Perth Highland Games

**cessna152towser** · 17th August 10, 04:14 AM

A visit to Perth Highland Games on Sunday 15th August

Chieftain of the Games, John Hulbert, Provost of Perth and Kinross, with the leader of the Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band

Canadian Group including members of Edmonton Boys Pipe Band

Another informal shot, this time of some members of Rob Roy Pipe Band from Kingston, Ontario.

Line up of Highland dancers

Highland dancers. Visible in bottom right of picture is Anna Bain who also organises our highland dance contest for Hawick games. Anna and her partner made me most welcome at their caravan, plying me with coffee and cakes.

Runners.

Gregor Edmunds about to toss the caber

Lucasz Wenta tossing the caber

Sebastian Wenta
More to follow shortly

**cessna152towser** · 17th August 10, 04:24 AM

The beer tent. Note kilted gent with pink Hawaiian print shirt.

Some kilt outfit ideas - I think the black kilt works well with the checked shirt.

Youthful drum major

The home band, Perth and District, wearing the New Perth tartan

Edmonton Boys Pipe band from Canada, tartan is Red Erskin

Penicuik & District Pipe Band, tartan is Muted MacNaughton

Rob Roy Pipe Band from Kingston Ontario, appropriately wearing MacGregor tartan.

City of Regina Pipe Band, from Canada, wearing MacTavish tartan.
One more instalment to come

**OC Richard** · 19th August 10, 04:49 AM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

The beer tent. Note kilted gent with pink Hawaiian print shirt.

Wow this guy reminds me of my home here in California! My son wears Hawai'ian shirts every day. One of our local elementary schools even adopted Hawai'ian shirts (in the school's colours) as their uniform.
Here in California we call them Hawai'ian shirts, and in Hawai'i they're called Aloha shirts.

It brings to mind a funeral I played at a couple years ago. I was at the cemetery in my piping kit waiting for the signal to start playing. The family was gathered around the grave. They put up a table and on it a boombox which began playing Hawai'ian music.

They had a big cardboard box and from it began grabbing Hawai'ian shirts, which they handed out to all the people present who didn't come already dressed that way. Men who had come in suits took off their jackets and put on Hawai'an shirts and so forth.

I had just returned from Maui, coincidentally, and I happened to have a very loud Hawai'ian shirt which I had bought there in the boot of my car, so I took off my Argyll jacket and put on the shirt (when in Rome, as they say).

Then everyone started taking off their shoes and socks! And from a second cardboard box came random brightly coloured socks, each mourner putting on a mismatched pair. (I was out of luck on that one.)

And then the funeral started, each person wearing a loud Hawai'ian shirt and two mismatched bright socks. I was told that the deceased always dressed like that- no shoes.

Yes thanks so much for posting all those wonderul photos! I was disappointed to not go over this year, again. Next year three or four of our local SoCal bands are going and I'll be playing with one of them, Lord willing and the creek don't rise. Our bands tend to do North Berwick, Bridge of Allan, and of course Glasgow Green.

**cessna152towser** · 17th August 10, 04:34 AM

Alyth and District Pipe Band, tartan is Black Stewart

Stockbridge Pipe Band, tartan is Stewart of Appin

1 Medical Battalion (South Africa) Pipe Band, tartan is Mackenzie

Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band, tartan is Muted MacNaughton

Hawkesbury Nepean Valley Pipe Band from Australia, tartan is MacBeth

Massed bands finale

Chieftain John Hulbert presents the trophy to Grade 1 winners, City of Regina Pipe Band

Concluding with a shot of the Edmonton Boys Pipe Band marching off at the end.
That's all folks.

**denmcdough** · 17th August 10, 04:54 AM

Great photos, Alex. It looked like a wonderful summer's day.

**2a5t2f7** · 17th August 10, 06:04 AM

The pictures make us all wish we had been there. A special thank you for taking the time to mention each tartan for identification.

Doug

**MacMillans son** · 17th August 10, 06:31 AM

Nice job Alex. I always appreciate your great photo spreads. I too like that you noted the tartans being worn, always nice to see them in real life vs. the computer swatches!

Thanks again,
Brooke

**CMcG** · 17th August 10, 06:54 AM

My dad used to play with the Edmonton Boy's Pipe Band, circa 1958. Looks like they've changed their sporran since then... he passed on his vintage horsehair one to me.

**Riverkilt** · 17th August 10, 06:53 AM

Aye, great pics my friend. Struck me that if there were no identification to the photos one would be hard put to know where these games took place. Highland games seem much the same all over the world - and that is wonderful!