Edinburgh Kilt Walk

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I took part in the inaugural Edinburgh Kilt Walk today, a charity event to raise money for Edinburgh's homeless. There were about a hundred or so participants, many families, father and children in kilts, so probably around 50 kilted men taking part. Kilted stewards on the street corners with their charity collection cans keeping us on the right route. Quite a few of the participants were from my home town of Hawick, hardly surprising since the band, Scocha, who were playing at the event are from Hawick, and the Hawick tartan was worn by some of the walkers though the band all performed in the West Princes Gardens band stand wearing their black kilts. A few other walkers in black kilts like mine, but mostly tartans One of the guys from Hawick said it was the first time he'd worn a kilt, which he'd borrowed, and he wasn't keen to hand it back, so we may have another convert. Each participant received a worthwhile goodie bag at the end, including a woollly hat, a large Saltire flag, Scotland the Best Small Country in the World DVD, a new 21st Century Kilts kilt pin etc. etc.
http://www.scocha.co.uk/frame.htm
ATTENTION NEW YORK X-MARKERS
The band are now heading for New York where they will be playing during Tartan Week until next Saturday April 8th - for venues see the "gig guide" on their website.