Shindig in the square

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Shindig in the Square

St Andrew’s Day
Friday 30 November 2007
4pm – 10pm
FREE

There’s no better place to celebrate St Andrew’s Day than George Square! Whether you’re a fan of the Dashing White Sergeant or Strip the Willow, join in the fun and swing your sporran at our Shindig in the Square! George Square will be transformed into a sea of Saltires as Glasgow celebrates the patron Saint of Scotland with a customary ceilidh. Come along anytime between 4 – 10pm and enjoy your favourite ceilidh dances.

You can also have a twirl on the ice rink and skate along to the best of Scottish music – old and new!

The crowd will be treated to a packed line up of artists guaranteeing the opportunity to twirl their partners to the very best Scottish ceilidh music.

Performers taking to the stage include:
The Vatersay Boys, a five piece ceilidh band from Barra
Four Good Men, who recently completed their American tour
Bahookie, a Ceilidh band comprising graduates of the prestigious RSAMD
The Johnstone Pipe Band
Danceihayami, the first cross-cultural professional company of its kind in Scotland performing a variety of style from Indian Dance to Ceilidh music
The Picts playing a unique brand of Celtic Rock.

Big Rory & Ochie and Mischief La Bas will provide fun-filled street theatre entertainment.

Shindig in the Square promotes the Scottish Government’s OneScotland message of greater respect for individuals and greater social coherence and multiculturalism within Scotland.

Aventinian

Sounds lovely, but:

"Shindig in the Square promotes the Scottish Government’s OneScotland message of greater respect for individuals and greater social coherence and multiculturalism within Scotland."

Does that even mean anything?

Incidentally, I find all this "One Scotland" stuff faintly disturbing.