easter Sunday, I wore my Blackwatch Stillwater Standard with a kilt jacket I made, and got numerous good comments (far more than I expected), a few jokes, a few questions and one gape-mouthed-what-the-heck-is-that awestruck stare (which I must admit was my favorite reaction of all). This should be interesting ...

[Malcolm MacWilliam]

Mael Colium.....just got the word....we'll be at O'Connell's on Sat. eve......two tables in the back someplace, downstairs. Oh, contact me privately and I'll give you my cell and you could call me sometime on Sat......Malcolm

[Riverkilt]

Well, I figured today would be a good day to celebrate Tartan Day at work.


Wore the loud MacLeod to get folk's attention. USA Kilts semi-trad. Z Coils with Lewis kilt hose and traditional garter ties. Stillwater Kilts leather nighstalker sporran. Hopi hoodie from the Hopi Cultural Center on Second Mesa, Arizona.

Did a lot of explaining to coworkers about what Tartan Day was. Only comments on the loud MacLeod was, "Are you Scottish?" from a new client.

Ron

[Mael Coluim]

Just wanted to know what others were doing on Tartan Day. Our regiment (77th, Montgomery's) happens to be scheduled to do a "dog and pony show" (no battle reenactment, just educating the public) at Carlyle House on Apr. 6 in Alexandria....what they call Braddock Day. BUT, the day before Alexandria, VA is celebrating Tartan Day so several of us will go down early (Friday eve, and stay with Pvt. MacDonald, one of our lads who lives in fair Alexandria), so we can "take the town" in kilts on the 5th. Alexandria has some celebrations going on that day for Tartan Day....so, my lads and myself will have a grand time in town with our kilts a twitchin'!! Then, that evening we'll go to a local pub in regimentals (and kilts) and "take the pub" so to speak. I canna wait. Malcolm

Well I did catch up with the 77th and a grand time was indeed had. Click here to see the pix.

[Hamish]

Alas, we neither acknowledge nor celebrate Tartan Day in England (perhaps for obvious reasons!), and I believe I am correct in saying that goes for the rest of the United Kingdom too. This is a great shame since, to be honest, we as a nation acknowledge and celebrate very little when compared to other countries around the world. Unlike our Scots, Welsh and Irish brethren we do not even acknowledge our Saint's day - St. George's on 23rd April! So sad!

However, personally speaking, hardly a day passes when I do not wear tartan - I am ALWAYS kilted, of course, but occasionally I am to be seen in a TFCK, Freedom, Union or another plain-coloured kilt. It would be untrue to say, therefore, that every day is Tartan Day in my case.

Oh well!

Take care,
Ham.

[Bugbear]

It's already come and gone, but I did wear tartan on tartan day. That would be with my Weathered Lamont kilt. I went into town and so on...

[Riverkilt]

Aye Ham,

Tartan day is an American holiday to celebrate the contributions of Scots to America.

But hey, thanks for the heads up on St. George's Day...another reason to kilt up on 4/23. Guessing my RAF tartan would be most appropriate.

Ron

[Hamish]

Aye Ham,

Tartan day is an American holiday to celebrate the contributions of Scots to America.

But hey, thanks for the heads up on St. George's Day...another reason to kilt up on 4/23. Guessing my RAF tartan would be most appropriate.

Ron

That sounds good to me, Ron - and it's a beautiful tartan. The best I will be able to sport is my Northumberland (or Shepherd or Falkirk) tartan, but that's OK.

Methinks I will have to design a Storrington tartan, or a Kilt Kollection tartan, sometime.

Take care,
Ham.

[Riverkilt]

And when you do (puleeze do!), many of us will buy one in your honor sir.

Ron