2011-12 Photos of the Argyllshire Gathering and Oban Games

**JSFMACLJR** · 12th September 12, 06:27 PM

Great pics of a number of friends!

**Downunder Kilt** · 12th September 12, 06:40 PM

Great set of photos Kyle and fantastic variety of colours in the tweed jackets. Would love to get hold of a few of them.

**Standard** · 12th September 12, 07:12 PM

Great photos, the young lads look like they are having as much fun as the adults.

**JSFMACLJR** · 12th September 12, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by Standard

Great photos, the young lads look like they are having as much fun as the adults.

The Marquess of Lorne and Lord Rory Campbell...look like a handful!

**MacMillans son** · 12th September 12, 08:32 PM

Great photos Kyle! Good to see traditional attire on the younger set, as well as the adults.

Cheers,
Brooke

**MacGumerait** · 12th September 12, 10:28 PM

Splendid pics Kyle !! This one is my fav of the Duke . Thanks for sharing !

Best regards .

**cessna152towser** · 13th September 12, 04:20 AM

Excellent pics, Kyle, some very familiar locations there, brings back lots of happy memories.
I worked in Oban for a spell during the nineteen eighties, lived in lodgings and was about to buy a house there when my job got restructured and I got moved to Glasgow.
I haven't yet managed to attend the Argyllshire Gathering in Oban, that's one which is still on my "to do" list.

**Tobus** · 13th September 12, 05:34 AM

Originally Posted by creagdhubh

The lady pictured is actually Lise MacDougall, whom is often the Games Steward there at Oban. The man pictured is her husband, Charlie MacDougall.

Ah, you are correct. I got some misinformation from that other thread, and apparently didn't read far enough to see that it was corrected there. I've edited my post so as not to repeat the same mistake. Thanks for that, Kyle.

Great set of photos Kyle and fantastic variety of colours in the tweed jackets. Would love to get hold of a few of them.

That's the other thing that really caught my eye about these photos. The lovely tweeds. I see some terrific combinations of tweeds, tartans, and patterned ties that really reinforces Jock Scot's advice for not worrying about being matchy-matchy.

I also take note of the bonnets being worn. Aside from the black Glengarries worn by pipers, we almost uniformly see the gentlemen wearing Lovat green or Lovat blue Balmorals (with only a few black ones thrown in, and at least one 'fawn' coloured one). Considering recent discussions about the shapes, colours, and wearing styles of Balmorals, I see a nice range of styles here. What's interesting is that even though the majority of bonnets are virtually the same type and colour, they each have their own unique style of wearing them. Unlike other types of hats that men wear, the Balmoral really does lend itself to personalization.

Take, for instance, this photo. The style I've tried to emulate with my own Balmorals is like the one on the left (this appears to be Charlie MacDougall), where the crown flops to the right, well over the edging. But the fellow in the center (sorry, I don't know who he is) wears his more centered on his head, and it actually looks pretty good. It's not a crisp "flying saucer" look, but rather more floppy and soft.

Then you have His Grace, the Duke of Argyll, whose bonnet has a much smaller crown and appears older and more 'crushed'. If I remember correctly, that bonnet was passed to him from his father, and has a long history. Is that correct? It certainly has its own particular personalized look, while still being of the same general style.

I also see an impressive array of cromachs and full mask sporrans. Very nice.

**MacSpadger** · 13th September 12, 05:50 AM

Some great pics there, more than a few acquaintances of mine, Iain MacFadyen, Callum Beaumont, my SPSL predecessor Angus Nicol, Jamie Forrester, Glenn Brown, Tracy Williams, Innes Smith, Ranald MacDonnell of Glengarry and of course your friend Matt, who I have met on several occassions. He is always very good company.