Highland Games pics

[heilanner]

it's that time of year again and i have started doing the rounds. last weekend was the Turriff & District Pipe Band Championships and this weekend is Oldmeldrum Highland Games (or Meldrum Sports as it's more commonly known) and Aberdeen Highland Games.

i'll have pics and vids from both of these starting Sunday night.

in the meantime though, i thought i'd share some pics from the last games i went to as well as a couple of vids from the pipe band championships.

i hope you enjoy them. (click the thumbs for big pics)



















these and a lot more can be found on one of my Flickr pages http://www.flickr.com/photos/eezer3/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQfNsrJbdSI
a drum major practicing for The Drum Major's Flourish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot8y-CIhXCw
Turriff & District Pipe Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJkYQdDCCEU
Portlethen & District Pipe Band

i have more videos which i haven't uploaded yet

[McMurdo]

A wonderful set of photos, keep them coming.

[heilanner]

thanks i plan to get a fair heap this weekend

[HeathBar]

Would those gentlemen be Gordons? Isn't the chief referred to as the Cock o' the North?
I know the Gordons have a strong presence in the Aberdeen and Turrif areas. My own Barclays at one time held lands there at Towie.

[KFCarter]

A fine set of pics, thanks for posting and for the Flickr links!

[ghostlight]

Great pictures. Thank you for sharing them with us.

[heilanner]

yeah, they're The Gordons. the 3 big 'clans' at the gatherings such as Lonach are Gordon, Wallace and Forbes. Forbes and Gordon are the major clans in the Aberdeen area.

one of the Gordons is commemorated with a big statue in aberdeen

[beloitpiper]

Love the Gordons! Bydand!

[Macman]

Oh, I love those pics! Thanks for posting.

[JolyStNicholas]

Grand pictures one and all, thank you for sharing them with us.