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Of course we wear kilts – our audience expects it – it is part of the
spectacle of a pipe band performing, regardless whether they are Scotsmen
or Swedes. But Highland dress is also a bond that unites pipers and
drummers in a worldwide friendship.
Our uniform is a civilian Highland dress. 1st Royal Engineers wear kilts
with white hose and a white shirt, a black Argyll jacket, band tie and
Glengarry bonnet.
Because of the band’s military connection we retain some regimental
details of dress such as cap badge and tie and on very formal occasions
we wear a full dress uniform with feather bonnets. We also wear a tartan
with a military background – the Governmant Tartan, "Black Watch".
Swedish traditional costume – often worn by folk musicians and dancers
here – is a lot more conservative than Highland dress and basically
adhers to rules laid down in the late 1800s. These formal costumes of
rural Sweden are associated with a particular village or county.
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