Those Guys Marching in Kilts on Saturday? Here’s the Story
By Chris Helms on September 14, 2014
The “Angry Scotsman” Kilt Crawl through Jamaica Plain was held Sept. 13, 2014. Participants stopped at four local establishments; Eugene O’Neill’s, James’s Gate, Costello’s, and The Haven. The event was a benefit for the Scots’ Charitable Society and Charitable Irish Society.
Ryan Higgins (l), of Jamaica Plain, and Dennis Napier, of Norfolk, carry the Irish and Scottish flags during the first annual “Angry Scotsman” Kilt Crawl through Jamaica Plain, Sept. 13, 2014. Participants of the event, which benefited the Scots’ Charitable Society and Charitable Irish Society, stopped at four local establishments; Eugene O’Neill’s, James’s Gate, Costello’s, and The Haven.
Participants of the “Angry Scotsman” Kilt Crawl, led by two pipers and a drummer, stop at Jamaica Plain’s Engine 28 Tower Ladder 10 Fire Station to play a couple of tunes, Sept. 13, 2014. The event, which was a benefit for the Scots’ Charitable Society and Charitable Irish Society, included stops at four Jamaica Plain establishments; Eugene O’Neill’s, James’s Gate, Costello’s, and The Haven.
Bagpipers Brian Miller (l), and Tom Childs, along with drummer Peter Stewart, lead the first annual “Angry Scotsman” Kilt Crawl through Jamaica Plain, Sept. 13, 2014. The event was a benefit for the Scots’ Charitable Society and Charitable Irish Society, and included stops at four local establishments; Eugene O’Neill’s, James’s Gate, Costello’s, and The Haven.
Drummer Peter Stewart and bagpipers Brian Miller and Tom Childs play in front of The Haven during the first annual “Angry Scotsman” Kilt Crawl through Jamaica Plain, Sept. 13, 2014. Participants in the event, which was a benefit for the Scots’ Charitable Society and Charitable Irish Society, walked through Jamaica Plain, stopping at four local establishments; Eugene O’Neill’s, James’s Gate, Costello’s, and The Haven.
On Saturday, the Angry Scotsman Kilt Crawl raised money — and maybe a few eyebrows — as kilted marchers made their way through JP, complete with bagpipe accompaniment.
You might’ve seen or heard the crawl as it made its way from Eugene O’Neill’s to James’s Gate to Costello’s and ending (where else?) at The Haven. Each of the revelers raised money through pledges to the Scots Charitable Society and Charitable Irish Society. The effort raised more than $3,000, according to organizers.
Photographer Kate Flock graciously made the above gallery available to the press.
