St Davids Day .. action replay

[McClef]

And some more of the drumming band.

[BoldHighlander]

Thanks for the information, and yes I would love to see close-ups of the locking mechanism when you can
Thanks again.

Well the main significance I guess is to try and come up with something distinctively Welsh. It's called a Ysgrepan and is supposedly based upon a pouch that was worn to carry things in. Many cultures had an external money bag after all, but few were fancy decorated things. It would most likely have been carried at the side and hung from a belt, certainly not in the position it now occupies in front of a cilt apron.

I don't know who designed it but clearly they wanted not to follow the average sporran design. It's leather and the dress version (shown in the photo) does not have a cantle but a leather flap with the Red Dragon embossed upon it and an interesting and unusual locking mechanism - must do a photo showing this closer up so you can get a better idea.

The rest of it isn't fur, but hair. The white is goat hair (despite the overwhelming numbers of sheep in Wales! ) and the long black stripe is comprised of horse hair. The strap is in leather which has links similar to a Welsh love spoon design.

It's light, comfortable and can carry a reasonable amount of stuff but not necessarily as much as your average sporran can. Neither is it cheap - I paid £175 for mine and have seen it for as much as £235 on some sites, There are only two colour options - ox blood (as the Mayor is wearing) or black. The cheaper "day" sporran doesn't have the horse hair and I have yet to see anybody wearing one of those!

I know nothing of the third design - first time I have seen it. The length would suggest it's an alternative version of a piper sporran - we do have some pipers in Wales but I haven't seen them wearing one.

Hope this helps a little.

[McClef]

Thanks for the information, and yes I would love to see close-ups of the locking mechanism when you can
Thanks again.

OK it's on my "to do" list.