Walk For Wallace Pix

[An t-Ileach]

Here're the pix I took on the Walk For Wallace march last Tuesday.
This first one's for Graham (oops, Sir Graham!):


And here're the rest:
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Saorsa!

[An t-Ileach]

I don't know why these came out so large,... and a bit blurry.

[Graham]

Thanks David, I really wanted to see piccies of the event, they give a bit of an idea of what it was like. Wish I could have been there.

[GMan]

Thank you David, they were wonderful pictures.

[An t-Ileach]

As you can see, they're mostly of the beginnings of the gathering outside the Houses of Parliament (you can just see the statue of Cromwell in one), and the tail end of it at Smithfield outside St Bartholomew's Hospital with David Ross giving his speech under the Wallace plaque, and Clann an Dromma doing what they do inimitably and best.

I didn't get any of the March itself, because by some fluke I ended up at the front, but by my estimate - looking back down the March - there must have been around 25,000 people.

I think if it had been more widely advertised it would have attracted a lot more people - many Scots I've come across down in the south east didn't know about it. I think that if one didn't read Ross's book, or doesn't subscribe to web-forums like Siol-nan-Gaidheal or The Blood Is Strong or the Clan Donald Society for example it was a bit difficult to find out about it.

[highlander_Daz]

The piper on the pic is Im sure a part of the "clan Wallace" band?? am I right?? if so they are really good

[Graham]

The band looks like Clann an Drumma to me, although the lineup seems to have changed, they had a couple of members leave.

why wasn't I there?

[Ranald]

David, thankyou for sharing these fine pictures.I was in fact the chap in the Red Robertson picture 23082005002.jpg.!!(You got my worst side!)
And i think it goes to show what a small world it really is, we must have passed each other. Also on the march with the coffin I was right behind it by about a couple of meters but as yet haven't seen any pictures to that effect.(I wasn't that drunk!)
To all those that couldn't be there the band Clann An Drumma was simple excellent and I highly recommend getting one of their cds.They played a tune called When the clans unite, very appropriate for the day.

[GMan]

Richard,

As a natural born leader, that is what most people see anyway. You were leading us all at Xmark in the walk.

[Ranald]

For those that would like to see the William Wallace memorial in London and to see the band that played there here's a link to visit it show video of their performance.http://www.royalhouseofstewart.org.uk/music.htm
It took about five minutes to download to my pc hope yours is faster but is well worth the wait.