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9th November 05, 07:39 AM
#1
New Member from Alabama
Greetings, all. I have been lurking for some time and finally decided to register and post. I am a musician in Huntsville, AL, USA. My ancestry is mixed, with relevant Celtic ancestry including Clan Armstrong (Nixon sept) from Scotland, Davis family from Wales, Rogers family from Cornwall, and who-knows-what from Ireland.
I currently have two kilts on order, a traditional "tank" in the Armstrong Ancient tartan from Alexis Malcolm, and a casual Blackwatch off of eBay.
I look forward to discussing kilts, etc. with all of you, but I probably won't post very much. I am mostly here to learn.
BTW, please let me know if my avatar is inappropriate.
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9th November 05, 07:51 AM
#2
Welcome! You have found the best kilt wearing resource on the net.
I notice that you mention Davis descent from Wales. Have you actually been able to trace it back to Walses? I am a Davis as well but still trying to trace the geneaology.
The kilt concealed a blaster strapped to his thigh. Lazarus Long
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9th November 05, 08:01 AM
#3
Welcome to the board. We're a bit of a nutty bunch but we're mostly harmless. :mrgreen:
Dee
Ferret ad astra virtus
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9th November 05, 08:18 AM
#4
Welcome aboard!
Whereabouts in Alabama are you from? My father lived there for a few years, near Huntsville (Toney specifically).
Anyway, nice to see another new face.
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9th November 05, 08:53 AM
#5
Whereabouts in Alabama are you from? My father lived there for a few years, near Huntsville (Toney specifically).
I live in beautiful Huntsville, AL. Not a bad place for kilting, I might add, since most of the people here have some sort of Celtic ancestry and seem to clamour for all things Celtic. We have a small highland festival every year.
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9th November 05, 09:13 AM
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Welcome to X Marks. I hope you will enoy the time you spend here.
There is nothing inappropriate about your avatar, BTW.
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10th November 05, 01:02 AM
#7
 Originally Posted by uncledelphi
I live in beautiful Huntsville, AL. Not a bad place for kilting, I might add, since most of the people here have some sort of Celtic ancestry and seem to clamour for all things Celtic. We have a small highland festival every year.
Excellent! I enjoyed my visits there. Watched several Huntsville Stars games. I really liked it in Huntsville.
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9th November 05, 04:00 PM
#8
Welcome from Dallas, Austin. :-D
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Sherry
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9th November 05, 06:22 PM
#9
Welcome!
What kind of music do you play?
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10th November 05, 06:31 AM
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 Originally Posted by MacMullen
What kind of music do you play?
Before I start, let me say that this message does contain kilt content.
My main musical passion is the banjo in all its forms. I play olde tyme five-string banjo in a style that I call "Appalachian Scotch-Irish Clawhammer" (clawhammer is also known as frailing or rapping, with the different terms implying distinct stylistic nuances). I get a great kick out of arranging jigs and reels for this style, which is often rather difficult. Hornpipes tend to fit it pretty well, though.
I also play tenor banjo in the modern Irish style.
As my profile mentions, I am a banjo designer and consultant. I work with a major modern manufacturer (I don't want to get in trouble for pluging our product). My specialty is prewar Vega banjos, which I collect, analyze, and try to reproduce (manufactured under the names Fairbanks, Fairbanks-Vega, and Vega before the WWII).
Recently, I became interested in the bagpipe. I play a set of Scottish Smallpipes right now (the kitchen pipes, to accurate, and hope to upgrade to a three-droned Walsh smallpipe soon). I have an Uilleann practice set on order, but all the decent Uilleann makers have quite a backlog.
It was the bagpipe that made me take the plunge and order a kilt. I had wanted a kilt for several years, but just couldn't justify the expense. I am allergic to high-quality woollen fabric, and the climate here in Alabama doesn't lend itself to heavy fabric anyway. But I did take the plunge and went with a lightweight Armstrong Ancient. I guess it's not a tank in the truest sense of the word, but it's probably the closest to a tank I'll ever get. Expected delivery date is December 16th. My cheap eBay kilt, an acryllic Blackwatch (which I bought so I could practice wearing it modestly) should be here any day now.
Out of curiosity, could someone please tell me what "jonesing" means? I have seen that term used quite often in these forums. From context, I guess it describes the condition of impatiently pining for a kilt that is on order, but not yet delivered. If so, then I am guilty of it myself!
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