Which Scottish group took its name from the lead character in the film Paris, Texas?
"assumes he means Paris, France. Farther down the road, Travis shows Walt a photograph of empty property in Paris, Texas, which he had purchased, believing he was conceived in that town. The Hendersons reach Los Angeles where Travis is reunited with Anne and Hunter. Hunter, aged seven, has very little memory of his father, and is wary of Travis until the family watches home movies from days when they were all together. Hunter realizes that Travis still loves Jane. As Hunter and Travis become reacquainted, Anne reveals to Travis that Jane has had contact with her, and makes monthly deposits"
"Texas (band) Texas are a Scottish pop rock band from Glasgow. They were founded in 1986 by Johnny McElhone (formerly of the bands Altered Images and Hipsway) and Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at the University of Dundee. They took their name from the 1984 Wim Wenders movie ""Paris, Texas"". The band released their debut album ""Southside"" in 1989, along with the debut single ""I Don't Want a Lover"" which was an international hit, reaching the top ten in the UK and other high charting positions in Europe. ""Southside"" debuted at number"
"Travis (band) Travis is a British rock band formed in Glasgow in 1990, composed of Fran Healy (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Dougie Payne (bass guitar, backing vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, backing vocals) and Neil Primrose (drums, percussion). The band's name comes from the Harry Dean Stanton character Travis Henderson from the film ""Paris, Texas"". The band is widely claimed by the media as having paved the way for other bands such as Keane and Coldplay to go onto achieve worldwide success throughout the 2000s, particularly through the band's ""The Man Who"" (1999) album. The band released their debut"
"Poll Winners Party Texas (band) Texas are a Scottish pop rock band from Glasgow. They were founded in 1986 by Johnny McElhone (formerly of the bands Altered Images and Hipsway) and Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at the University of Dundee. They took their name from the 1984 Wim Wenders movie ""Paris, Texas"". The band released their debut album ""Southside"" in 1989, along with the debut single ""I Don't Want a Lover"" which was an international hit, reaching the top ten in the UK and other high charting positions in Europe. ""Southside"""
"to nearby Balloch, close to the banks of Loch Lomond. At school (Vale of Leven Academy) her nickname was ‘Spit the Dog’, after the character on the TV show ""Tiswas"". Sharleen was a hairdresser in Muirhead, North Lanarkshire, until Texas became her sole priority in 1988. Spiteri has a contralto vocal range. Spiteri's musical influences include the Clash (the main reason she plays a black Fender Telecaster), Blondie, Marvin Gaye and Prince. She is also a dedicated Diana Ross fan. Spiteri co-founded the band The band, composed of Spiteri, McElhone, McErlaine, Tony McGovern, Eddie Campbell, Michael Bannister and Neil Payne,"
"later claiming Indian raids and killings; Reverend John Elder, a parson from Paxtang, known as the ""Fighting Parson,"" helped organize the Scots-Irish frontiersmen into a mounted militia and was named Captain of the group, known as the ""Pextony boys,"" later the ""Paxton Boys."" This settler band, acting as vigilantes, attacked the local Conestoga, a Susquehannock tribe living many of whom had converted to Christianity, and were living peacefully alongside their European neighbors since the 1690s, on land donated by William Penn. Because of a snowstorm, most of the Conestogas were out of their camp; those in camp were scalped or"
"the members were bikers who coined the group's name, claiming they looked like the 'Black Widows', a bike gang from film ""Every Which Way but Loose"". In 2010 the team were invited to represent Wales in a Celtic music festival in France. The black, skull-like face-paint, used by the team members, was originally used to mask identities. The team's foreman Mick Widder has described the group: ""We’re from the dark side of Morris dancing. We’re the punk rockers of the morris world. We are drinkers with a dance problem."" Chepstow Racecourse is the leading horse racing facility and course in"
"Johnny Foreigner and Dead Meadow. Dorian (Scottish band) Dorian is an indie rock band from Scotland. Originally from Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland, Dorian are a 3-piece band now based in Glasgow, Stirling and Dundee. They play indie rock music fuelled by their passion for such bands as Mansun, Ash and Mew. The band is named after the cult classic Oscar Wilde novel ""The Picture of Dorian Gray"", and their lineup was completed at the beginning of 2007. They have released 2 e.p's with a third expected this year (2010) and to date, have supported various bands across"
"second drummer, backing vocalist and occasional guitarist. He was seen helping Jon record his second solo album in photos that appeared from the album sessions. The Fratellis The Fratellis are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli (born John Lawler), bass guitarist Barry Fratelli (born Barry Wallace), and drummer and backing vocalist Mince Fratelli (born Gordon McRory). Their singles ""Chelsea Dagger"" and ""Whistle for the Choir"" were both top ten hits in the UK charts. The band's name came from the criminal family in ""The Goonies"". They played"
