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FANS who wave the Saltire at gigs are "embarrassing", according to Proclaimers Charlie and Craig Reid.

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The Scottish duo The Proclaimers first visited Mountain Stage in March 1994, around the time its infectious song "I'm Gonna Be " had become one of the biggest hits in the world.

Irish and Scottish lads of Celtic Thunder take the Fox Theatre stage in their second full-fledged U.S. tour.

UNLESS you want to see The Proclaimers at Llandudno's Venue Cymru then this week's decent gigs are all around Cardiff.

IT'S the stomping staple of weddings and student union nights the country over that finally gave one of the hardest working duos in pop their first number one hit.

In their best-known hit they promise to walk 500 miles - but luckily for The Proclaimers the journey would be 120 miles shorter were they to take in a World Cup match in Bristol.

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CRAIG and Charlie Reid are a couple of old romantics at heart. The Scottish twin brothers - better known as The Proclaimers - have always had a soft side, but the pair who wrote anthems like I'm Gonna Be and Letter From America have stepped into ever more emotional territory with their latest album, Notes and Rhymes, and the single Love Can Move ...

THANKFULLY the burr of Charlie Reid's thick Scottish accent wasn't so dense that I couldn't make out what he was saying.

Even though he's been around for a number of years and already has three full-length albums under his belt, singer-songwriter Jeremy Fisher didn't find it odd to be nominated in the best new artist category at this year's Juno awards.

Dundee on a Thursday lunchtime isna TMt an obvious cultural hub. Then again, one only has to step beyond the city of discovery's railway station to see the changes that have occurred in the last decade.

Last night, my wife and I headed down to Carlisle Sands Centre to enjoy an evening with The Proclaimers as they kicked off their 2009 UK tour.

It's been an extraordinarily busy year for The Proclaimers. As well as releasing their eighth studio album, Notes and Rhymes, in June, they have had a relentless schedule of almost non-stop touring, taking in Canada, the US and festival appearances in the UK and Ireland.

When talking about sex and music, the most obvious point of discussion is what songs to listen to when you a oeget your freak on,a as Missy Elliot would say.

Famous Scots including author Ian Rankin and singers the Proclaimers will put their best foot forward when they take part in a fund-raising event.

Olivia Giles sent a huge Saltire to Sir Sean Connory's home in the Bahamas, which he signed in support of the charity A quadruple amputee is urging people to take part in a charity walk to help raise money to buy artificial limbs for people in Africa.

Aberdeen is set to miss out on a Hogmanay street party due to a lack of money. Acts such as The Proclaimers and Travis have in the past graced the stage at the Castlegate to see in the New Year with thousands of revellers.

THANKS to his nerdy specs, cropped hair and Scottish pallor, Frankie Boyle is often mistaken for one half of The Proclaimers, an issue he has tackled in the past by growing a beard.

ELLON Academy was a wash with tartan last week as the school held their own celebration of Scotland.