What a lovely experience several weeks ago to talk to Les about Fraser Tartan ribbon. What is Les going to use his Fraser Tartan for? Drone ribbon; ribbon for his bagpipes!!
Les is a member of the78th Fraser Highlanders, so of course only Fraser would do.
From reading material shared by Les, I learned that drone ribbon, although very festive, should never be used in competition since a stiff wind or a breeze could cause a ribbon to flap over and knock out a drone.
There are complete instructions on making and attaching drone ribbon at www.bagpipejourney.com. My favorite part of Andrew Lenz's article was suggesting that tartan ribbon can be found online,and when clicking on tartan ribbon, you guessed it, Over the Moon came up first.
I have always been fascinated by bagpipes and piper music, I even have a brooch from a Northern Irish gal's outfit, it is a treasure. She is a piper in her hometown band, certainly occupied a lot of her time in her teen years, and she loved it!!!
Les promises a picture when the project is complete, I suspect Mrs. Les is in on this too.
Want to learn more about the 78th Frasers? Go to www.78thFraser.org
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