TCHD at the Worlds today
Up at 2am California time with café mocha in hand to watch the Live Stream of the 2017 World Pipe Band Championships Grade One MSR Finals.
As usual I pay attention to the kit as well as the music.
Even less variety than in recent years past. Every one of the 12 Finalists was wearing:
-kilts pleated to the stripe
-dark kilt hose (black, navy, or charcoal). The one holdout of the White Hose Era, Boghall, finally made the switch.
-longsleeved shirts (white or light blue) mostly with spread collars and French cuffs
-waistcoats without jackets. One change is that most of the bands are now wearing tweed waistcoats with plastic buttons rather than the once-ubiquitous black Barathea with silver buttons.
-dark neckties (black, navy, or claret) with stripes. Only one band, Power, didn't have a striped tie.
-needless to say black Glengarries and ghillie brogues.
I have to give a special award to Simon Fraser University for Best Beards; they boasted an Epic Ginger and an Epic Salt & Pepper.
Last edited by OC Richard; 12th August 17 at 07:32 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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