When Dave Inglis took up the bagpipes at age 40, he never imagined he would one day perform for royalty.
But last month, Inglis travelled to Scotland with 16 of his bandmates from Ottawa’s Sons of Scotland pipe and drum troupe for a string of shows that ended with a performance at Balmoral Castle in front of the Queen. The royal performance included more than 40 pipers and drummers from across the globe, accompanied by almost as many Highland dancers.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.
The band makes a trip to Scotland each year, and they had played for the Queen four times before, Bisaillion, 55, said in an interview Monday. Hoping they’d be able to entertain her again this year, Bisaillion wrote in February to ask but received no reply. When they arrived in Scotland, the Sons of Scotland band members travelled from show to show in a bus, “like bagpiping rock stars,” Inglis said.Article content
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