Parade of Tartans
There they were just a-walkin' down the street, singin'
'Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do'
Snappin' their fingers and shufflin' their feet, singin'
'Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do'
They looked good (Looked good)
They looked fine (Looked fine)
They looked good, they looked fine
And I nearly lost my mind
Well, not exactly. After the Military Color Guard rounds the field, the pipe and drum corps from the combined bands lead the Parade of Tartans at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. The tune is Scotland the Brave, an unofficial anthem to Scotland, to spur on the many Scottish clans on the march behind them. Did you know that bagpipes are considered as instruments of war? The shrill of bagpipes struck terror in the hearts of the enemy, or so many Scottish combatants thought. During the Battle of Culloden (a Jacobite rising against the British government), Scottish pipers marched into battle bravely inspiring the troops. Soon, every battle had its line of pipers, to the point that the Highland Regiment wouldn’t go to battle without pipe music. As I stated on my last post of the games (from my perspective of not being Scottish), “My DNA can tolerate bagpipes for only so long, but to be honest, when upwards of 100 pipers are all dialed in at once, it is beyond impressive.” These folks would be an extraordinary line at any battle. Just so, I can understand why they march as they play… so they can get away from the noise. Ha!
Parade of Tartans
There they were just a-walkin' down the street, singin'
'Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do'
Snappin' their fingers and shufflin' their feet, singin'
'Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do'
They looked good (Looked good)
They looked fine (Looked fine)
They looked good, they looked fine
And I nearly lost my mind
Well, not exactly. After the Military Color Guard rounds the field, the pipe and drum corps from the combined bands lead the Parade of Tartans at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. The tune is Scotland the Brave, an unofficial anthem to Scotland, to spur on the many Scottish clans on the march behind them. Did you know that bagpipes are considered as instruments of war? The shrill of bagpipes struck terror in the hearts of the enemy, or so many Scottish combatants thought. During the Battle of Culloden (a Jacobite rising against the British government), Scottish pipers marched into battle bravely inspiring the troops. Soon, every battle had its line of pipers, to the point that the Highland Regiment wouldn’t go to battle without pipe music. As I stated on my last post of the games (from my perspective of not being Scottish), “My DNA can tolerate bagpipes for only so long, but to be honest, when upwards of 100 pipers are all dialed in at once, it is beyond impressive.” These folks would be an extraordinary line at any battle. Just so, I can understand why they march as they play… so they can get away from the noise. Ha!