HOMECOMING SCOTLANDnews
VIKINGS RETURN TO THE ISLES The Vikings are returning to the Western Isles after 1,000 years to take part in one of Scotland’s Year of Homecoming events in Stornoway. Forty Shetland Vikings will land at Cuddy Point on 8 August and take control of the Harris Tweed Hebrides Tattoo (Tatu Innse Gall) alongside pipe bands including six-times World Championship-winner the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. The Jarl Squad from Shetland represents the Up Helly Aa fi re festival, which is held
on the last Tuesday in January in Lerwick and is the largest fi re festival in Europe. This year’s Jarl Squad chose to base its suit on a simple black-and-white theme; the suits were hand made for all 63 squad members during the previous year. The tattoo begins on Friday evening, beneath
the beautiful Lews Castle, with performances from pipe bands from Canada, the Highlands, the islands and beyond. Dancers from all over the Hebrides will converge on Stornoway to entertain the crowds accompanied by a samba band. Saturday 9 August will be carnival day in Stornoway with pipe bands and fl oats parading through the town. In the evening, a grand concert will be held in the new Lochside Arena featuring the best in piping, Gaelic and contemporary music of the Hebrides.
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Ever wondered how you came to have the poetry skills of Robert Burns or the artistic fl air of Charles Rennie Mackintosh? 2014 is the year to fi nd out – tracing your ancestors and discovering your
The greatest show
family history just got easier now that the world’s leading family history event, Who Do You Think You Are? Live, is coming to Scotland for the fi rst time as part of the Year of Homecoming celebrations. From beginner to experienced researcher, locals and visitors to Scotland will have the perfect opportunity to discover their family ancestry at the show, which will take place at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre in Glasgow from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 August.
on earth The Royal Highland Show is without question Scotland’s most vibrant showcase of farming, food and countryside. A multi-award winning extravaganza, the show is one of Scotland best-loved events, regularly attracting audiences upwards of 175,000 over four days. Taking place from 19-22 June, the show is one of the many highlights during the year-long programme of events that will celebrate the very best of Scotland’s food and drink, active and natural resources as well as our creativity, culture and ancestral heritage.
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Packed with genealogy experts, free workshops, a celebrity theatre and specialist exhibitors, the show’s arrival in Scotland marks the fi rst time the event has been held outside London. Exhibitors at the London show, which kicks off for the eighth year running on Thursday 21 February at Olympia, come from all corners of the globe – there are also exhibitors from countries such as the United States, Belgium and even Australia.
Tying in with the Homecoming theme of ancestry, the show complements the 100-plus ancestral, clan and family events that are already part of the packed Homecoming programme, including Bannockburn Live, Highland Homecoming and the tenth Clan Munro International Gathering.
Tickets for Who Do You Think You Are?
Live Scotland will be available on the event’s dedicated website later in the year with further details to be announced.
www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.com
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