Drum Major Plaid Tying: Scots Guards Method

An informal presentation of plaid tying by retired 2nd Battalion Scots Guards piper and current member of the Grade 1 LA Scots Pipe Band, Peter Harvie. Joined by Senior Drum Major Dr. Ken Misch of the LA Scots Pipe Band and Managing Partner of Regimental Mace Company. Video taken at the United Scottish Society ScotsFest Highland Games. Apologies for the noisy background!

[piperbob]

A very useful video: thanks for sharing. I hope others will take note, and not wear their plaids pulled forward, covering their left arm, but rather swept back as in your video.
Not so easy though, when you are playing solo, in full dress, and you have to do your own plaid !

[sebastianmacduck]

Ich habe mein plaid alleine wickeln und legen müssen, die Variante die im Video gezeigt wird, ist unpraktisch man kann sich nicht alleine anziehen. Es gibt unzählige Arten ein Plaid zu wickeln. Beim Pipers plaid ist es besser, wenn es über die vordere Schulter geht. Beim Drum Major wäre der Stoff über die Schulter unpraktisch und hinderlich mit dem Mace. Die uniform vom Drum Major im Video ist von allem ein bisschen zu viel.

[G.Harley.Davidson]

Damn, how would one person ( The piper ) do that if they were at a gig alone??

[djt]

Exactly how do you beat time with a mace?

[kstiubhard]

Imagine the cost for that uniform for a non musical member of a pipe band. They could have spent all that money on chanter reeds! 🤔

[MacArthurPiper]

Darian Thompkins Pipe Band Drum Majors Don't beat time with the mace like your type DCI Drum Corps style bands!

[marmaduke]

The Drum Major is not entitled to wear the Sovereigns crown, unless he is part of a recognised British Military band. Otherwise it is an insult to the Queen.

[DanielBrowne-dzwe]

The guy showing us how to tie the plaid has an ENGLISH accent. Can the method be legitimate?

[fadertyasa]

unbelievable You are Arabs ???? this is the oldest Arabic cloth, it exist in the north Africa and Middle east.And In Hajj in Mecca is obligatory. Its name is "IHRAM"