peerielass78 Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Hi folkCan anyone mind...or indeed has anyone seen recently...a fiddler or a piper lead a wedding procession fae da kirk to da hall/venue? I'm doing an esssay for uni and although it's really supposed to be based on photographic archives, i just wondered if this tradition has died out completely or if there's been the odd revival...it's more out of nosiness than neccessity but it would be interesting to hear CheersLouise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachy Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 There was a picture in the paper not that long ago - I think it was Peter Gear's wedding - with Maurice Henderson leading the folk down the road. Could be wrong(?) And maybe even one more recently than that, but I have no idea who that was. They certainly still happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 A wedding a couple of years ago at Nesting had the procession led by shotgun and fiddler I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 yup when magnus bradley got married in nesting then they did that. think there were 2 fiddlers and one shotgun person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peerielass78 Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 cheers folk, it's good to hear that somethings don't get lost in the msts o time.very intersesting cheers!Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautim Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 If you're looking for stuff in photographic archives try 'Scran'. As a student you should be able to access it. If you need more info pm me and I'll give you some more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 The Shetland Museum old photo archives site has a few old wedding party pictures I seem to recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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