"named after the Clan) as a result of the Highland Clearances as well as settling in parts of Nova Scotia (New Scotland) and other economic conditions to look for a better life and to also preserve their Scottish Highland Culture. Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell was the personality whose character and behaviour gave Walter Scott the model for the haughty and flamboyant Highland chieftain Fergus MacIvor in the pioneering historical novel Waverley of 1814. As was customary for the chief of a clan, he was often called simply ""Glengarry."" In June 1815 he formed the Society of True Highlanders which eventually came"
"Dorian (Scottish band) Dorian is an indie rock band from Scotland. Originally from Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland, Dorian are a 3-piece band now based in Glasgow, Stirling and Dundee. They play indie rock music fuelled by their passion for such bands as Mansun, Ash and Mew. The band is named after the cult classic Oscar Wilde novel ""The Picture of Dorian Gray"", and their lineup was completed at the beginning of 2007. They have released 2 e.p's with a third expected this year (2010) and to date, have supported various bands across Scotland such as The Futureheads,"
"Bob Dylan's, Amigo the Devil who's style has been referred to as ""murderfolk"", Bostonian working class folk punker who in 2014 got banned by Disney to play Anaheim's House of Blues due to his political lyrics, or Canada's Jesse LeBourdais. The Pogues' style of punked-up Irish music spawned and influenced a number of Celtic punk bands, including Nyah Fearties from Scotland, and Australia's Roaring Jack. It has been particularly popular in the US and Canada, where there are large communities descended from Irish and Scottish immigrants. From the USA this includes Irish-influenced bands Flogging Molly, The Tossers, Dropkick Murphys, Street"
"slogan was ""Spur ya Bass"". ""Tongs Ya Bass"" arguably became Glasgow's unofficial motto in the 1960s and 1970s. Tongland appears in Gillies MacKinnon's 1995 movie ""Small Faces"", set in the 1960s. The Tongs and other gangs' power over the area and their decline in the 1970s is described in Janey Godley's 2005 autobiography, ""Handstands in the Dark"". Tongland (gang area) Tongland is a local nickname for the area of Calton, Glasgow controlled in the 1960s by a violent Scottish teenage gang called the Tongs. The Tongs financed themselves using a protection racket, levying money on shops within their territory, and"
"a special team that keeps the truth about monsters and demons from reaching the population, knows first-hand of Jason’s abilities. His team consists of Detective Inspector Iain Mullan, a rough and ready cop, and Inspector Rebecca Munro. The Cailleach, an ancient creature in Scottish mythology who wields magical powers and is believed to have formed Scotland's landscape has been freed after years of imprisonment in limbo. Working with Jason’s adversary Mr. Philips, a corrupt businessman who seeks only power and control, the Caillech threatens to wipe out the world in three days. Night Is Day Night Is Day is a"
"The Fratellis The Fratellis are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli (born John Lawler), bass guitarist Barry Fratelli (born Barry Wallace), and drummer and backing vocalist Mince Fratelli (born Gordon McRory). Their singles ""Chelsea Dagger"" and ""Whistle for the Choir"" were both top ten hits in the UK charts. The band's name came from the criminal family in ""The Goonies"". They played their first show on 4 March 2005 in the O'Henry's bar in Glasgow across the road from the Horseshoe bar, and received their first radio"
"constructed from the Celtic word ""briga"", which means ""town"" (such as in the old city names Segobriga and Brigantium) and the Scottish Gaelic ""dùn"", which means ""fort"". The name may also refer to the Celtic goddess Brigid. New Yorkers Tommy Albright and Jeff Douglas have travelled to the Scottish Highlands on a game-hunting vacation, but they get lost on their first night out. They begin to hear music (""Brigadoon"") coming from a nearby village that does not appear on their map of the area. They head over there to get directions back to their inn and find a fair in"
"fund in December 2007. The Cateran The Cateran, or simply Cateran, were a Scottish punk band active between the mid-1980s and 1991. The Cateran formed in Edinburgh in the mid-1980s, with a line-up comprising Inverness natives Sandy MacPherson (vocals), Cameron Fraser (guitar), Murdo MacLeod (guitar), Kai Davidson (bass guitar), and Andy Milne (drums). Davidson had played in several bands in the early 1980s, including Reasons For Emotion, which also featured Craig and Charlie Reid, who later found fame as The Proclaimers. They were initially influenced by US acts such as Hüsker Dü and the Dead Kennedys, and signed to the"
"into the project. Charlie Allan had the idea for the band during the filming of Gladiator in 1999. After having taught himself to play the pipes, he sought musicians which he found in the ranks of the Clanranald Trust for Scotland. The band will perform in United Kingdom, United States, Italy, Japan, Taiwan, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Africa, Australia. Saor Patrol Saor Patrol (pronounced ""shore patrol"", Scottish Gaelic: ""Freedom Guard"") is a Scottish folk-band from Kincardine in Scotland. The band plays mainly its own songs. All songs are instrumental and played with Great Highland Bagpipe, drums and electric guitar."
