The musical instrument and uniform, devised as instruments of war centuries ago, are today considered the epitome of cool. Jonathan Vigliotti reports: Every spring, when Scotland thaws and roars back ...

There's something about a warm summer evening that just makes a guy want to slip into his kilt, listen to a little bagpipe music and practice tossing haggis around a field. That wasn't quite the ...

PLEASANTON — It’s Labor Day Weekend and, as usual, the favorite color in Pleasanton is plaid. The 147th annual Scottish Highland Gathering and Games is back for the annual two-day blowout of cultural ...

A Scottish version of whiffle ball, perhaps, or maybe a light game of horseshoes. I learned many things at my very first Highland Games. There is good haggis and bad haggis, for example, and I won’t ...

In 1997, National Tartan Day was established by Congress to recognize the contributions of Scottish people. It takes place April 6, coinciding with the Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish ...

"It was just unbelievable." The kilt gifted to Scott McKinley was hand-stitched in Scotland with his family clan tartan.

LONDON ” Great Scot! A shortage of ceremonial kilts could leave thousands of soldiers without a stitch of plaid to wear as they parade to the skirl of the bagpipes. Military officials said Monday that ...

Members of the St. Andrews Society of Aiken came together Saturday night for their 17th annual Robert Burns Night Dinner. The dinner was held at Newberry Hall in downtown Aiken and celebrated the life ...

The Scottish Deputy First Minister John Swinney walked to the tune of the bagpipes as he attended a reception in his honour at British High Commissioner Dominic Asquith’s residence in Delhi recently.

Roger Federer hasn't played a match since Wimbledon, and yet, he's still appearing in plenty of headlines (see Federer wins ATP Fans' Favorite award and tops Forbes' list for brand value). This week, ...

PLEASANTON — As the sun set over the Pleasanton hills Saturday, John Malcolm stood watch over his tri-tip and chicken in a sleeveless T-shirt and a kilt. Malcolm, an Antioch resident, was having some ...