Drum Major Bill Barclay providing some training in the art of the Mace flourish during Ballater Games day in August 2021. Bill Barclay is the Drum Major with Towie Pipe Band in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and has over 55 years experience with Pipe Bands, including many years as Drum Major with Grampian Police Pipe Band. He's a well known and respected master of the mace flourish (spins and throws) entertaining the public at many Scottish Highland Games. The second Thursday in August each year is Ba
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Drum Major Bill Barclay providing some training in the art of the Mac…
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Drum Major Bill Barclay showing his Mace flourish skills as he leads the combined Pipe Bands on the march back through Ballater. This was at the end of the 2024 Ballater Highland Games on Thursday 8th August 2024 and the bands were playing Leaving Port Askaig and Farewell to the Creeks. Drum Major Bill Barclay is with Towie Pipe Band, followed by Drum Majors Ronnie Rennie with Kintore Pipe Band, Fraser Dyer with Aberlour Community & District Pipe Band, and Robb Cumming, along with members of Gor
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Drum Major Bill Barclay showing his Mace flourish skills as he leads th…
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Drum Major Bill Barclay entertaining crowds with a Mace flurish as he led the combined Pipe Bands on the march back through Ballater. This was at the end of the 2024 Ballater Highland Games, as the bands marched back into Ballater to finish and this is slowed down during the flourish to see the technique. Drum Major is Bill Barclay is a master of the Mace and part of Towie Pipe Band. A Scottish mace is often made of Malacca wood or cane and is very flexible, bending and springing back on the cat
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Saturday 2nd August 2025 Aboyne Highland Games returns to the Green in Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. These wonderful Games are one of north-east Scotland’s leading traditional events, which attracts thousands visitors from Scotland and around the world. Here are the massed Pipes and Drums starting their afternoon march during the 2024 Aboyne Games, led by the Drum Majors, with leading Drum Major Bill Barclay showing his impressive Mace flourish (spins and throws) skills. The bands were playi
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Drum Major Bill Barclay leads the final massed pipe band parade during the 2019 Aboyne Highland Games in Aberdeenshire Scotland. The Drum Majors demonstarted their flourish skills (throw and spin) with a Mace on the march for this final afternoon parade. The 9 bands taking part were Towie Pipe Band, Gordon Highlanders Association Drums & Pipes, Lonach Pipe Band, Ellon & District RBL Pipe Band, Deeside Caledonia Pipe Band - Aberdeen, Huntly & District Pipe Band, Grampian District Pipes and Drums,
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Drum Majors show off their Mace flourish skills on the march as they led the massed pipes and drums on their final march around the field during the 2024 Dufftown Highland Games. These were held at Dufftown in Moray, Scotland, on Saturday 27th July 2024, and the bands were playing Barren Rocks of Aden and Corriechoillie’s 43rd Welcome to the Northern Meeting. The leading Drum Major was Nick Stables from Dufftown & District Pipe band, followed by Drum Majors Bill Barclay, Derek Dean, Fraser Dyer,
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Drum Majors demonstrate their skills with the 'Mace o'er the Banner' challenge during Drumtochty Highland Games in the grounds of Drumtochty Castle, Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Competing were Derek Dean from Huntly & District Pipe Band and Bill Barclay from Towie Pipe Band, who won this challenge. The band playing for the Drum Majors were Huntly & District Pipe Band. | Scotland Online
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