Help with unlabeled photo

[Hinter]

Hello. Since I'm new, I'll give a quick bio. My family has a number of Scottish roots. I'm not a direct descendant, but up in the branches of the family tree I know I have plenty. My grandfather was Irish born and I I'm still working on that part of my tree.
But on to the photo. When the last of my family passed, I was left with a large collection of mostly unlabeled photos. In those photos were a number that look to be of a pipe and drum band, most likely local, but can't be sure.
My family has lived in Vermont many years, so it was New England somewhere?
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Any help with the when, where and why of the photo(s) will be greatly appreciated. I can comb the local papers if I have more information to start the search.
I can post some others of the same group if that would be helpful.
Thanks in advance.

[Shinenotburn]

If I had to guess I would say it looks like the late fifties or early sixties from the dress they are wearing. That all girl band may be from Antigonish Nova Scotia. That's the way I remember them looking back then.

[Highland Logan]

Zoomed in as much as can be done, the flag in the farground does appear to be a US flag.

Frank

[Liam]

Welcome to the forum from Western Canada!

[EagleJCS]

It's a massed bands from a Highland Games for certain, probably for the opening ceremonies (ten AM to noon-ish by the shadows).

I would hazard to guess maybe mid-to-late 1970's due to the different uniform styles. OC Richard has indicated in other of his posts that the pipe band world in the 1960's was usually wearing either formal wear (Prince Charlie coatees, lace jabots, etc.) with Balmorals or military-style Number 1 dress (tunics, spats, etc. like the band with the bearskins & white hackles). It appears some of these bands are wearing Glengarries and short sleeve shirts. On the far right, I can see the Fraser Highlanders reenactment group. Center right, left of the band with the bearskins & white hackles appears to be a youth band.

Good luck in puzzling this out. I have gone though some old family photos before, finding some unlabeled as well. Fortunately, Dad remembered who/what/where for most of them, so we promptly wrote that info out on the backs. I have since then gone thorough my photos and labeled them. Digital photos, when saved to the PC, get renamed with the subject matter/date as the file name (at the folder level at the very least).

[DCampbell16B]

Back in the (19)70's and 80's there were Highland Games in Vermont. I disremember the town as I didn't attend, but I'm sure someone will remember. The time would be right, and the Fraser's band were gaining at the time. That might be where though.