This was a more unusual booking for the band. Putting on a short show for some golfers from the USA as part of their post-dinner entertainment. The booking was organised by Highland Entertainments, which is run by fellow-Steamer and good friend of the band, Malcolm Brown-Scott (www.entertaining-scotland.com).
It took a long time for the gowfers to get round to us. What with speeches, songs and golf-type patter, the plebs were kept waiting for an hour, standing on the lawns of the wonderful Archerfield House (http://www.archerfieldgolfclub.com/). By the time we played, midnight had gone, the giggles were setting in and we were cold, the pipes were rapidly going out of tune, revolutionary rumblings from mutinous drummers, etc.
However, everyone seemed to enjoy the short set we played. Good looking wive's these rich Yanks have got. The whole thing was good fun, a real case of how the other half live, or golf, as the case may be. Shame some people were improperly dressed and rude enough to wear hats whilst playing pipes.
Good to see Frank back with the band.
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