Ceilidh in Edinburgh

[sean_cummings]

You guy's look great! Glad you had a good time.

[rmmcscott]

Wonderful pictures, and a great charity!

Keep up the good work!

[caig]

Grant, it was your pic that I saw just a couple of weeks ago which inspired me to order the sporran. Robert at R Kilts manufactured it and it was delivered to me in England in 7 days !

The gray kilt is not tweed. It is worsted wool, from Berwin & Berwin, and was the 6th 21st Century kilt that Howie of Geoffrey (Tailor) made, about 7 years ago.

[McClef]

Well I have been beaten with the pictures!

I have to agree the band wasn't brilliant and not up to the usual standard and very limited in the dances - like The Gay Gordons 4 times!

No band has offered an Eightsome Reel since I started attending!

Alan's lovely sporran developed a technical problem - it fell off!

Thanks for the kind comments upon my elegance. I wore my Cornish National tartan as I had acquired a plaid for it at a reasonable price. It was my first plaid purchase and I wanted to see how it looked compared with a PC alone. Even though I say so myself I thought it looked pretty good and it was certainly the most formal I had ever been. For most of the evening I had to take it off because of the heat but somehow they finally managed to turn the air conditioning on!

As to the tie - I know some think that only a black bow tie is good enough to wear with a PC and there have been previous discussions about it. I have four of what are called "scrunchie cravats" in different colours that can co-ordinate with different tartans. I obtained mine from "satin designs" on ebay.

An example can be seen at http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gold-Scrunchie...ayphotohosting

I hope that it shows that there is a viable alternative to the boring old black bow ties!

I got a lot of compliments for the tie and also the hose which you have seen on previous photos.

It was great to see so many kilts in one place too, a pity the lighting didn't help them to be seen to full advantage.

I will be putting some pictures up in due course.

[McClef]

Well I thought I may as well put my Ceilidh pictures in this thread!

My friend Andrew and I on the staircase of the Assembly Rooms in George St where the Ceilidh was held.



Myself on the staircase after Andrew had taken a couple of disastrous shots managing to cut my head off!



Slightly different angle....



Dance shot - so difficult to capture the wonderful tartans when the lighting was like a disco!



Another dance shot.



This gentleman was completely swathed in tartan - reminded me of some of those old paintings you see.



Anyway that's all the reasonable quality ones of the Ceilidh.

[McMurdo]

Wonderful photos Trefor, it does look like it was quite a night. You and Andrew look simply smashing, I really do like the look of the Welsh P.C. Andrew has on. I hope that you were able to raise some capital for such a worthy charity.

[McClef]

Thanks again Glenn

You noticed it was the Welsh PC which fortunately, despite the St David;s tartan panels, did not clash with his County Antrim kilt!

The Ceilidhs are successful money raisers and are held twice a year in February and October. From what I gather some normal attendees did not attend on this occasion due to not liking the band (which is a pity given that is is a charitable event), and as Alan said earlier, they weren't particularly good.

The February 2008 is being touted as being especially spectacular with Lorna Luft (Judy Garland's other daughter) performing. The tickets will be £5 more expensive so I hope it doesn't put people off.

I'm not sure if I will be attending it yet as it would mean two trips to Scotland in three weeks, given that I am due at Ferintosh for one of the Burns Suppers but we will have to see!

[Troy]

[QUOTE=McClef;439332]I wore my Cornish National tartan as I had acquired a plaid for it at a reasonable price. It was my first plaid purchase and I wanted to see how it looked compared with a PC alone. Even though I say so myself I thought it looked pretty good and it was certainly the most formal I had ever been. [QUOTE]

I am a proud wearer of the Cornish National myself, and it is wonderful to see it worn formally - you certainly cut a dash!

Regards,

Troy

[McClef]

I am a proud wearer of the Cornish National myself, and it is wonderful to see it worn formally - you certainly cut a dash!

Regards,

Troy

Thanks Troy!

I will be wearing it again in November in Newquay, Cornwall, both formally and informally and I hope it looks as good in the land of St Pirran as it did in Edinburgh.

Regards,

Trefor

[caig]

As Trefor mentioned in his post on this thread my pink & black sporran developed a "technical fault" during a very hectic dance, and it fell to the ground. I sent an email to Robert at RKilts, who made the sporran ( and at very short notice, I may add), with a couple of suggestions for future models.

Hde has sent me a replacement spirran, incorporating the suggestions, and a very good job he has made of it.

I am very pleased to give Robert and R Kilts a huge THANK YOU for such fast and efficient service.

If only it were so with other suppliers.......