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Clan Currie to Participate in St. Andrew's Day Parade Clans and Societies to Gather in Edinburgh The Clan Currie Society announced today that they will take part in the second annual St. Andrew’s Day Parade in Edinburgh, Scotland on Saturday, November 27, 2004. The parade steps off at 12 noon and will be led by the Stockbridge Pipe Band of Edinburgh. The route will take marchers from East Market Street, across Waverly Bridge, to Princes Street and up Lothian Road, concluding at Festival Square. The event will conclude with a number of speakers, including Scottish author and historian David R. Ross. Curries from throughout the region are cordially invited to march in the parade behind the Currie tartan flag. Leading the delegation will be Alan Currie of West Lothian, Scotland, Clan Currie’s Convener for Scotland. Currie just recently completed hosting the Society’s annual slate of Highland Games in Scotland, including stops in Bathgate, Inverness, and on the Isle of Bute.
According to Society president Robert Currie, “We are proud to participate in this emerging Scottish heritage event in Edinburgh. Clan Currie is already a proud participant in the annual New York Tartan Day parade so it is only appropriate that we expand this practice in Scotland. The Clan Currie Society, a NJ-based, international, non-profit cultural and educational organization, is active in preserving and promoting highland heritage at Scottish Games, ethnic festivals, as well as community groups and classrooms. The organization started as a family name society in Glasgow, Scotland in 1959 to further the knowledge and appreciation of the MacMhuirich bardic dynasty. The MacMhuirichs served for over 700 years as professional poets to the Lords of the Isles and later to the MacDonalds of Clanranald. The Red Book of Clanranald, one of Gaelic Scotland’s literary treasures, was penned by successive generations of the MacMhuirich family. Today, the organization is a leading American-based foundation that focuses on celebrating the Scots-Gaelic origins of the Currie name as well as producing outstanding programs and events to honor Scotland’s rich culture and ancestry.
The Clan Currie Society produces the annual National Tartan Day celebration at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. The Society also produces a number of highly successful concerts featuring Scottish music and Gaelic poetry readings. Clan Currie is now venturing into the field of documentary filmmaking and with a concentration on Scottish themes. For further information on the St. Andrews Day Parade, please contact the Society at +908-273-3509 or via e-mail at clancurrie@mail.com. The parade committee has also established a web site at www.standrewsrally.com.
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