by Jamie McGeechan | Feb 10, 2022 | 2021 Magazine, ASF Magazine, Magazine, Magazine Feature
What It Means to Be an Honest Man by Aodan McGeechan “Auld Ayr, wham ne’er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonnie lasses”. Those are the words of the famous and world-renowned Robert Burns, Scotland’s national Bard. Ayr is a small but scenic Scottish...
by Katreana Bellew | Feb 8, 2022 | 2021 Magazine, ASF Magazine, Cocktails, Food, Magazine, Magazine Arts and Culture, Uncategorized
Lindores Abbey in conversation with Camilla G Hellman On our latest #ScotsinUS podcast, ASF’s Camilla G Hellman spoke to the up and coming whisky distilleries in Scotland. One being Lindores Abbey Distillery. Lindores Abbey, or ‘the Church by the Water’ was...
by Katreana Bellew | Jan 28, 2022 | 2021 Magazine, Arts and Culture, ASF Magazine, Magazine, Magazine Arts and Culture, Magazine News
As we begin Scotland’s Year of Stories in 2022, ASF spotlights Scotland’s new Makar – Kathleen Jamie. Jamie is the fourth poet to receive this honor that was established in 2004 by the Scottish Parliament. She is a poet and an essayist, and will take on the...
by Katreana Bellew | Jan 17, 2022 | 2021 Magazine, ASF Magazine, ASF News, Magazine, Magazine Arts and Culture, Sports
Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright – Darts World Champion “Scotland get battered everywhere they go” were the chants from English fans throughout January’s Darts World Championship. However, Scotland’s Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright seemed to have other ideas on how...
by Katreana Bellew | Jan 5, 2022 | 2021 Magazine, Arts and Culture, Environmental Projects, Events, Magazine, Magazine Arts and Culture, SNACC Magazine, Virtual Event
The Rise of Eco-Fashion in Scotland The Scottish Fashion Community has been working tirelessly toward sustainability and eco-friendly fashion. With the recent COP26 Conference, there has been great emphasis on developing the fashion industry into something that is...
by Katreana Bellew | Dec 31, 2021 | 2021 Album, 2021 Magazine, Arts and Culture, ASF Magazine, Community Projects, Events, Initiatives, Magazine, Magazine Arts and Culture, Magazine Feature, SNACC, SNACC Magazine, Virtual Event
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Scottish North American Community Conference 2021. The Conference was organized by The American-Scottish Foundation® Chicago Scots, St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit Council of Scottish Clans & Associations Clans...
