The Band of the Irish Guards and Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland in Concert!!!

[creagdhubh]

Greetings lads and lassies, My wife and I have the awesome opportunity to see the Band of the Irish Guards and the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, live in concert this Saturday, February 13 at a local theatre called The Fabulous Fox Theatre in Saint Louis, Missouri (USA). I have seen the Royal Highland Regiment, the Black Watch (before amalgamation of the Regiments in 2006) massed pipes and drums, along with their Regimental dancers at The Fox, and they were just magnificent! We are certainly looking extremely forward to this concert, as my wife has never heard or seen massed pipes and drums of such caliber.

Naturally, I will be wearing Highland attire and I shall post our photos of the evening, as there is a scheduled pre-concert social hour with members of the band, as well as an impromptu after party with what it looks like, several pipers and tenor drummers. My good friend, Matt Pantaleoni, who is a professional piper and a former P/M, in the area and competes in Scotland every summer, knows a few of the pipers! Exciting indeed! I shall reflect on how the experience unfolds and will get our photos up!

Those of you who live near Saint Louis or in the local area and haven't purchased tickets, it still isn't too late! Click on the link I've provided for The Fox Theatre for more information. I've also provided the website for the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland for additional information about them, as well as my friend Matt Pantaleoni's website, who is also a piping instructor.


The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland atop Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.


My long time friend and professional piper, Matt Pantaleoni, competeing at the Dornoch Highland Games.

http://www.fabulousfox.com/

http://www.pipingstl.com/Home

http://www.army.mod.uk/music/corps-band/499.aspx

Cheers all!