Tam o\'shanter (hat)

This article is about the hat called a 'tam o' shanter'. For the poem by Robert Burns, see Tam o' Shanter (Burns poem). Tam o' Shanter is considered to be one of Robert Burns' finest poems

This article is about the hat called a 'tam o' shanter'. For the golf course in Niles, Illinois, see Tam O'Shanter Golf Course. Niles is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 28848 at the 2007 census Tam O'Shanter Golf Course. The Tam O'Shanter Golf Course (today called "The Tam" is located in Niles Illinois.

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Various tartan tam o'shanters. Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours

A tam o'shanter is a Scottish bonnet worn by men which was named after the character Tam o' Shanter in the poem of that name by Robert Burns. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A bonnet is a kind of Headgear which is usually brimless Only a few kinds of bonnets are still worn today most commonly by babies Tam o' Shanter is considered to be one of Robert Burns' finest poems Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796 (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire The bonnet is made of wool with a toorie (pompon) in the centre, and the crown is about twice the diameter of the head. Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species A pom-pon is at its most basic level a decorative ball of fluff Originally they were only made in blue because of the lack of chemical dyes, and were called Bluebonnets. They are now available in plain colors or in different tartans. Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours

A form of Tam o'shanter called the "General Service Cap" was worn during World War II by the infantry regiments of the British and Canadian armies instead of berets (which were made standard in the postwar years). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Infantry is the oldest and most numerous of the Combat Arms in the Armed forces, and consists A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Land Force Command ( LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. A beret (ber-HET in French or /ˈBer-EHT/ in English, except in the USA, where it is usually pronounced /ber-EHT is a soft round Cap, usually They were plain khaki in colour and were stiffer than civilian tam o'shanters. This article is about the fabric. For the colour see Khaki (color. Today, the Scottish Division and some regiments of the Canadian Forces continue to wear the Tam o' Shanter (abbreviated to TOS) as their 'battle headdress', it has a narrower, flat crown, with Highland battalions shaping theirs sloping down from back to front and the Lowland battalions wearing theirs with the excess material pulled to the right side, similar to a beret. The Scottish Division is a British Army Infantry command training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish line infantry units The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence

Tam o'Shanter (TOS) headdress, as worn by the Royal Highland Fusiliers Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland

The different battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland identify themselves by wearing distinctively coloured hackles on their tam o'shanters, and soldiers of The Black Watch of Canada wear a red hackle on both their duty tam o'shanters and dress balmorals. The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment was a regular Scottish line Infantry regiment of the British Army, part of The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS is the senior and only Scottish Line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS is the senior and only Scottish Line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. The hackle is a Feather Plume (most plumes are made of Horsehair that is attached to the Headdress. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment of Canada is a reserve Infantry Regiment in 34 Brigade Group Land Force Quebec Area. The Balmoral Bonnet is a traditional Scottish cap that can be worn with Scottish Highland Dress

Some regiments of the Canadian Army wear different coloured toories: the Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada have traditionally worn dark green; The North Nova Scotia Highlanders wore red toories during the Second World War; and the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders wore blue. Land Force Command ( LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada is a Primary Reserve Infantry Regiment of the Canadian Forces. The North Nova Scotia Highlanders was an Infantry Regiment of the Canadian Army. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders is a Primary Reserve Infantry Regiment of the Canadian Forces. Most regiments wear a khaki toorie, matching the hat.

In many regiments, it is traditional for soldiers to wear a tam o'shanter, while officers (and in some cases senior non-commissioned officers) wear the Balmoral or Glengarry instead. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer) also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an Armed force The Balmoral Bonnet is a traditional Scottish cap that can be worn with Scottish Highland Dress Glengarry (also Glengarry bonnet or Glengarry cap) is a type of cap which Alasdair Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry invented and wears in the

Dr. Stephen W. Kress of National Audubon Society's Seabird Restoration Program/Project Puffin (and also the professor for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's annual Spring Field Ornithology Course) is known for wearing his tam o'shanter during Audubon and other field trip outings. See: http://www.projectpuffin.org/SWKlectures.html

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Contemporary woodcut showing Tam wearing his bonnet and sitting astride his horse Meg.

In the opening credits of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore) joyfully throws her tam o'shanter cap up in the air. The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American Television sitcom created by James L Mary Tyler Moore (born December 29, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated and seven-time Emmy Award -winning American actress A statue of Mary throwing the cap was dedicated in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in May 2002.

Queen's University in Kingston, ON, Canada has a tradition of providing every first-year student with a tam when they first enter the university. Queen's University, generally referred to simply as Queen's, is a coeducational non-sectarian Public university located in Kingston, Ontario Kingston Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Each faculty has its own coloured pompom on the top. This tradition reflects the school's Scottish origins.

The Trashcan Sinatras song "Hayfever" references Tam o'shanters with its line "Should I put my tammy in the ring and run for President?"

Benjamin Bunny wears Mr McGregor's old Tam o'shanter in an illustration in "The Tale Of Benjamin Bunny" by Beatrix Potter. The Trash Can Sinatras, now generally known as Trashcan Sinatras, are a Scottish band that was formed in Irvine Scotland in 1986 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny was written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter in 1904

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