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Clan Gunn at the Edinburgh park run. Boardwalk cafe cheering us on! Cheers for the coffee Boardwalk Beach Club

Happy St Andrew’s Day from Scotland’s Bondi Beach, 3 Miles nw of Edinburgh City Centre, Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Full sun this Saint Andrew’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 weekend: 4 bands (3 first time bands at Boardwalk Beach Club) with music from the 1950’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s to present day, Scottish, Pop, Folk, Rock, Jazz, 12 hours of live music, 12 musicians all day Saturday 30th November until 4pm Sunday 1st December starting at 9.30am Saturday 30th November 2019 as 700 or so Parkrunners run past with “Let the Bird Out”, Edinburgh based, Bev Wright on vocals and Brian McGrail on electric guitar, Boardwalk Beach Club first timers, with a repertoire from jazz, swing, blues, folk, pop, Latin, rock. Our second Saturday band, Scottish Band, Cranachan starts at 1pm-4pm led by Paul Brand on vocals and guitar and Calum Marwick on accordion with Scottish music and songs fitting for St Andrew’s Day. Sunday 1st December starts off at 10am-1pm with the Andy Maine Trio (Jazz, Easy Listening, Gypsy Funk) with Andy on double bass, Susanna Mulvahill-Macdonald on vocals and Iain Carleton on Guitar. Enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon from 1pm-4pm with Cranachan band, Scottish Trio, led by Paul Brand on vocals and guitar with Ali Wilson on cajon drum and Allan Knox on keyboard and electric guitar. Join us for great live music, relaxing beach walks with family and friends, hot soups, hot chocolate and delicious cakes. Mmmm....Live the dream. ... See more

Want to learn Gaelic? Now Duolingo is an option.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-50579327

The Duolingo course has been created on a "record-breaking timescale" with the help of bilingual volunteers.

When Clan Officer Adrian Robinson rode by rail through Gunn Country recently he made a couple of clips.

See them here on our website. Up to Kildonan then to Kinbrace. Feel free to share

https://www.clangunnsociety.org/clan-gunn-country-by-rail/ ... See more

Clan Gunn heading down there this weekend en mass!

Edinburgh’s Christmas market is a must this year🎄🎅🏼⠀
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Samhain - “Across a golden Autumn tapestry appear the spirits of our ancient selves demanding recognition and reward for one haunted night. Sated, they retreat from winter’s onslaught and retire to subconscious hibernation for another twelvemonth.”

Stewart Stafford - author

Photos: Beltane Fire Festival & Travel Scotland ... See more

Samhain - beware the cat Sìth, she roams the Highlands looking to take fresh souls - she craves the warmth so keep the fires low!

Bunty's latest Blog is now live on the Clan Gunn website.

Autumn in Caithness, Highland Games in California and TV filming in the local area!

https://www.clangunnsociety.org/blog-from-the-north-sep-oct-19/ ... See more

NEWS FROM THE NORTH by Bunty Gunn Whatever happened to September? August came and went, like the tartan swallows –…

Just a final reminder that we’re meeting in Edinburgh Friday 29th Nov to Sunday 1 Dec to celebrate St Andrews Day.

We have Ghost Walks and other things planned. Check out the link below to sign up, and if you’re not already a member it’s not to late to join.
Number need to be finalised by midday Friday 11th. Sign up today!

https://www.clangunnsociety.org/st-andrews-day-weekend-edinburgh/ ... See more

Clan Gunn Generations: St. Andrew’s Weekend, Edinburgh, 29th & 30th November 2019Early booking advised and requested to assist in our…

Well today hailed the end of the season with our Chief and Lady Gunn, Iain and Bunty, along with David, our resident curator, closing the doors until next season.

It’s been great to see so many people this year and remember you can keep up with local history in research places like Nucleus in Wick. You can find a Castles and Attractions page with further links on our website at www.clangunnsociety.org

Everything will be packed away now and into secure storage ready for some more much needed work on the building over the winter.

We’ll still be posting on social media of course and look forward to welcoming new faces to visit us next year .... and to our previous visitors, haste ye back! ... See more

Introduction to the Clan Gunn Society by the Chief of Clan Gunn