Highland Games pics

**heilanner** · 18th June 09, 05:34 AM

it's that time of year again and i have started doing the rounds. last weekend was the Turriff & District Pipe Band Championships and this weekend is Oldmeldrum Highland Games (or Meldrum Sports as it's more commonly known) and Aberdeen Highland Games.

i'll have pics and vids from both of these starting Sunday night.

in the meantime though, i thought i'd share some pics from the last games i went to as well as a couple of vids from the pipe band championships.

i hope you enjoy them. (click the thumbs for big pics)

these and a lot more can be found on one of my Flickr pages http://www.flickr.com/photos/eezer3/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQfNsrJbdSI
a drum major practicing for The Drum Major's Flourish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot8y-CIhXCw
Turriff & District Pipe Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJkYQdDCCEU
Portlethen & District Pipe Band

i have more videos which i haven't uploaded yet

**McMurdo** · 18th June 09, 05:39 AM

A wonderful set of photos, keep them coming.

**heilanner** · 18th June 09, 05:43 AM

thanks

i plan to get a fair heap this weekend

**HeathBar** · 18th June 09, 06:00 AM

Would those gentlemen be Gordons? Isn't the chief referred to as the Cock o' the North?
I know the Gordons have a strong presence in the Aberdeen and Turrif areas. My own Barclays at one time held lands there at Towie.

**KFCarter** · 18th June 09, 06:05 AM

A fine set of pics, thanks for posting and for the Flickr links!

**ghostlight** · 18th June 09, 06:48 AM

Great pictures. Thank you for sharing them with us.

**heilanner** · 18th June 09, 06:55 AM

yeah, they're The Gordons. the 3 big 'clans' at the gatherings such as Lonach are Gordon, Wallace and Forbes. Forbes and Gordon are the major clans in the Aberdeen area.

one of the Gordons is commemorated with a big statue in aberdeen