Drum Major Ian Esson with Ballater & District Pipe Band leading the morning parade through Braemar to the 2025 Braemar Gathering in Scotland. This was on the morning of Saturday 6th September 2025 in Braemar, Deeside, Scotland, and following the band were members of the Braemar Royal Highland Games Society, special guests and local groups, including the Duff Highlanders. The band are led by Pipe Major James Cooper and were playing the tunes John Campbell and Farewell to Halkirk during the march.

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Drum Major Ian Esson leads Ballater & District Pipe Band around the Braemar Gathering and Highland Games Centre site for the start of the 2019 Braemar Junior Highland Games yesterday. A great day with displays by the pipe bands and full range of HIghland games activities for all ages to participate in. Visit Braemar . VisitAberdeenshire | Scotland Online

Newtonhill Pipeband entertaining visitors to the Braemar Gathering and Highland Games Centre during the recent Braemar Junior Highland Games in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Visit Braemar . VisitAberdeenshire | Aberdeenshire Scotland

229K views · 150 reactions | Drum Major Ian Esson leads Ballater & District Pipe Band from The Invercauld Arms Hotel through Braemar and past The Fife Arms, as they make their way to the 2019 Braemar Junior Highland Games. Visit Braemar . VisitAberdeenshire | Aberdeenshire Scotland | Facebook

76K views · 145 reactions | Drum Major Ian Esson leading Ballater & District Pipe Band through Braemar to the Braemar Gathering and Highland Games Centre for the start of the 2019 Braemar Junior Highland Games. Visit Braemar . VisitAberdeenshire | Aberdeenshire Scotland | Facebook

27K views · 1K reactions | The dsitinctive leg movements of the Seann Triubhas Highland dancing competitions during the 2018 Braemar Gathering in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The new Highland Games heritage centre can be seen in the background, which opens early next year. Braemar Gathering and Highland Games Centre Visit Braemar . VisitAberdeenshire | Scotland Online | Facebook

Ballater & District Pipe Band playing Crags of Tumbledown Mountain, Killiecrankie and the Rose of Allendale, outside Braemar Mews. This was at sunset on the eve of the Braemar Gathering, when the band, led here by Pipe Major James Cooper, with Drum Major Esson on the bass drum, were entertaining crowds arriving in the village for the 2024 Braemar Gathering. #braemargathering #ballaterpipeband #pipesanddrums #braemar #bagpipes | Aberdeenshire Scotland