Clan Johnston/Johnstone Association (U.K.)

www.johnsondna.co.uk

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John 'Jocky' Johnstone, our Clan Association official piper. John was formerly a piper with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the 4th Royal Tank Regiment. Three years ago he became Pipe Major of the Royal Scots Association Pipe Band.

Check out John's website at: www.jockyjohnstone.co.uk

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Follow the adventures of four young men caught up in the extreme politics of late 16th century Scotland, when King James VI (and later to be James I of England, the so-called ‘wisest fool in Christendom’) played out a masterly solo game of chess, using the Riding Names of the West March as pieces, in preparation for his final solution to the problems of the Anglo-Scottish Border.

www.trafford.com/07-1242

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Would you like to read a new paperback which gives a light-hearted impression of life in a typical County Durham pit village in the first half of the twentieth century? If so, try Cecil Johnson's new book, The Sum of Two Squares (ISBN 1-4120-5505-9), now available on the Internet from Trafford Publishing at www.trafford.com/05-0403 or can be ordered direct from the author by sending an e-mail to ceciljohnson@wyndways.freeserve.co.uk. The book is priced at £10.99.

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Why not have a look at Cecil Johnson's new book, The Sound of Harris (ISBN 1-4120-9064-4), which gives a light-hearted view of teaching in Secondary education?

The book is now available on the Internet from Trafford Publishing at www.trafford.com/06-0820 .

Alternatively, it can be ordered direct from the author by sending an e-mail to ceciljohnson@wyndways.freeserve.co.uk .

This book is priced at £9.99.

Bill Johnston is a Scot who moved to the North of England in the mid-1960's. Originally a Dance Band and Pipe Band drummer, he took up the accordion for pleasure some years ago, often being persuaded to play for visitors or at parties. However, the 'box' now comes out on a more regular basis for gigs, mainly around the North.

With a wide variety of styles, he can provide entertainment for virtually any occasion, e.g. dances, weddings, corporate functions, private parties, barn dances and balls.

Bill's repertoire includes many types of music: ballroom, popular sequence, ceilidh, modern, 'old time', Scottish, Irish, Latin American, jazz, country and Rock 'n' Roll.

Bill can be contacted on 015395 60581 or perhaps you would like to visit his website at www.billjohnston.org.

The ideal band for a party night...excellent musicians and they're Johnstons, too!

One of our members, MARK JOHNSTON, is a very well-known and extremely successful racehorse trainer.

Mark Johnston trains at Middleham in North Yorkshire. You can often see him sporting his Clan tartan at the races and when interviewed on television. Read all about Mark and his outstanding successes at:

www.markjohnstonracing.com

I'd like to draw your attention to this Edinburgh-based firm, with which we,
as a Clan Association, have a very friendly relationship. Over the years we
have bought a number of Clan-related items from SCOTCLANS and I must
congratulate the firm on the quality of its products and the efficient and
friendly way in which the staff have seen to our needs. I wish them well.

You can visit their website at :

www.scotclans.com

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pat@patpierpoint.co.uk

Pat Pierpoint is our Clan Association Secretary.

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The Clan Association in America has a very impressive website at :

www.clanjohnstone.org

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The Clan Association in Australia has a new and impressive website at :

www.johnston.asn.au

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The Clan Association in New Zealand has an impressive website at :

www.johnston_nz.tripod.com/

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ClanTime features Scottish Jewellery specialising in Ladies' & Gents' Saltire Dress Rings.

Their impressive site can be accessed at: http://www.clantime.com

Teddies in Tartan are available from the firm of the same name and their website can be found at

www.teddiesintartan.net .

Director Colin Hope said, " We had a stand at the Homecoming in Edinburgh and also at the Scott Clan Gathering at Bowhill in Selkirk, where we met quite a few Johnstone Clan members, two of whom couldn't resist placing an order with us."

If you are interested in finding out more, here is an e-mail address you can use:

colin@teddiesintartan.net .

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Published by Sleeping Bear Press of Michigan, Eve Begley Kiehm's (née Johnstone) new book is called "B is for Bagpipes", A Scotland Alphabet".

Clan member Eve writes:

'Written for children (and discriminating adults) "B is for Bagpipes" is full of information, history and beautiful illustrations by Edinburgh artist Alexa Rutherford. Ms. Rutherford has captured the essence of Scotland in her creative pictures and the writer has endeavored to give a remarkable amount of interesting information on subjects chosen to illustrate the appropriate letters. For example, E is for Edinburgh gives an overview of the city's architecture, festival and history; H is (of course) for Haggis and tells of its popularity in Scotland and the role it plays in the annual Burns' Suppers. K is for Kilt and the artist has painted a fine picture of a kilted Scot with small side drawings of all the kilt's accessories. What would "L" be? None other than Loch Ness Monster! M is for Mary, Queen of Scots and P and Q tell of ancient people (the Picts) and ancient cups (quaichs) while T is naturally for Tartan. Every letter has a rhymed verse as well as two to three paragraphs of interesting information about Scotland's history, beauty, literature, wildlife and traditions. For example:
N is for Nature, that nurtures the Scot,
A daily reminder of what she has got.
The lochs and the glens, the deer on the hill
Scots canna forget and indeed never will.

"B is for Bagpipes" is a large format picture book suitable for readers from nine to ninety+ and is available on Amazon.com who will ship it to you. Cost of each book is $17.95. You may also check the website -www.discovertheworldbooks.com .'

If you would like to visit a very interesting site, click on the following:

http://www.cranntara.org.uk/

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Clan Scott             www.clanscott.org/

Clan Duncan           www.clan-duncan.co.uk

Clan Chiefs and Heads of Families :

www.electricscotland.com/webclans/chiefs.htm

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www.rampantscotland.com

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If you have your own official Coat-of-Arms, you can have it displayed at :

www.johnsonarms.org.uk

Here you can see displayed the official Coats of Arms of people from all walks of life, people who are deeply interested in the history and traditions of their country and who value their place in its heraldry.

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http://www.information-britain.co.uk

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www.johnsonfineart.co.uk

Please note that original work must be size A4 or less for scanning. On the other hand, for larger original work, why not take a digital photograph of it and e-mail me the file?

Cecil Johnson