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Andrew Weir Of Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart” Joins the NY Cast of “The Pipes Of Christmas"
NJ Matinee Performance Sells Out in Record Three Weeks Film and television actor, Andrew Weir has joined the NY company of “The Pipes of Christmas” it was announced today. Weir, who portrayed the character of “Young Hamish Campbell” in the 1995 film, “Braveheart,” will serve as one of the two Scots readers who will lead audience-goers on a musical and literary journey through Scotland. The Pipes of Christmas, the Clan Currie Society’s popular Celtic holiday concert is heading to Manhattan for a special benefit performance on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. The concert will take place at 8:00 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church (at 73rd Street) in New York City. A second matinee performance, scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 17 at Summit’s Central Presbyterian Church is already completely Sold Out. According to Society president Robert Currie, “Ticket sales for our Summit show have been incredibly brisk. The entire concert sold out in a record three weeks. We are grateful for the warm response our program enjoys from the community year after year.” Andrew Weir - From Braveheart to Burns to The Pipes of Christmas Andrew Weir’s screen debut came at the age of 13, playing the Young Hamish in Mel Gibson’s Braveheart. In 1997, he was crowned Scottish Junior Burns Recitation Champion, which led to his appearance as the man himself at the Epcot Center in Walt Disney World in Florida. He has a host of television, film, radio and theatre productions under his belt including 5 years with the BBC and starring opposite Star Trek’s Marina Sirtis in Operation Gadgetman for Hallmark. Andrew forms one half of 3rd Degree Burns (with fellow Braveheart actor John Murtagh); the Burns themed entertainment, which has been featured in events in the USA, Canada and throughout the UK and Ireland. Andrew has lived in New York since early 2005 and now works as a PR representative for VisitBritain, the national tourism office for England, Scotland and Wales.
The Pipes of Christmas features the music of Christmas accompanied by a selection of readings taken from the Celtic literature of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and Scripture. Featured performers include Metropolitan Opera baritone Mark Delavan, the Scottish Country Dance trio Local Hero, Solid Brass, harpist Jennifer Port, and the Kevin Ray Blandford Memorial Pipe Band of Redlands, CA. Seats are still available for the NYC premiere but are moving fast. Tickets for this special fundraising performance to benefit the Society’s new Scholarship Program are $60 each. Tickets will be available at the door or may be purchased in advance by sending payment and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to The Clan Currie Society, P.O. Box 541, Summit, NJ 07902-0541. Checks should be made payable to "The Clan Currie Society." Complete information and a ticket order form can be found on the Society’s website at www.clancurrie.com. Clan Currie has also announced the date for our annual Burns Night Dinner Dance. Join us as we celebrate the life and works of Robert Burns on Saturday, January 27, 2007 at the Grand Summit Hotel in Summit, NJ. About the Clan Currie Society 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. With over 3,000 members worldwide, the Society is quickly becoming one of the largest Scottish heritage organizations in the world. The Society has been recognized as the Honored Clan at many Highland Games and Gatherings, including the Brodick Games on the Isle of Arran, the Clanjamfry Scottish Festival in Memphis, and the Bonnie Brae Scottish Games in Millington, New Jersey. 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 (the Gaelic name for Currie) 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 programs and events to honor Scotland’s rich culture and ancestry. The Society hosts the annual Tartan Day celebrations at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum and is a leading sponsor of the Dressed to Kilt fashion fundraiser as part of the New York Tartan Week celebrations. 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 with a concentration on Scottish themes.
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