Links

Suppliers

Burnett's & Struth – an excellent all-round supplier of Highland dress, based in Barrie, ON

The House of Labhran – highland head-dress, antique sporrans, dirks and sgean dubhs.

Jarod Kearney – An outstanding artisan who makes heirloom-quality sgean dubhas and dirks.

Joe Drouin – a first-rate source of Canadian uniform accessories with exceptional customer service.

L & M Highland Supplies – makers of the best sporrans in the world, and 100% Canadian!

Kilkeel Knitwear – custom-knitted tartan and diced hose

Kinloch Anderson – the best supplier of buckled shoes, also a good all-round supplier of quality merchandise

Kenneth Short Hosiery – supplier of tartan and diced hose/hose tops to the British Army

Reference

The Regimental Drum Major Assoc. – a very informative site, with MANY links to check out

Scottish Tartans Authority

X Marks the Scot – A community of those who wear kilts.

Cool stuff

Frazz – I'm still a huge fan of 'Calvin and Hobbes' – and now I think I know how he turned out as an adult....

Gunghaggisfatchoy – Toddish McWong's interface of Scots and Chinese culture. This is an example of what makes Vancouver such a wonderful city to live in. Haggis Dim Sum, anyone?

Pathfinder Parachute Group UK – check it out, a travel agency for retired commandos!

theSneeze.com – if your squeamish friends are used to the sight of you eating haggis, then send them to this website!

Another passion of mine, wooden boats:

Brewery Creek Small Boat Shop

Meitheal Mara – researchers and builders of the Irish Currach

Naomhóga Chorcaí – Irish Currachs

Nomad Boatbuilding

My ventures into journalism:

Haggis in All Its Glory

In Defense of Scrooge

Planning Six Centuries Ahead – "I had heard this story twice – from former Oxford students – and whether or not it DID happen, it SHOULD HAVE happened. I can only say, like Caius Brittanicus; "Relata refero, ne Iupiter quirem omnibus placet" (I tell it the way I heard it, Jupiter Himself can't please everybody..."

Music

Blackthorn – The web master's band so it has to be here...

Bowlingforsoup – this Texas alt-punk band is Amerca's answer to the Barenaked Ladies. Witty, ireverent and obscene - they're more like me than I am!

The Lowland and Border Pipe Society – because marching up and down in full dress is not the only way to play the pipes...

Mudmen – A speed-metal band with bagpipes – I can't play it in the car because it makes me speed...

Old Blind Dogs – Richly-textured virtusio Scots folk which blends old tunes and modern sensibilties. A textbook example of 'traditional' made vibrantly 'relevant'. Absolutely bloody brilliant.

Taxichain – Another Canadian (Blues) band with bagpipes in the line-up