Kilted at Celtic Women concert

**Sir William** · 18th March 10, 12:54 PM

The Northern Virginia area had both the Battlefield Band and Celtic Women performing on St Patrick's Day. I wanted to go see Battlefield Band (which we've seen the last two years) and my wife wanted to see Celtic Women, so we compromised and went to see Celtic Women.

I wore my Burnett and Struth casual in modern Gunn and expected to see a few more kilts at the concert but discovered that save for a lone piper in the show, I was the only one kilted in attendence.

That didn't particularly bother me - in fact, I rather enjoyed being the only kilted person in the audience (of several thousand).

I got a fair share of double-takes and some shy smiles but only a few people actually said anything - though it was all complementary. I talked to one lady about tartan, and met an Irish gentleman who owned a kilt but didn't wear it (for which I chastised him).

It was a good concert and I expect we'll see them next time they are in town, but I sure hope its on a different night than Battlefield Band.

**irishrob** · 18th March 10, 03:22 PM

I attended the same concert a couple of years ago and I, too, was the only kilted man in the audience...my feelings haven't changed either, if I was 30 years younger I would have my running shoes on chasing Maeve the fiddler. My wife says I am just an old goat!

Rob