"Change, Clan Mackenzie, led by Juniper Mackenzie, and the Bearkillers, headed by Mike Havel, have established themselves in the Willamette Valley. They have become bitter enemies of the much larger, expansion-minded Portland Protective Association (PPA), led by the Armingers. The barons of the PPA constantly violate a ceasefire with the other factions. During one of their raids, Eddie Liu, Baron and Marchwarden of the PPA, is confronted by a small group of Mackenzies, led by Eilir Mackenzie and Astrid Larsson. After a short skirmish, Liu leaves, again swearing revenge against the Clan. In the meantime, in Great Britain, Sir Nigel"
"from Alexander Deuchar who was a Freemason. The Masonic Movement is generally referred to as the Knights Templar, but the full Style and Title of this body is ""The United Religious, Military, and Masonic Orders of the Temple, and of St.John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes, and Malta"". There are today a number of smaller Groups of non-Masonic Knights Templar in Scotland, including The Autonomous Grand Priory of Scotland; The Grand Priory of the Knights Templar in Scotland; The OSMTH/SMOTJ International recognized Body in Scotland; The Grand Priory of the Scots; The Confederation of Scottish Knights Templar or the International Federative"
"the group's communal home in Glasgow along with clips of their daily lives. Finally, was the fable drama designed by the band, which was completed in one weekend. A basic-storyline included a pirate attempting to steal a crystal ball from three fates (Simpson, McKechnie, and Schofield). The fates enlist a hunter (Maistre) to set matters right, and the hunter captures the pirate to be judged by two Gods (Williamson, Heron). In the end, the pirate is forced into an endless reincarnation cycle. A collage of psychedelic images relating to the pirate's past begin and end with the sound of a"
"November 2015. Glasgow Girls (activists) The Glasgow Girls are a group of seven young women in Glasgow, Scotland, who highlighted the poor treatment of asylum seekers whose rights of appeal had been exhausted. In 2005, the group campaigned against dawn raids, raised public awareness and found support in the Scottish Parliament. Their story has been told in a musical and a film. The group all attended Drumchapel High School in Glasgow and formed in 2005 with the support of their teacher Euan Girvan, in response to the detention of one of their friends, Agnesa Murselaj. The name came from two"
"Moriarty (band) Moriarty is a French-American musical group formed in 1995. Moriarty is a musical collective made up of five artists of French, American, Swiss and Vietnamese origin. The members were mainly born in France to American parents. The group was named Moriarty in reference to Dean Moriarty, the hero of ""On the Road"" by Jack Kerouac. Initially, the group consisted of eight members: singer Charlène Dupuy, drummer Médéric de Vanssay, and saxophonist Davide Woods have since left the group. Rosemary Standley joined in 1999. Moriarty went from performing traditional blues to rock'n'roll. Successive departures from the group reduced them"
"demos & sketches drawn from the first 10 years of Meursault's existence. Meursault (band) Meursault are a Scottish indie rock band from Edinburgh, formed in 2006. Led by singer-songwriter Neil Pennycook, the band's musical style has been categorised as folktronica, alternative rock and indie folk. The band themselves have described their latest work as ""epic lo-fi"". The name of the band is a reference to the main character of ""L'Etranger"", the absurdist novel by Albert Camus. Their releases to date have been generally well received by the music and entertainment media, both in Scotland and on a nationwide level. In"
"The Pogues The Pogues were a British Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and founded in Kings Cross, London in 1982, as ""Pogue Mahone"" — the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic ""póg mo thóin"", meaning ""kiss my arse"". The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s, recording several hit albums and singles. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems, but the band continued - first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals - before breaking up in 1996. The Pogues re-formed in late 2001, and played regularly across the UK"
