Inverurie Pipe Band led by Pipe Major David Webster playing "Barren Rocks of Aden" and "Highland Laddie" on the Games field, entertaining visitors to the 2023 Oldmeldrum Sports and Highland Games. These were held on Saturday 17th June 2023 at Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. #oldmeldrum #highlandgames #inveruriepipeband #bagpipes #pipesanddrums | Scotland's Pipe Bands

Drum Majors lead the massed Pipes and Drums playing Barren Rocks of Aden on the march during the 2024 Dufftown Highland Games. These were held at Dufftown in Moray, Scotland, on Saturday 27th July 2024, and the bands came to a halt ready for the afternoon presentations. The leading Drum Major was Nick Stables with Dufftown & District Pipe band, followed by Drum Majors Bill Barclay, Derek Dean, Fraser Dyer, Philip Michie, Ian Esson, Ronnie Rennie, Mike Munro and Mike Morgan. The bands taking part

Where did bagpipes ACTUALLY come from? Bagpipes are iconic, and strongly associated with Scotland and Scottish culture. But what do we really know about where they came from? Why did they become so popular in this part of the world? And how did they save the life of Bill Millin, “The Mad Piper”? bagpipes #history #madpiper #scotlandisnow #ww2 #nationalpipingcentre #scotlandexplore #glenfinnan #dday #commandomemorial #jacobites #romans #scottishhistory The National Piping Centre Glenfinnan Monume