Day/Laird's Plaid

[Andrew M. Stewart]

I think you're right Richard (as was Sandy). It's been more than a decade (thankfully) since I've had to put on a #1 dress as a pipe band drummer. I didn't remember the plaid hanging as loosely as in those photos. Here you can see the drummer's plaid in action:

Great video! I attended a piping and drumming school here in Ontario a couple of years ago. Reid Maxwell gave a talk on drumming and talked quite a bit on how Alex Duthart changed the drumming world with his drum salute.