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Latest Scottish Banner Articles
Melbourne breaks World Record with The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash
History has officially been made at Fed Square in Melbourne. On Wednesday 12 November, hundreds of pipers gathered at Fed…
Outlander author Diana Gabaldon receives Honorary Doctorate from UHI
The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) awarded a prestigious honorary doctorate to international bestselling author Diana Gabaldon at…
The Scottish North American Community Conference: Connecting Hearts and Minds: The Way Forward, Strengthening our Collective Scottish Heritage
The Scottish North American Community Conference (SNACC) will be hosted in Alexandria, VA on December 5th, both online and in…
Highland Spectacular returns to Kryal Castle for the third year
Clans gathered once again at Kryal Castle in Ballarat, Victoria to the rousing sound of a lone piper calling all…
St Andrews-Not a City
The BBC quiz show Pointless often features questions where the answers are cities in the UK. It’s surprising how many…
The Caledonian Society of Sydney
The Scottish Banner speaks to Paul Gallagher, Chairperson, The Caledonian Society of Sydney The Caledonian Society of Sydney is fairly…
The Tallahassee Highland Games-The Field Is Calling Again
There’s a moment before the pipes strike when the field holds its breath. In those heartbeats, you can feel whether…
A brief history of the Viking Age in Scotland
Most conventional histories present the Norse invasions of Britain as a flash in the pan, an intense if fleeting period…
The Learned Kindred of Currie presents the 2025 Inspire Award to Pipe Major Stuart Currie
The Learned Kindred of Currie is proud to recognize excellence within our global family through the presentation of the Inspire…
Whisky’s ‘water of life’: Scottish distiller turns to science amid historic dry spell
Whisky is ‘the water of life’ but in one of the driest starts to a year seen in Scotland, distillers…
Hillwalkers urged to help with historic meteorite recovery efforts
Hillwalkers setting out to bag a Munro are being asked for their help to bag a meteorite too, as scientists…
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