The Band of the Scots Guards

**cck** · 6th February 13, 01:53 PM

The Band of the Scots Guards and The Pipes, Drums, Highland Dancers of The Black Watch 3rd Battalion will be performing in the Erwin Center, Austin, Texas on February 21st at 8:00 PM.

If there is interest, perhaps we could get together for a photo.

**creagdhubh** · 6th February 13, 02:43 PM

Enjoy! I'll be attending their concert next month in Louisville, Kentucky. They're always a real treat.

Cheers,

**tulloch** · 6th February 13, 03:17 PM

I saw them in Worcester, Massachusetts recently and they were really good. I am glad to have seen it. It made me a better player just watching.

**cck** · 6th February 13, 04:15 PM

Thanks for the encouraging notes.

I plan to go and had hoped to interest others.

**MacCathmhaoil** · 6th February 13, 06:32 PM

They played here on Sunday past, did any of the locals attend? I know the tickets were selling well.

**OC Richard** · 1st March 13, 06:27 AM

I just saw the show Wednesday night. I love these shows!

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**creagdhubh** · 1st March 13, 06:47 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

I just saw the show Wednesday night. I love these shows!

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Me too!

"On the Day" was on my local PBS channel last night, just as I was about to turn the telly off and go to bed! I had to stay up an hour later, even though I have seen the superb documentary before...just couldn't help myself!

Cheers,

**dadgad** · 1st March 13, 07:08 AM

Saw them in York, PA. Excellent show.

**cck** · 1st March 13, 07:08 AM

The Black Watch and Band of the Scots Guards performed in Austin February 21st. The show was very well received, the audience was about 2500. What was a bit disappointing to me was the poor show of kilts among the attendees. I only saw about 10, not counting the 2 in my party.

**OC Richard** · 2nd March 13, 05:51 AM

I wore kilts!

I was disappointed by

1) the size of The Pipes & Drums; back in the 70s they toured with 18 pipers and a larger drum section

2) the tuning of the pipes initially. As the first half progressed they fixed the tuning issues, and by the second act the pipes were behaving far better! I talked to piper Colin there (as I recall, in the photo) and he said that for that Wednesday show they didn't really have any time to tune beforehand, going from bus to hotel to bus to venue in a rush. We're having unusually dry weather and it plays havoc with the pipes.

I love these concerts! I love the sound of pipes & Military Band playing together, and the pageantry of the Full Dress and elaborate marching.

I asked piper Colin there about the if/when of putting all the battalions' Pipes & Drums into generic RRS kit. He said it's in the works but it's being opposed by the various battalions, as one would expect! The Pipes & Drums of the various battalions are holding onto the last vestiges of the old distinctive uniforms.