Highlanders Discuss Highland Attire

[Jock Scot]

O C Richard.

I was actually talking civilian wear here. However, yes you are right, military bands can and do mix tartans. Usually to remember the modern day regiment's amalgamations and roots. The Skye pipe band, as are, I think, all pipe bands , is again based very loosely on the military, so perhaps they a demonstrating their roots too, I don't know.They may well be wearing a different tartan of the SAME clan and that would be quite correct, but in all honesty I know nothing of their history or tradition.If you want to find pictures ot the Atholl Highlanders you will see at least three different versions of the same tartan being proudly worn. Again though, we are talking military and not pure civilian.