John D. Burgess

[MacAngus]

I think he did wear ross in honor of willie ross. Although his son wears ross tartan as well.

[Moses]

The look as a whole is perfect...though I can't say I am a big fan of the hose. It is a fine example of someone who totally comfortable with everything he is wearing and how he wants to wear it.

[HarborSpringsPiper]

I ran across some younger pictures of John D. Burgess to share.

[dfmacliam]

I almost hate to admit to this... but I like that Angora sporran..

[HarborSpringsPiper]

I almost hate to admit to this... but I like that Angora sporran..

It's pretty awesome, isn't it? I posted another thread entitled "Pipers of Past Years" in the Celtic Music section. Clearly the military dressed piper's acceptably wear horsehair and other "big" sporrans, but there are even those dressed in civilian attire who obviously get some extra leeway on what's been acceptable accoutrements.

[dfmacliam]

A great picture.. I have been checking out some Irish piping sites and found some cool older pictures.. They all wore the horsehair with two tassle sporrans

[JSFMACLJR]

It's pretty awesome, isn't it? I posted another thread entitled "Pipers of Past Years" in the Celtic Music section. Clearly the military dressed piper's acceptably wear horsehair and other "big" sporrans, but there are even those dressed in civilian attire who obviously get some extra leeway on what's been acceptable accoutrements.

Goat hair and horse hair sporrans have long been the provenance of not just the military and pipers, but also of many highland gentlemen.

[HarborSpringsPiper]

Goat hair and horse hair sporrans have long been the provenance of not just the military and pipers, but also of many highland gentlemen.

I realize that is the case historically, just don't seem to see much evidence of that over the last decades. That might just be my lack of exposure. Is this something you continue to see routinely?

[HarborSpringsPiper]

I thought that last photo looked familiar to me. It was on the cover of one his albums from the mid-1970's that I have downstairs with the rest of the vinyl. You remember those don't you? Spun around at 33 1/3 rpm?

[JSFMACLJR]

I realize that is the case historically, just don't seem to see much evidence of that over the last decades. That might just be my lack of exposure. Is this something you continue to see routinely?

Yes, they are seen quite frequently in Scotland; a little less often in the US.