About Oban » world record http://blog.aboutoban.com THE online guide to Oban and Lorn Thu, 06 Feb 2014 23:36:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 [VIDEO] Oban Strip The Willow Breaks World Record http://blog.aboutoban.com/2011/07/video-oban-strip-the-willow-breaks-world-record/ http://blog.aboutoban.com/2011/07/video-oban-strip-the-willow-breaks-world-record/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:26:10 +0000 About Oban http://blog.aboutoban.com/?p=74 Read more ]]> “Hundreds of people turned out for a Scottish country dancing world record attempt in Oban, Argyll. Crowds filled the streets around the piers and along the esplanade in Oban Bay to take part in a Strip the Willow dance at 1830 BST on Saturday.  People formed into groups of eight and danced for five minutes to music by world-famous piper Angus MacColl.  It has not yet been confirmed whether they beat the record set in 2000, when 1,917 people danced in Edinburgh.  Organisers said everyone who took part in the Oban Bay event was given a badge saying “I’ve stripped for Oban”.  The event was part of Oban’s Bicentenary Celebrations.”

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-14177251

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