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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES

The Flying Scotsman

Celebrating 100 Years!

The iconic Flying Scotsman steam train first entered service 100 years ago

The steam train broke records by hauling the first non-stop London to Edinburgh service in 1928 and became the UK's first locomotive to officially reach a speed of 100 mph. Considered the world's most famous steam train, the Flying Scotsman has amassed crowds worldwide during tours throughout the United States, Canada and Australia.



UPCOMING EVENT

You won't want to miss!

May 27th & 28th, 2023

Memorial Day Weekend

Orange County Fairgrounds

88 Fair Drive

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Piping & Drumming, Heavy Athletics, Highland Dance Competition, Sheepherding, Whisky Tastings, Food, Drink,

Vendors selling items from Scotland and more!

St. Andrew's LA awards winners in the Highland Dance Competition

and the Caber Toss Competition

Other athletic categories:

The Hammer Throw

Farmers Walk

Throwing the Weight

The Sheaf Toss

Putting the Stone

Visit Clan Row

Find Your Clan!

In Attendance:

Buchanan - Ross - Stewart - MacDonald - Lamont - Campbell

MacGregor - Donnachaidh - Blair - Cameron - Bruce - Montgomery

Grant - Leslie - Gordon - Douglas - Graham - MacFarlane - MacNichol

MacInnes - Forsythe - Gunn - MacTavish - Bell - Davidson - Baird

Hay - Fraser - MacAlpin - Elliot - Farquharson - Chisholm - Forbes

MacKenzie - Hamilton - MacNeil - Irwin - MacLennan - Henderson

Oliphant - MacLaren - Lachlan - MacPherson Moffat - MacDougall

Cumming - Sutherland - MacRae - MacMillan - Sinclair - MacKay

McLean - Maitland - Boyd - Morrison - Wallace - MacNachtan

Rose - Colville - McKinley - Lindsay - MacLeod - McDuff - Scott

&

~ The St. Andrew's Society of LA booth will be in attendance ~

Come on by - everyone is welcome at Scottish Fest!

Scottish Fest Musician Spotlight

-Eric Rigler's Celtic Hollywood

-The Plough Boys

-Jeff Cullen & Stage Cru

And 16 Pipe Bands competing for the title of Best Pipe Band

of Scottish Fest 2023 !

Eric Rigler

will be performing!

For over 30 years, the Celtic sounds of bagpipes and Irish whistles heard in Oscar-winning films, Grammy-winning albums and hit television series primarily

belong to one man...Eric Rigler.

Currently featured in Amazon's Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Eric's solos are familiar to audiences around the world through films: Braveheart, Titanic, Austin Powers, Dungeons and Dragons television's Outlander, and CD's by everyone from Phil Collins, Josh Groban to Rod Stewart, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey to name a few.

Celtic Hollywood spotlights Eric's career as he brings his original solos from the Hollywood recording studios to the concert stage with specially curated selections, showcasing his many instruments.

The Ploughboys

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For the better part of two decades, the Ploughboys have regaled the Los Angeles Celtic community with modern and traditional music from the British Isles, with a dash of bluegrass, country, and American folk thrown in. Known for being the most popular band at the Tam O'Shanter, the Ploughboys bring to Scottish Fest a specially curated performance.



Stage Cru​

Stage Cru is a traditional Celtic music band, composed of Jeff Cullen, Danny Burns and Aaron Scott. All members are multi-instrumentalists, and the band performs high energy songs and tunes with a modern flavor. The band uses a broad cross-section of various bagpipes and traditional instruments to deliver a fresh take on jigs, reels, hornpipes, songs and sea shanties. Watch our own Jeff Cullen as he takes you on a musical journey too exciting to miss!

NEW PODCAST

John Lunn

The Emmy Award Winning Composer sits down with us to discuss Downtown Abbey, The Last Kingdom, The White Queen, Shetland and many of his other memorable projects!

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT



The Annual St. Andrew's LA



KiltKrawl !

With the Gaming E3 Convention cancelled this year

our ScotTECH23 event will return next year as ScotTECH24

Now scheduled on that day

Our Annual Pub Crawl Event

Saturday, June 17th, 2023

1st stop:

@

12:00 noon - The Fairmont Hotel

2nd stop:

2:30 pm - The Britannia

(and Sassenach Whisky Tasting)

3rd stop:

5:30 pm - The Kings Head

Follow the Pipers, that 's where you'll find us at The Fairmont!

12:00 noon

At 2:30 The Britannia has a personalized Sassenach whisky

tasting for us!

At 5:30 pm, we make our way to The Kings Head.

It's A Very British Affair!

Space is limited at all of our stops

Please RSVP as soon as possible to attend this no ticket event!

BOOK HIGHLIGHT



DISCOVERY

Neolithic Orkney Ness Dig

This World Heritage site Ness of Brodgar uncovered monumental Neolithic buildings, dating back 3300BC to 2900BC, and is flanked by a pair of massive stone walls. The colored walls, and decorated stone is a stunning reminder of the richness of Scotland's history. The Orkney Ness excavation sight is set to close down in 2024.

The Tartan Film Festival

2023

Photo Gallery



"The Water of Life"

Photos Courtesy of Rich Schmitt Photography - richschmitt@mac.com

www.richschmittphotography.com

UPCOMING EVENTS

Scottish Fest: Sat/Sun, May 27th & 28th

IT'S BACK! KiltKrawl: Sat, June 17th

(ScotTECH23 is now rescheduled to 2024)

NEW! Dog Days of Summer: Sat, July 29th

(Bring your Dog Scottish Gathering & Food Festival - Griffith Park)

Seaside Highland Games: Sat/Sun, October 14th & 15th

Kirkin of the Tartan: Oct/Nov

St. Andrew's Day Celebration: Nov/Dec

Robert Burns Ball: January 27th, 2024 (Four Seasons)

The Tartan Film Festival: April 3rd - 10th



MEMBERSHIP

Experience Camaraderie and Support Scotland & Scottish Enterprise!

Your membership dues aid in our mission of supporting these organizations:

The Glasgow Food Banks, The LA Regional Food Bank, Project Angel Food,

The National Trust for Scotland and many other worthy non-profits.

Become a Member or a Lifetime Member today with

the St. Andrew's Society of Los Angeles!

Lifetime Membership price going up May 30th

(For Split payment options, please email kimberlyattebery@gmail.com)



St. Andrew's Society of Los Angeles

"Where Scotland Meets the City of Angels"