Famous Kiltie Band

[Doug Loudenback]

This is an update to a thread which hasn't been moved here yet, though an administrator may well now do so: http://www.okctalk.com/okc-metro-are...ltie-band.html

It's been kinda heavy doing the Jim Crow blog article and it was something of a tonic to receive an e-mail yesterday from a guy in Shamrock, Texas. He sent me 11 high-resolution scans of the Oklahoma City Famous Kiltie Band appearing at that city's inaugural St. Patrick's Day Celebration way back in 1938, 71 years ago. I have accordingly updated the blog article, Doug Dawgz Blog: Oklahoma City's Famous Kiltie Band, to include those images and have bumped the article to the top of the list.



Here are a few smaller versions of the photos which were sent to me:

Larger: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49...8_shamrock.jpg



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Larger: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49...8_shamrock.jpg





Pretty girls always lighten the load.

[Doug Loudenback]

I decided that the Shamrock photos should have their own space, so I've now put the original back the way it was (other than for a link to the new pics) and made a separate Kiltie article here: Doug Dawgz Blog: Famous Kilties In Shamrock

[kevinpate]

I suspect in the day they're were lots of young men who were mad for plaid.

[Doug Loudenback]

Probably, there still are.

My Shamrock benefactor sent a few more pics today, now in the article.

Here's one on Main Street ...

Larger: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49...reetplanes.jpg



The crowd watching the Kilties who are off the photo on the right

Larger: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49...undkilties.jpg



Shamrock knew how to throw a party.

[grantgeneral78]

that is great you have shown this, I have never heard of the kilties, just wonder if they had reunions and the such. It is a shame it did not carry on through later generations it would be great to see today. The planes taxing down the street that would never happen these days.

[Doug Loudenback]

Just so there is no mistake, the pics shown here are from a visit to the Kilties to Shamrock, Texas, in 1938, including the airplane photos.

As for the Kilties, generally, they were an Okc institution for quite a number of years. The main article about the Kilties is here: Doug Dawgz Blog: Oklahoma City's Famous Kiltie Band

[Generals64]

Just so there is no mistake, the pics shown here are from a visit to the Kilties to Shamrock, Texas, in 1938, including the airplane photos.

As for the Kilties, generally, they were an Okc institution for quite a number of years. The main article about the Kilties is here: Doug Dawgz Blog: Oklahoma City's Famous Kiltie Band

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Doug:.....some of the Kilties are still around, they are not as active (Due to age) as they used to be however, I know a guy (if I can find him) who'se Uncle was in the band....the guy I know still has and plays the Bag Pipes....A lot of municipality funerals ( police...firemen) use these guys in the Funerals.....See what I can find....generals64

[papaOU]

It's just too bad that there are not groups and organizations like this anymore for people to take advantage of. The IOOF on Capitol Hill had a drum and bugle corp along with a color guard. We performed at the Grand Opening of the Cowboy Hall of Fame and for two days after that.