Drum Majors lead the Scottish Pipe Bands over river Dee marching to 2023 Ballater Games in Scotland

Honorary leading Drum Major Ian Esson leading the Drum Majors and eight combined Pipe Bands over the river Dee bridge into Ballater. This was on Thursday 10th August 2023 as the bands started their march through the town to the 2023 Ballater Highland Games in Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Ahead of the parade was Scott Fraser, one of the local Invercauld Highlanders.
The Drum Majors are Robb Cumming, Bert Summers, Bill Barclay, Fiona Glennie, Neil Jamieson, Rob Brownfield, Phillip Michie, Ronnie Rennie, Fraser Dyer and Derek Dean. The bands taking part included Ballater & District Pipe Band, Granite City Pipes & Drums, Aberlour & Community Pipe Band, Kintore Pipe Band, Towie Pipe Band, Ellon & District RBL Pipe Band, Lathallan School Pipe Band, Culter & District 47th Boy’s Brigade, and members of Dalhousie Pipe Band from Switzerland and Blacksmith Pipers of Lower Austria (Vienna). The bands were playing Green Hills of Tyrol, When the Battle's o'er and Lochanside.
Marching in from was the Ballater Games Vice-Chairman Scott Fraser wearing the uniform of the reformed Invercauld Highlanders, making their first public appearance in over eight decades.

[@alexandrailg921]

lead by my favorite drrum major 💖

[@yvannicola8163]

I love .... !!!!

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[@RalphPeetz]

This ist so great 🎉❤😂

[@timarmstrong9992]

I love bagpipes and another thing is that my opinion from Timothy Allen Armstrong.

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[@jamescampbell1126]

Either the lead major is fast or the one on the right is slow. Or, my eyes are going bad.

[@Slayalldayeveryday860]

The lead drum major is in step so it’s probably the other

[@larrylawson5172]

The other 10 drum majors are in time together. The lead is just a fraction fast on all his arm movements while walking. His arm commands with the mace are clean. His feet are in time. He is fast in all the other videos that I have seen him in as well. Including videos where he is not the lead. Drives me nuts.

[@marlenecruickshank5272]

@@larrylawson5172is that major Esson? He seems to look unwell.

[@j5q326]

Isn't this Roddy Piper's theme? (Rest easy Roddy)

[@nk9064]

スコットランド..美しい自然.. ゴミ一つ落ちて無い... スコットランドの方達がスコットランドを愛している... 太鼓の音から..きた！って！

[@34Bigm]

I hope the lead drum major actually watches some of these videos and practices on improving his arm timing. Every video i see he is out of time but still remains in step, and a part of my nervous system breaks down when seeing it.

[@34Bigm]

Also, did i count right....12 drum majors in 3 ranks for only 6 bands?