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Pop-up pipers? Pipe Idol? It must be Piping Live!

The 13th annual Piping Live! takes place in Glasgow from 8th to 14th August and includes the World Pipe Band Championships…

Curiosity of the Week

Scotland’s Burryman

Queensferry Burryman

Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a unique custom in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, that involves a man covered in sticky burrs…

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Book Review: Second Place Rosette, Poems about Britain

Second Place Rosette, Poems about Britain, Emma Press

Second Place Rosette: Poems about Britain by the Emma Press is a collection of poems about the quirky customs and rituals we Brits take part in throughout the year…

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