Closing of the 2022 Ballater Walking Festival

Last night we attended and helped at the ceilidh and closing ceremony. A lovely event, great fun and lots of dancing. The Ballater Pipe Band played a few tunes to the delight of the walkers.

[Diana]

What a great shot of these beautifully dressed musicians, it must have sounded fabulous!

[Valerie Chesney]

Fabulous capture .. I so like the bagpipes & for some reason they make me feel quite emotional the musicians look so professional. Fav.

[Lesley]

Fabulous. I also love bagpipes.

[Wylie]

they look very neat and organised. I'll bet they sounded great.

[Kathy A]

I can almost hear those bagpipes

[Faye Turner]

Great capture

[Casablanca]

Oh how marvellous, I love the sound of a proper pipe band

[John Falconer]

Looks a bit noisy!! Nice shot.

[haskar]

Great tradition and lovely shot.

[Pat Knowles]

How very smart these pipers look, all in the same green tartan & & that red flash…must have been wonderful. A great finish of a lovely week. I love a pipe band, it makes me feel quite emotional too… must be thinking back to living in Forres.

[Kathy]

Good looking band and I'll bet they sounded good too.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I wish I could hear them- I do love the bagpipes!

[Babs]

Great shot must have sounded fabulous.

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful tartan uniforms. It’s such an unusual instrument. Very cool.

[Islandgirl]

Wow great shot!

[eDorre]

Terrific shot!

[Dianne]

Don't they look smart and I'll bet they sounded great too.

[Issi Bannerman]

@happypat I probably already told you that I was born in Forres?! We were living in Dallas at the time though - dad was the local bobby there. When were you there?

[Issi Bannerman]

@shutterbug49 Yes - 8 yards of fabric in each kilt. That's why they hang so beautifully.

[Pat Knowles]

@jamibann No you didn’t Issi….well I never! We were there during the latter part of the war for four years. My brother was born there & we rented part of a lovely stone house near Grant Park. My father was stationed at Lossiemouth, he was a navigator on Lancaster Bombers. Of course my father in particular loved Scotland & when my parents could afford a caravan we toured all over every year. They settled for Morar in the end & we went for years every summer.😍
My brother is very proud he was born in Forres!!