About a year ago I offered to drive the Mackenzie Highland Pipe Band to Nelson for the Royal New Zealand Pipe Band Championships. These were held over 2 days, Friday 13 March 2015 and Saturday 14 March.
After an 11 hours trip on the Thursday we arrived at our camp and it wasn't long until the pipes and drums were being warmed up prior to dinner.
An 05:00 wake up saw the band being the first to arrive at the venue to set up, tune up and practice the SET pieces and Medley events.
The following photos follow the Mackenzie band's preparation for the SET and Medley.
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| Fine tuning. |
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| Last minute uniform adjustments before the start of the competition. |
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| Pipe Major blowing hard. |
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| Entering the board for the Medley |
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| Medley competition |
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| All ready for the official photo after the medley |
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Practice for the street march the next day.
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