Rhino,
Now you know what stirred in my blood the first time I went to a Highland gathering.
(Still does 10 years later)
Add about another 50 clans represented with about 20,000 people with around 12,000 of them kilted.
A huge massed band made up
of 15 bands, some 300 pipers, and another 100 drummers.
It awoke a spirit in me that felt ancient.
A connection that made my soul dance with excitement.
I love your description of how the tartans “came alive”.