Interceltic Festival
From 4 to 13 August, the famous ‘Festival Interceltique de Lorient’ will honour Scotland as the main guest ! www.festival-interceltique.bzh
Brittany-Scotland association will be present. Check our news !
June 2017 :
British and festive Weekend at Josselin, June 24 and 25
Here’s the programme :
2017 is the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology in Scotland
Among the many events organised during the year :
Major new exhibition on ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites’
Is held at the ‘National Museum of Scotland’ from 23 June to 17 November
Fresh findings on the battle of Culloden by Professor Murray Pittock are available at : https://scot.sh/hsculloden
8 June General Elections in the UK
Final Scottish result :
SNP : 35 (-21)
Conservatives : 13 (+12)
Labour : 7 (+6)
Lib Dems : 4 (+3)
May 2017 :
Dremmwel and Rob Gibson at Rosporden
Celebrating Breton band ‘Dremmwel’ thirtiest birthday on May 12 at Rosporden, Rob Gibson sang ‘Caledonia’ and … something about a buffalo farm somewhere in the Highlands ! Good laugh ! Thank you for your talent Rob !
Conference « Ecosse : les promenades géologiques d’un amateur »
By Pierre Delignière, May 21, 2h30, Maison des Minéraux, St Hernot, Crozon, during first « Festival du Centre de la Terre ».
Complete Festival Programme : http://festival.centre-de-la-terre.org/
April 2017 :
Bretons pay hommage to Tom McCormack
Rennes, 11 April : Per-Vari Kerloc’h and his friends have paid tribute to WWII Scottish soldier Tom McCormack, who died of his wounds at the battlefield 75 years ago.
March 2017 :
International Women’s Day
The National Library of Scotland makes available to the public online the remarkable writings of Henrietta Liston, the wife of the Scots Robert Liston, the first British Ambassador to the US: www.nls.uk/news/archive/2017/03/liston-journals-online
Histoire de l’Ecosse
Breton publisher, Yoran Embanner, just published « L’histoire de l’Ecosse, le point de vue écossais », by Béatrice Balti.
Inspecteur Swinney
Inspecteur Swinney’s adventures, by French writer, John-Erich Nielsen, have been republished. All information at:
www.hoh-editions.com
February 2017 :
Scotland and independence
Pierre Delignière’s analysis
