Challenge For All Stars Part 165..TARTAN DAY 2008

A WEE CELEBRATION: to recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions made by Scottish Americans to the United States. ALLSTARS CHALLENGE 166

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WELCOME TO CHALLENGE FOR ALL STARS...WHERE EVERYONE WHO SINGS IS A STAR....
AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CHALLENGE THE HOST WILL POST A THEME... YOU ARE ASKED TO SING A SONG BASED ON THAT THEME..
DEPENDING ON THE WISHES OF THE HOST YOU MAY BE ASKED TO RECORD A FRESH TRACK OR PERHAPS POST ONE FROM YOUR ARCHIVES...
ONCE YOU HAVE RECORDED YOUR SONG JUST COME AND POST THE LINK ON THE BOARD...
REQUIREMENT IS THAT YOU LISTEN TO AND POST A COMMENT ON AT LEAST * THREE * SONGS OF YOUR FELLOW POSTERS...
THE OBJECT OF THIS CHALLENGE IS TO SHARE OUR SONGS AND DEVELOP FRIENDSHIPS.

JUST A REMINDER...EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ADULTS WHO SING AND POST ON THIS BOARD. WE DO NEED TO REMEMBER THAT WE NEED TO ADHERE TO SINGSNAP'S FORUM RULES...SO PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND ESPECIALLY WHEN POSTING PICTURES...
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WELCOME TO CHALLENGE FOR ALL STARS # 166. A WEE CELEBRATION TO Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of U.S. Senate Resolution 155, which designates April 6th as Tartan Day in the United States of America

THIS IS CHICCA AND WEE: HOSTS FOR TODAY’S THEME.


THE THEME FOR TODAY IS to recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions made by Scottish Americans to the United States. Whereas April 6 has a special significance for all Americans, and especially those Americans of Scottish descent, because the Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish Declaration of Independence, was signed on April 6, 1320 and the American Declaration of Independence was modeled on that inspirational document; Whereas this resolution honors the major role that Scottish Americans played in the founding of this Nation, such as the fact that almost half of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were of Scottish descent, the Governors in 9 of the original 13 States were of Scottish ancestry, Scottish Americans successfully helped shape this country in its formative years and guided this Nation through its most troubled times;

FAMOUS SCOTTISH AMERICANS
• John Williams, born Glasgow, developed the vaccine against smallpox.
• Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, invented the telephone.
• John Logie Baird, born Helensburgh, invented the television.
• John Boyd Dunlop, born Scotland, patented the pneumatic tyre.
• Mrs Keiller, born Dundee, invented marmalade.
• Charles MacIntosh, born Glasgow, patented the raincoat.
• John Loudon MacAdam, born Ayr, invented tarmac road surface.
• John Chalmers, born Dundee, invented the adhesive stamp.
• Robert Louis Stevenson, born Edinburgh, wrote the world famous book treasure island.
• Patrick Ferguson, born Scotland, invented the breech-loading rifle.
• James Simson, born Bathgate, was the first man to use chloroform.
• William Symington born Lanarkshire, was the first man to propel a boat by steam.
• James watt, born Greenock, Scotland, invented the modern steam engine.
• Alexander Fleming, born in Ayrshire, Scotland, discovered penicillin.
• Kirkpatrick MacMillan, born Thorhill, Scotland invented the bicycle.
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• John Paul Jones, born in Scotland, founded the American navy.
• Alan Pinkerton, born in Glasgow, 1819, founded the world famous detective agency in the U.S.A.
• John Campbell from Glasgow founded the city of Auckland, new Zealand.
• John Law, born in Edinburgh, founded the Bank of France.
• William Paterson, born Dumfries, founded the Bank of England.
• The first Prime Minister of Australia was Andrew Fisher, born in Lanarkshire , Scotland.
• Thomas Brisbane, born on the west cost of Scotland, was the state governor in Australia, the city of Brisbane was named after him.
• James McDonald, born in Dundee , Scotland, was the voice for Mickey Mouse for over 40 years.
• There are more Scots living outside of Scotland than inside.
• More than half of the defenders of the Alamo were of Scottish decent, among them Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie.
• Austin in Texas was built from blueprints from Scotland.
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• Scotland has the least populated density in Europe.
• The furthest you can be from the coast in Scotland is about 50 miles.
• The first person mentioned in the Bible is a Scot, King James VI.
• The last battle to be fought on British soil was the Battle of Culloden,1746
• Scotland is the only country in Europe that the Romans could not conquer.
• Scotland is the only country in the world, that Coca Cola is not the best selling soft drink. Irn Bru made by the Barr company is the best selling soft drink.
• There are more pipe bands in America than in Scotland.
• The Lincon Monument in Edinburgh was the first statue of an American president to be constructed outside the U.S.A. in 1893 in memory of the Scottish soldiers who fought in the American civil war.
• There are over 450 golf courses in Scotland.
• The first Airship to cross the Atlantic was built in Scotland.
• Theodore Roosevelt said of the Scots " they became the vanguard of our civilisation ".
• 7 Scotsmen were in the us 7th cavalry with General Custer at the Battle Of Little Big Horn on 25 June, 1876.
• Johnny Walker red label is the worlds largest selling whisky.
• The Romans called Scotland , Caledonia.
• The Q.E.2 was the largest ship built in Scotland.
• Scotland has 787 islands most of which are on the west coast.
• St Andrews golf course is the oldest in the world.




