World Pipe Band Championships

[Neil Clark]

Worlds' are in Glasgow this Sat, 13th August. BBC are streaming it live, here

bbc.co.uk/worlds

Coverage starts about 9am, BST, My band, House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead, are on in the qualifiers (Grade 1) at 10.30.

Watch and give us a cheer?????

[OC Richard]

I will indeed be watching!

The Grade One Qualifying Heat starts at 1am here in California.... brutal.

I'll go to bed early tonight and be up for the Qualifiers, cheering for our local lads The LA Scots, who go on fourth, at 9:27am (Glasgow) 1:27am (California) I think.

It's tough having to play so early! Of the first seven bands, only one is Scottish.

I hope the weather will be good! Pouring rain is hard on the pipes, particularly for bands coming from dry places like Australia and California.

[OC Richard]

Well it's 3:30am here in California now. I was up at 1am to watch the entire Qualifying Heat. Now we're at the break. The Finals start at 4:30 here.

Our USA bands, LA Scots and Oran Mor, played well... but so did the other bands. It's very difficult to get through to the finals.

Shotts sounded very solid and they'll have no trouble getting through.

An aside about Highland Dress, I note that not a single band in the Qualifiers wore white hose!

All black, navy, charcoal, except for Cullybackey in Lovat Blue. Let the White Hose Era be over!

[rsvpiper]

An aside about Highland Dress, I note that not a single band in the Qualifiers wore white hose!

All black, navy, charcoal, except for Cullybackey in Lovat Blue. Let the White Hose Era be over![/QUOTE]

Fife constabulary have the white hose!!

[OC Richard]

Yes none of the bands in the Qualifying Heat wore white hose, but Fife Constabulary and Boghall & Bathgate (who prequalified) wore them in the Finals.

Boghall & Bathgate is consistently one of the smartest bands. I love their tartan and everything about their kit.

Other kilt-related asides: around 2/3 of the Grade One bands have kilts pleated to the stripe.

With band's bagcovers and cords, it's odd how several bands wear navy covers and black cords, or visa versa. Another oddity is Scottish Power wearing Royal Stewart tartan cords, though their kilts don't have those colours at all.

[rsvpiper]

Yeh notice the deck chair look on most if not all the bands.

Did Fmm win?

[Freelancer]

As noted previously, my bands' drum and pipe instructors are members of NY Metro Pipes and Drums. They won first place in grade 3B! This was their first appearance at the Glasgow Worlds. Well done!!

[mull]

All black, navy, charcoal, except for Cullybackey in Lovat Blue. Let the White Hose Era be over!

I thought the Lovat Blue worn by Cullybackey were the best of all.