Ladies’ Pipe Bands – A History Part 2

By Jeannie Campbell It is interesting to note that in the days before the advent of the ladies’ pipe band most lady solo piping com­petitors were pictured wearing a tartan skirt with dark stockings. The subject of dress and whether ladies should play at all has caused controversy over the years. In 1938 Mr Thomas Reid, a member of the Canadian Parliament, wrote that ‘Although women may become efficient mistresses…

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