Quote Originally Posted by georgeblack7 View Post
Our band wears orange, white and green hackles with green t-shirts and 'flower of Scotland' tartan kilts. Please don't tell the kilt police that we're down here in Florida.

Back to your point, that sounds like a myth. It might represent blood, but I doubt even the most proud Scotsman would want to walk around smelling like his dead comrade.
You do realise those are Irish flag hackles? I suppose that may be your point, though, Irish hackles with a Scottish tartan, but what is wrong with that for an American pipeband?