Tour Scotland Photograph Junior Highland Dancers Ceres Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of Junior Highland Dancers at the Highland Games in Ceres, Fife, Scotland. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Tour Scotland Video Alyth and District Pipe Band Highland Games Parade Pitlochry Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Alyth and District Pipe Band in the Highland Games Parade in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. The Band has around 20 Playing Members, normally made up of 10 Pipers and 10 Drummers. Members: Pipe Major, Charlie Munro. Pipers;- Andy Scott, Magaret Jarvie, Graeme Thompson, Gordon Barton, Christopher Crerar, Peter Warren, Vivienne Hallett, Colin Sidely. Novice Pipers; Stacey, Alana, John, Athol, AJ Learner Pipers; James, Gabriel, Elspeth, Gabrielle, Matthew. Drummers Lead Tip; Sandy Stewart Drummers; Zoe Thomson, Davie Buick, Craig Crerar, Allan Brand, Cameron Pirie, Jess Hunter. Novice Drummers; Skye, Jodie, Sophie Learner Drummers; Archie, Ava, Isla, Lorraine, Angus.

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Tour Scotland Video Fraserburgh RBL Pipe Band Highland Games Parade Pitlochry Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Fraserburgh RBL Pipe Band in the Highland Games Parade in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. The band wear the Flower Of Scotland kilts, black waistcoats, ties, jackets and white hand knitted socks. Based in Fraserburgh the band has strong roots within the north east and support the North Of Scotland Branch of the RSPBA at both local and major competitions. Members are based in Fraserburgh and the surrounding area including St.Combs, Sandhaven, Rosehearty, Mintlaw, Cruden Bay and Tyrie.

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Tour Scotland Video Burntisland And District Pipe Band Highland Games Parade Pitlochry Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Burntisland And District Pipe Band from Fife in the Highland Games Parade in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. There has been a pipe band in Burntisland since the very early 1920s and is one of the oldest registered with the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association.

Pipe Majors
1920 - 1925 Pipe Major Andrew McCrae
1920 - 1931 Pipe Major Rummel Wishart
1931 - 1939 Pipe Major Jock Smith
1939 - 1949 Pipe Major Dave Turpie
1949 - 1960 Pipe Major Jock Smith
1967 - 1969 Pipe Major Tom Douglas
1969 - 2004 (except 1989 - 1991) Pipe Major Walter Anderson
1989 - 1991 Pipe Major Robin Brown
1996 - 2002, 2004 - 2007 Pipe Major Jim Forbes
1999 - 2001 Pipe Major Alan Forbes
2007 - 2010 Pipe Major Jock Mair
2010 - 2011 Grade 4A Pipe Major Brian Smith
2010 - 2011 Grade 4B Pipe Major John van Dieken
2012 - 2014 Pipe Major Stephen Johnstone
2014 - present 3B Pipe Major Jason Harley
2014 - present 4B Pipe Major Keith Muirhead

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Tour Scotland Video Northern Constabulary Community Pipe Band Highland Games Parade Pitlochry Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Northern Constabulary Community Pipe Band in the Highland Games Parade in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. Northern Constabulary Community Pipe Band is a voluntary group of musicians drawn from the Scottish Police, their family and members of the public of the City of Inverness and around the Highlands and Islands.

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Tour Scotland Video Arbroath Royal British Legion Pipe Band Highland Games Parade Pitlochry Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Arbroath Royal British Legion Pipe Band in the Highland Games Parade in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. The Band proudly wears the Red Lichtie tartan. Residents of Arbroath, a fishing town on the Scottish north east coast, are affectionately known as Red Lichties, an ancient nickname that local people, as well as those abroad, adopt with a sense of pride.

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Tour Scotland Video De La Salle Scout Pipe Band Highland Games Parade Pitlochry Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of De La Salle Scout Pipe Band in the Highland Games Parade in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. De La Salle Scout Group is one of the oldest, largest, most active and most successful Scout Groups in Ireland. De La Salle Scout Pipe band was founded on December 15th, 1933. After a short few months in training the band performed in public for the first time on May 15th, 1934 when it lead the scouts and the pupils of Stephen Street School to the annual Mass in the Cathedral in Waterford to mark St De La Salle's Day.

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Tour Scotland Video Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band Highland Games Parade Pitlochry Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band in the Highland Games Parade in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. This pipe band based in Denny, near Falkirk. The band was established in 1964 by Captain John Deuchar and Roy Smith, who was the first Pipe Major. When in Grade 3A, the band took first place in the 2006 World Pipe Band Championships at Glasgow Green, and won the annual Champion of Champions for 3A. This resulted in promotion to Grade 2 for 2007. Since then, the band placed 2nd at the 2011 World Championships, winning the prize for best drum corps. In 2012, success has continued, with 2nd places at both the Scottish and British Championships, and 1st places at the European and World Championships. In 2012, the drum corps placed 1st at the Scottish, British and European Championships.

