Whether over here or over there, what will the weather be in Edinburgh
or Rome.
Welcome
/ Benvenuti
This site is dedicated to
preserving the history of the many Italian
families and their generations that have made Scotland their home.
Vittorio Gigli of Barga (Dumfries 1925)
Italians have been renowned for migrating to all corners of the earth, and
this can be traced back as early as medieval times when the great maritime
states such as Genoa, Pisa, Naples and Venice freely traded with the rest of Europe.
Scots-Italians are proud of their heritage, and justifiably so, as their
ancestors worked hard to settle in their new home. Today, Scots-Italians can be
found in all manner of professions, with many excelling in their field.
Scots-Italian Festival !!
Through an article featured in The
Herald it was brought to our attention that since the Casa
D'Italia in Glasgow closed its doors there has been no focal point for
the large Scots-Italian contingent that reside here.The suggestion in the piece was for Scots-Italians to put
on a one day festival to celebrate our culture and history.
What do you think, should we have a
Scots-Italian Festival ?
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You can help !!
This site was launched in April 2001 and I'd like to treat
it as a work in progress. I will seek to update it
on a regular basis, and I would like to ask for your help in doing so. If you are Scots-Italian or have a Scots-Italian
heritage then I'd like to
hear from you.
Even if you are not, then get in touch and tell us what you think.
You can email us direct.
Otherwise feel free to post your comments or tales on our Scots-Italian Guestbook.
Tally's
Blood - Ann Marie di Mambro's play features an ill-fated love
affair between a young Italian Girl and her Scottish sweetheart during the
Second World War. Tally's Blood opens February 27th 2003 at the Byre
Theatre St. Andrews, the event is sponsored by B. Jannetta's. After the 15th
of March, the play will tour Scotland. This play is the centre piece of exciting
events with an Italian emphasis.
The tour dates are as
follows:
3rd
February
Rehearsals
-Byre
27
Feb-15 March 03
Byre
Theatre, St. Andrews
17-18
March
Borderline
Theatre Ayr
19
March
Get
in Howden Park Theatre
20-
March Matinee & Eve perf
Howden
Park Theatre, Livingston
21-
March
Greenock
Arts Guild
22March
Theatre
Royal, Dumfries
24March
Motherwell
Civic Theatre
25
March
Lochside
Theatre Castle Douglas
26March
No
Performance
27/28March
Brunton
Theatre, Musselburgh
29March
Palace
Theatre Kilmarnock
31
March
Eden
Court Theatre
1
April
RSAMD
Glasgow
2
April
RSAMD
Glasgow
3
April
RSAMD
Glasgow
4-5
April
Cumbernauld
Theatre
8-9
April
Dundee
Rep
10/11
April
MacRobert
Centre Stirling
12
April
Carnegie
Hall, Dunfermline
Contact Details: Byre Theatre, Abbey Street,
St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9LA
Box Office & Information Line - 01334 475000, email: [email protected]
Could you spare a few minutes to fill in the
following Survey which should give us a little insight
into your Scots-Italian background.
Many Thanks for visiting.
(This site was last updated on January 16th 2003)
(Please note: this is a non-profit
website and many of the articles and photos have been borrowed from other
websites, books and publications. In most instances their origin has been
acknowledged. However if you are the owner of any of the items that appear in
this website and feel it violates your copyright, then please contact us
immediately and we will have it removed. )
I'd like to thank Riccardo Verrecchia of La
Scarpetta restaurant, Balloch for all his help, contribution and for keeping
me right !!
Also Jim Brunini - thanks for your kindness and
help with my Family Tree - it truly was
appreciated, you are a gentleman sir.