Sorry to hear of PM Crease's passing. What a talented piper, who led the pipes to their zenith of popularity.
That video is superb!
Great tone from the pipes, especially for that era.
I love the drum setting for Highland Laddie, which I suppose would be regarded as being "too busy" today.
BTW at 6:56 they show a closeup of the ornate crossbelt the Pipe Major of the Royal Scots Greys/Royal Scots Dragoon Guards has long worn. It's actually a civilian pattern from the 1930s (or thereabouts) which was made en suite as a sporran cantle, crossbelt and waistbelt hardware, and plaid brooch.
(Here's my set.)
There were at least two permutations of that design; here's the less elegant knotwork-only version.
Last edited by OC Richard; 19th January 21 at 06:24 PM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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