Fly Plaid vs Drummers Plaid

[Andrew M. Stewart]

I like the fly plaid and I just bought myself a new drummers plaid at a highland games I was at (don't tell the other pipers in my band) I think they look sharp. As far as looking fussy,.... well.. Come on ..Doesn't the whole thing look a bit fussy???

[Jock Scot]

I like the fly plaid and I just bought myself a new drummers plaid at a highland games I was at (don't tell the other pipers in my band) I think they look sharp. As far as looking fussy,.... well.. Come on ..Doesn't the whole thing look a bit fussy???

Yes the fly, or drummers plaid does look very fussy, unless you are a member of a pipe band. It is just overdoing things, just that bit too much. Brash ,some would consider it to be.

[Andrew M. Stewart]

When I look at old pictures of guys like Pipe major Willie Ross or G.S.McLennan I think they look pretty sharp, even with the plaids that they are wearing. Yes i guess it may be because I'm a piper, but I think that the Highland dress these days is getting a bit more ...well..toned down? Its seams to me like its lost a bit from the old celtic twilight days. I still say that if your getting all dressed up in a kilt, jacket, sgian dubh and A' that, especially if your over here in Canada or North America your really doing it up anyway.

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[george7]

Fly Plaids are just one way the MAN sells more accessories.

Kind of like the high street shops selling belts with kilt packages that don't need them.

[Andrew M. Stewart]

"The Man" eh.

[Andrew M. Stewart]

It may just be me but I thinks these guys (Crazy Americans ) may possibly be over doing it

[Bigkahuna]

I guess you've never seen the "Sealed Knot Society"?