Quote Originally Posted by kiltimabar
Saw the Black Watch and Welsh Guards show last night--St. David's Day! The Guardsmen all had little green and white ribbons in their buttonholes to simulate miniature leeks (a real leek is about a foot long). Close observation revealed that there were a couple of Irish Guards band members, and one from the Scots Guards. I noticed that none of the BW seemed to be wearing a kilt pin. I was going to ask someone about that, but the crowd was so busy I didn't have the chance.

Great show, by the way. The Black Watch played one German song on their pipes--"Wooden Heart," a great tune for Scotchtoberfest.
I am very impressed (and slightly jealous!) that you got to see the Welsh Guards on St. David's Day! Did the narrator acknowledge it? I would have liked to see their "leeks", wouldn't mind to even copy one to wear next year.

I didn't see any IG or SG bandsmen, but I was too far away to look for hackles and/or button patterns.

My mom perked up at "Wooden Heart" -- evidently it was sung by Elvis at one point (and the King's ancestors were from Aberdeenshire!)

Cheers,

Todd