Originally Posted by
OC Richard
Yes indeed. And Gordon Walker is the present-day equivalent.
These men, one could say, earned the right to dress as they please, with their musical accomplishments. If a mediocre piper were to show up dressed in tartan from head to toe, with dirk and powder-horn, "the piping community" would have a different view of their dress!
I am the last person to deny anyone the right to dress as they please, I might venture an opinion to myself, or if asked, I might or might not, choose to voice that opinion.
You know who PM Burgess and PM Walker was/are, many in the piping world will, I even know who these gentlemen were/are and I have no interest in the piping scene, but I venture to suggest that most in the kilt world don't, particularly the newcomers. Therefore showing pictures of exquisitely attired pipers do need to come with explanations, so that those who do not know the circumstance of the subject in the picture and reasons for dressing the way that they are is misleading and more often than not, unhelpful.
Last edited by Jock Scot; 27th December 15 at 07:41 AM.
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