First gig with pipe band .. and some advice

[NewPiperinNY]

Here's me before the pipe bands first gig of the season this evening. Other than that the caubeen is horrendous, the sporran is too low (was fixed before going on) and the broghues are not tied evenly it seems, I would say it wasn't too bad for a first time in the uniform. Of course there's a sweater for parades, but this was for a Hearts and Shamrocks Dance so we wore our summer uniform.

As frumpy as I look, I have recently lost some weight (more to follow in short enough order) and the kilt needs some help staying up. I was thinking of adding velcro to the lining so that I can snug it up just a bit more. Has anyone done that or come up with some other relatively comfortable way to tighten up a kilt?

BTW -- here's the pipes I played...


I really love this instrument.