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May 27th is Macfie Day, in recognition of that date in 1981, when the reorganized clan was formally recognized as an active clan once again, by The Lord Lyon King of Arms in Edinburgh. I have celebrated the month by making two new Macfie contacts, both of them piping-related. First up, Barry Johnson of Oregon. He began . . . → Read More: May, the Merrie Month of Macfie OK, so it would be nice to play a tune that commemorates a great victory of your clan over the degenerates who live in the next valley over. Sadly, for the Macfies this is not the case. The Macfies (or MacPhee, MacPhie, etc.), despite a long and interesting history there, were finally kicked off . . . → Read More: The Rout of the MacPhees Today is Veteran’s Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in the UK. I don’t recall what other countries call it, but I believe the observance is nearly worldwide. This morning I will march in a parade in my band’s hometown of Bountiful. I think I have inherited my grandfather’s attachment to this observance. . . . → Read More: They shall not grow old Our kids are homeschooled. Right now, in history, we are studying the period around the American Revolution. In order to personalize the time period for them we are blending in our family history. We are lucky in this respect, since one of the Scottish branches of my family (the sugar-refining MacFie family) has . . . → Read More: Who was Hamish? When I play solo I wear the Macfie tartan. I am a Macfie. Although I inherited my Finnish surname from my father’s family, my mother’s family is all scottish and the Macfies of Colonsay were her father’s ancestors. The Macfies (or MacPhies and other variant spellings) lived on the Island of Colonsay until . . . → Read More: I am a Macfie |
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