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

Drum Majors lead the combined Pipe Bands playing Wings and Scotland the Brave as they marched into the 2025 Ballater Highland Games. These were held on Thursday 14th August 2025, at Ballater in Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The leading Drum Major was Bill Barclay, followed by Derek Dean, Neil Jamieson, Rob Brownfield, Nick Stables, Ellen Archer and Andy Curwen. The bands taking part were Towie Pipe Band, Dufftown & District Pipes Band, Ellon & District RBL Pipe Band, Kintore Pipe Band, Aberl

Leading Drum Major Roland Stuart leading the massed pipe bands around the Games field during the 2022 Braemar Gathering on Saturday 3rd September 2022. The bands then exit through the new Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee Archway structure, which was officially opened by His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, as he arrived at the The Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park for the annual Braemar Gathering. The bands taking part were Ballater & District Pipe Band, Huntly &