The tartan lads biography of alberta

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Of the 11 Canadian-breds who made up the Derby field, eight were from Ontario, two from Alberta and only one from Manitoba.

Evidence of Scottish culture and influence can be seen across Alberta, with plenty of Albertan place-names originating in Scotland.

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The Kirkin' o' the Tartans is basically North American as far as tradition goes; yet its origins are deeply rooted in the lore of Scottish history as the.

Evidence of Scottish culture and influence can be seen across Alberta, with plenty of Albertan place-names originating in Scotland..

End of an era for the Tartan Lads

AFTER 40 years of entertaining audiences across the globe, one of the Tartan Lads has decided to finally hang up his kilt.

The world-renowned musical duo are known – especially to ex-pats living abroad – as being as Scottish as haggis and heather.

However, after four decades on stage, singer Bill Moran, from Bathgate, has been ordered by his doctor to hang up his microphone for good for the sake of his health, leaving accordionist Ray Carse to try to carve out a solo career.

It brings down the curtain on a wonderful double act, whose story began back in 1972.

At that time, Bill worked in Easton Colliery pit and used to sing in the West Port Bar, while Armadale man Raymond worked as an electrician with the South of Scotland Electricity Board and was known to play in Menzies Jubilee Club.

They got together as a duet to enter a Search for a Star competition.

There were 360 contestants but the newly-formed Tartan Lads won the first heat of the co