Originally Posted by
OC Richard
What is the tartan so many are wearing?
And what is Clan Derby? (And how would Derby be spelt in Gaelic, Darbaigh? Clann-na-Dharbaigh?)
I've been piping for Burns Suppers for 40 years now, I've never seen a swordfighting demonstration at one!
The piper is wearing the standard current Pipe Band kit, the mark of the serious competing piper the world over. From his turnout I would expect that he was a fine player. Nice set of David Naill pipes, a fine English pipemaker. (Odd, isn't it, how in piping you can nearly always tell what a Pipe Band or solo piper will sound like just from seeing a photo of them.)
Glad you all had a great time.
My first Burns Supper is tonight, with the band, then I have another tomorrow, solo. I'll try to get a photo of one or both, it's not easy to do, get photos when you're piping!
Richard, I've just replied at length to this and Google chrome took a dislike to it and blocked it. I'll try again tomorrow with a different browser! Meanwhile I've just deleted the sword fighting picture in case it broke the rules being in the wrong section of the forum. I'll post a video of a bit of the piping so you can judge the quality for yourself, but it sounds fine to me.
Last edited by tpa; 26th January 18 at 06:09 PM.
If you are going to do it, do it in a kilt!
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