tartantown
Tartantown Ltd. was originally started as a convenient location for Highland dancers to buy their dance shoes “made in Scotland”. As a teacher of Highland dancing, Heather Jolley wanted her students to have the same shoes as the Scottish dancers and she started to import them in 1976. Up to that point all Canadian dancers wore dance “slippers” made in Canada! From these humble beginnings in Heather’s basement the store grew to its first walk-in location at 500 Clarke Road, Coquitlam, BC. By this time, more items were in the inventory including tartan from DC Dalgliesh, dance shoes from other suppliers and a full-time dressmaker was employed.
lyons bagpipes & highland supplies
Lyons Bagpipes & Highland Supplies saw its inception in Rowville, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in October 1996.