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Tour Scotland Video Badenoch And Strathspey Pipe Band Highland Games Pitlochry Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Badenoch And Strathspey Pipe Band in the Highland Games Parade in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. This band wear the Monarch of the Glen tartan and practice in Aviemore highland resort.

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Tour Scotland Video City of Brechin Pipe Band Highland Games Parade Pitlochry Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of City of Brechin Pipe Band in the Highland Games Parade in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. The earliest record of any official connection between Brechin Town Council and bagpipe music is contained in the minutes of the magistrates on 20th June 1688 appointing John Wyslie to the post of Town Piper. The earliest record of a Pipe Band in Brechin is the formation in 1884 of a band to lead the local volunteer detachment, this band also took part in various local ceremonies related to the funeral of Queen Victoria and the welcome home to local men who served in the Boer War.

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Tour Scotland Video Pitlochry and Blair Atholl Pipe Band Highland Games Parade Pitlochry Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Pitlochry and Blair Atholl Pipe Band in the Highland Games Parade in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. The Pitlochry & Blair Atholl Pipe Band was formed on 1st November 2004 by a group of local musicians intent on developing the Pipe Band concept to cover all Celtic music. In Feburary 2012 the Pipe Band secured sponsorship from The Edradour distillery, the local whisky distillery by Pitlochry, the band then changed its name to the Edradour Pitlochry & Blair Atholl Pipe Band.

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Tour Scotland Video City of Edinburgh Pipe Band Highland Games Parade Pitlochry Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of City of Edinburgh Pipe Band in the Highland Games Parade in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. City of Edinburgh Pipes and Drums has been in continuous existence since 1947. The band was originally the Woolmet and Danderhall Colliery band, then became the Scottish Gas Caledonia Pipeband.

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Tour Scotland Video Beauly Firth And Glens Pipe Band Highland Games Parade Pitlochry Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Beauly Firth And Glens Pipe Band in the Highland Games Parade in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. The Band was formed in September 2002 with financial assistance from local business people and the Beauly Firth & Glens Trust. They proudly wear the distinctive Beauly Firth & Glens Tartan designed by leading drummer Gary Smyth.

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Tour Scotland Video Lomond and Clyde Pipe Band Highland Games Parade Pitlochry Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Lomond and Clyde Pipe Band in the Highland Games Parade in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. Pitlochry Highland Games has been hosting competitors and spectators since 1852. Lomond and Clyde Pipe Band came in to being in March of 2000, changing name from Clydebank and District Pipe Band, itself an amalgamation of the Good Year Tyre Company Pipe Band and the Singer Sewing Machine Factory Pipe Band.

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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Sword Dance Blairgowrie and Rattray Highland Games Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the Sword Dance at the Highland Games in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Scottish sword dances are ritualistic and combative dances that imitate epic deeds and martial skills and are a familiar feature in Scottish tradition and folklore.

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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Highland Dancers Blairgowrie and Rattray Highland Games Perthshire September

Tour Scotland video shot today of Highland Dancers at the Highland Games in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. The term Highland dance or Highland dancing is used today to refer to a style of athletic solo dancing which developed in the Gaelic Highlands of Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Highland Games Parade Blairgowrie and Rattray Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the Parade at the Highland Games in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Leading the parade was Blairgowrie and Rattray Pipe Band, followed by games officials including Laurence Blair Oliphant of Ardblair and Gask, Chieftain of the Games. Also in the parade were the Duggar Family; Bob and Michelle Duggar, along with their 19 children, and 2 grandchildren, hailing from Kansas, USA, they are stars of the reality television show, 19 Kids and Counting. The final group in the parade were the Rattray School Marching Drum Corps. Blairgpwrie sister cities are Fergus, Ontario, Canada, and Pleasanton, California, America.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Throwing The Hammer Blairgowrie and Rattray Highland Games Perthshire Scotland September 4th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of throwing the hammer at the Highland Games in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of throwing the hammer at the Highland Games in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Dog Show Blairgowrie and Rattray Highland Games Perthshire Scotland September 4th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today at the Dog Show at the Highland Games in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Sprint Race Blairgowrie and Rattray Highland Games Perthshire Scotland September 4th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a sprint race at the Highland Games in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Runners giving maximum effort today at one of the sprint races at the Highland Games.

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