X Marks the Scot - An on-line community of kilt wearers.

   X Marks Partners - (Go to the Partners Dedicated Forums )
USA Kilts website Celtic Croft website Celtic Corner website Houston Kiltmakers

User Tag List

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 17

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Join Date
    9th November 05
    Location
    Huntsville, AL
    Posts
    12
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

    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.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    14th September 05
    Location
    Space Coast, FL
    Posts
    3,873
    Mentioned
    2 Post(s)
    Tagged
    2 Thread(s)
    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

  3. #3
    starbkjrus's Avatar
    starbkjrus is offline
    Member - X Marks Honor Roll
    Former House Chairman/Forum Advocate

    Join Date
    29th July 05
    Location
    Reston, Virginia, USA (Suburban Washington, DC)
    Posts
    4,264
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Welcome to the board. We're a bit of a nutty bunch but we're mostly harmless. :mrgreen:
    Dee

    Ferret ad astra virtus

  4. #4
    Join Date
    30th March 05
    Location
    Kentucky
    Posts
    1,543
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    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.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    9th November 05
    Location
    Huntsville, AL
    Posts
    12
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    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.

  6. #6
    Mike1's Avatar
    Mike1 is offline
    Retired Forum Adminstrator
    Join Date
    23rd September 04
    Location
    Lafayette, Indiana
    Posts
    1,693
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Welcome to X Marks. I hope you will enoy the time you spend here.

    There is nothing inappropriate about your avatar, BTW.

  7. #7
    Join Date
    30th March 05
    Location
    Kentucky
    Posts
    1,543
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote 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.

  8. #8
    Join Date
    25th June 05
    Location
    Dallas County, Texas
    Posts
    1,221
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Welcome from Dallas, Austin. :-D

    Sorry, couldn't resist.

    Sherry

  9. #9
    Join Date
    3rd November 05
    Location
    Marquette, Michigan
    Posts
    526
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Welcome!

    What kind of music do you play?

  10. #10
    Join Date
    9th November 05
    Location
    Huntsville, AL
    Posts
    12
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote 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!

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

» Log in

User Name:

Password:

Not a member yet?
Register Now!
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.0