{"id":917,"date":"2021-03-19T11:08:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T15:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/?p=917"},"modified":"2021-03-19T12:38:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T16:38:32","slug":"nyc-tartan-day-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/?p=917","title":{"rendered":"NYC Tartan Day History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New York Times Article on First NYC Tartan Day Parade<\/p><\/div>\n

After the U.S. Senate officially recognized Tartan Day in 1998, Alan Bain, Chairman of the American Scottish Foundation, was tasked by The Scottish Coalition USA to organize a Tartan Day celebration for New York City and in 1998 the first Tartan Day Parade, consisting of two pipe bands and a small but spirited group of Scottish Americans, including Grand Marshal, Cliff Robertson, walked on a sidewalk from the British Consulate to the United Nations.<\/p>\n

Read the NY Times Article Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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2001 NYC Tartan Day Parade Central Park – Lothian & Borders Police Pipe Band, Scotland, marching past the Statue of Robert Burns<\/p><\/div>\n

The first permitted parade was in 1999 in Central Park. Since then it has flourished to include many bands and thousands of participants, including clan members and individual marchers.<\/p>\n

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NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg and 2002 Tartan Day Parade Grand Marshall, Sir Sean Connery<\/p><\/div>\n

In 2002, as part of the Tartan Day celebrations the Parade was brought to 6th Avenue for the first time. This Parade attracted a record number of pipe bands from all over the World and was led by Sir Sean Connery and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

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\"\"With the New York Tartan Day Parade growing the Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York, 1756, New York Caledonian Club, 1856, and The American-Scottish Foundation\u00ae<\/sup>, 1956. came together to form the The New York Tartan Day Committee. Since 2002 the Committee has grown to include members from Clan Campbell.<\/p>\n

The NYTDC, which has 501(c)3 status, is charged with maintaining and perpetuating the New York Tartan Day Parade and co-ordinating the events that complement it.<\/p>\n

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Sir Billy Connolly, 2019 NYC Tartan Day Parade Grand Marshal<\/p><\/div>\n

New York Tartan Day Parade Past Parade Grand Marshals\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n
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  • 1998 – Cliff Robertson – Academy Award-winning actor<\/li>\n
  • 2002 – Sir Sean Connery – Academy Award-winning actor<\/li>\n
  • 2005 – Randall Wallace – Oscar-nominated screenwriter of “Braveheart”\u20ac\u009d<\/li>\n
  • 2006 – Brigadier Melville Jameson – Producer, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (1994-2006)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 2007 – Rt.Hon. George Reid \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament (2003-2007)<\/li>\n
  • 2008 – Lawrence Tynes, Kicker for the New York Giants, winners of Super Bowl XVII<\/li>\n
  • 2009 – Alan Cumming, OBE & Tony Award-winning actor<\/li>\n
  • 2010 – Rt.Hon. Alex Fergusson – Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament (2007-current)<\/li>\n
  • 2011 – Bob Winter – Lord Provost of Glasgow<\/li>\n
  • 2012 – Brian Cox – actor<\/li>\n
  • 2013 – Kevin McKidd, actor<\/li>\n
  • 2014 – Howie Nicholsby, kilt designer, 21st Century Kilts\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 2015 – Co-Grand Marshal Tricia Marwick, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament (2011-2016) and Graham McTavish, actor<\/li>\n
  • 2016 – Sam Heughan, actor\u00a0
    \n2017 – Tommy Flanagan, actor<\/li>\n
  • 2018 -Sir Billy Connolly<\/li>\n
  • 2019 -KT Tunstall, Scottish singer-songwriter<\/li>\n
  • 2020 -Brian Cox CBE, actor<\/li>\n
  • 2021 –\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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