"years.<br> After gigs around the UK they played in various countries across Europe and in 2012 they toured the US and Canada, including headlining the 'Chaos in Tejas' festival in Austin, Texas. The Mob (British band) The Mob is an English anarcho-punk band, formed in Yeovil, Somerset in the late 1970s. The band's initial line-up consisted of Mark Wilson (vocals, guitar), Curtis Youé (bass guitar) and Graham Fallows (drums). Later drummers included Adie Tompkins, Tim Hutton and Joseph Porter. The Mob disbanded in 1983 and reformed in 2011, playing a number of gigs with the original members. The first was"
"Clan Fraser Clan Fraser is a Scottish Clan of the Scottish Lowlands. It is not to be confused with the Clan Fraser of Lovat who are a separate Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands (though with a common ancestry). Both clans have their own separate chief, both of whom are officially recognized by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. The Frasers are believed to have come from Anjou in France. The name Fraser may be derived from Fredarius, Fresel or Freseau. Another suggestion is that the Frasers were a tribe in Roman Gaul, whose badge was a strawberry plant (""fraisier"""
"in Guanajuato, Mexico; the concert was seen live by over 10,000 people and broadcast on radio and TV. Aberfeldy toured Scotland in April and May 2007 as part of the Scottish Arts Council's Tune-Up Tour. They also played several successful open-air gigs during the summer. Aberfeldy (band) Aberfeldy are a music group formed by the singer-songwriter Riley Briggs in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2002. The band is named after the Scottish town where Riley's granddad had a caravan. Singer/guitarist Riley Briggs formed Aberfeldy between 2002 and 2003, meeting the band in various locations in Edinburgh - Sarah and Ian through The"
"the band were still active, Shane MacGowan said: ""We're not, no,"" saying that, since their 2001 reunion happened, ""I went back with [The] Pogues and we grew to hate each other all over again,"" adding, ""I don't hate the band at all — they're friends. I like them a lot. We were friends for years before we joined the band. We just got a bit sick of each other. We're friends as long as we don't tour together. I've done a hell of a lot of touring. I've had enough of it."" The Pogues The Pogues were a British Celtic"
"and 13-year-old Lex – are growing up with their mother on the South Side of the city. Events which will have consequences for all concerned start to spiral out of control when Lex accidentally shoots Malky, the leader of the Garaside Tongs street gang, with an air gun. Small Faces (film) Small Faces is a 1996 Scottish film directed by Gillies MacKinnon about gangs, specifically the Tongs, in 1960s Glasgow. It stars Iain Robertson, Joseph McFadden, Steven Duffy, Kevin McKidd, Laura Fraser, Mark McConnochie, Clare Higgins, Garry Sweeney, Colin McCredie and Alastair Galbraith. The film was produced in 1995 by"
"the Stewart family, is that he fled to Ireland and set up a farm. There are now many Stewart descendants living in Ireland. Founded in 2007, the Alan Breck's Prestonpans Volunteer Regiment is a living history and battle re-enactment society focusing on the 1745 Rising and associated histories. Half of the society portray redcoat soldiers and half Jacobites, in recognition of Stewart's service on both sides of the conflict, and is accordingly named after him. The society is based in Prestonpans, East Lothian, but performs at events around the country and has members from across Scotland. Alan Breck Stewart Alan"
"Brobdingnagian Bards The Brobdingnagian Bards were a Celtic music group from Austin, Texas, United States. Marc Gunn, formerly of Austin Texas' alternative rock bands Skander and Breastfed, released a solo album (""Geography"") featuring himself on autoharp and Andrew McKee on recorder in 1998. This initial collaboration lead to the official formation of the Brobdingnagian Bards in 1999. The group's name is derived from Brobdingnag, the kingdom of coarse giants described in Jonathan Swift's satirical novel ""Gulliver's Travels"". The band was made up of its original two members, Marc Gunn (autoharp, vocals), and Andrew McKee (recorder, mandolin, vocals). The Brobdingnagian Bards"
"main line of the family, many offshoots existed, some of them mentioned in an old rhyme: ""Guthrie o' Guthrie and Guthrie o' Gagie Guthrie o' Taybank an' Guthrie o' Craigie."" Clan Guthrie USA is a nonprofit, fraternal organization of over 400 Guthrie families who have joined together to promote and preserve their common heritage. The organization participates in Scottish Highland festivals, sells Guthrie merchandise, publishes a quarterly newsletter, sponsors special events (such as Scotland reunion tours), and maintains a Guthrie genealogy database. Clan Guthrie Clan Guthrie is a Scottish clan. The family of Guthrie took their name from the lands"