mixing modes of TCHD

[Padraicog]

I see this from time to time, especially with pipers!



For those that aren't familiar with what traditionally "goes together" here are two gents in traditional Day Dress (flanking the military man, a Black Watch officer)

"Two gents" is a little understated for two of the most significant pipers of the 20th Century. On the left is Wee Donald (Pipe Major Donald MacLeod MBE) and the right Capt John Maclellan MBE

[Tomo]

Apparently this is from Luss Highland Ball 1928 - looks like a bit of mix and match going on, even back then...

[OC Richard]

"Two gents" is a little understated for two of the most significant pipers of the 20th Century. On the left is Wee Donald (Pipe Major Donald MacLeod MBE) and the right Capt John Maclellan MBE

Yes indeed!

The thing that inspired me to take up the pipes was my father's copy of John MacLellan's Folkways solo piping album (a big thin black piece of plastic that spins around and somehow sound comes out).

I listened to it over and over, every note burned into my young memory.

And having no pipers around to teach me, I learned from "the Green Book" and Donald MacLeod's set of instructional albums (more rotating plastic!)

So both men's playing guided me from the get-go.