This is just a selection of Scottish Americans who have contributed to America’s greatness in every field. We have not touched upon sportsmen or women, film stars etc., etc. If we did, the list would be endless, so suffice to say that these lists prove the very special relationship that exists between America and Scotland. It is hoped that now we have a Tartan Day established, all Americans will take a longer and more interested look at Scotland, their ancestoral homeland, and begin to look further than golf courses. Spend time reading the history, learn about their present situation, help them to create a better future for their country - after all, it is your ancestral home too.

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TO HELP CELEBRATE TARTAN DAY 2008….SING ANY SONG FROM A PERFORMER THAT WAS BORN IN SCOTLAND. NO PRERECORDS ALLOWED. AND PLEASE IF A COMMENT IS MADE ON YOUR ENTRY, BE KIND AND VISIT THAT MEMBERS SITE AND LEAVE A COMMENT.
A LIST OF PERFORMERS IS LISTED BELOW, BUT IS NOT CONCLUSIVE:
DONOVAN-ENYA-ROD STEWART-ANDY STEWART-GERRY RAFFERTY-SHEENA EASTON-LENA MARTELL-LULU KENNEDY-ANNIE LENNOX-ALEXANDER BROTHERS-PROCLAIMERS-RUNRIG….

A SONG OF CELEBRATION FOR ALL: FLOWER OF SCOTLAND BY THE ALEXANDER BROTHERS OR
LOCH LOMOND-BY RUNRIG OR
SCOTLAND THE BRAVE-TRADITIONAL

MEN’S MINI SONG OF CELEBRATION: BAKER STREET-GERRY RAFFERTY
CATCH THE WIND-DONOVAN
FAITH OF THE HEART-ROD STEWART

WOMENS MINI SONG OF CELEBRATION: ANYWHERE-ENYA
THE MODERN GIRL-SHEENA EASTON
THE BOAT THAT I ROW-LULU

EXTRA MINI SONGS OF CELEBRATION….CAMPBELL TOWN LOCH; A SCOTTISH SOLDIER


IF THE ABOVE SONGS ARE DIFFICULT OR UNBEKNOWNST TO YOU….YOU CAN DO A SONG USING THE WORD “SCOT” OR “LAND” OR “BRAVE” OR “HEART” IN THE TITLE OF THE SONG OR THE ARTISTS NAME…..MOST IMPORTANTLY…..HAVE FUN!!!!!! *****DUE TO THE ELIMINATION OF SOME SONGS, WE HAD TO DO SOME UNFORTUNATE CHANGES?

THANKS TO ALL WHO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING TARTAN DAY 2008….CHICCA AND WEE

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HI TAS, DEB AND CYN...HOPE EVERYONE IS ABLE TO FIND A SONG.....I HAVE TO TRY TO FIND ONE MYSELF....

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[quote=AlRichard]Hello Wee & Chicca. I recorded this song before you had completed all details of the theme, anyway, this is my entry if you wish to use it or not, otherwise give it the deep six treatment.
"Auld Lang Syne"


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ROBERT BURNS POSED THIS AND YES HE IS A SCOT AND THEREFORE....IT IS VERY ACCEPTABLE....NO DEEP 6 HUN....WEE

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whisperingghost wrote:Was Tom Jones from Scotland???? What artists were??? I know..I'm not up on Scottish personalities...except Lassie!!!!

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tommy121 wrote:A Scotsman visited London for his annual holiday and stayed at a large hotel. However, he didn't feel that the natives were very friendly. "At three o'clock every morning," he told a friend, "they hammered on my bedroom door, one the walls, even on the floor and ceiling. Sometimes they hammered so loud I could hardly hear myself playing the bagpipes.

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CurvesGal wrote:This is a great theme Wee and Chicca...I knew it would be :)

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