The Chinese Troupe "She Hou"Last night's performance was fantastic. It was windy but stayed dry throughout the night.
The massed pipe bands were excellent, playing new compositions and old favourites. When they played "Amazing Grace" at the end it sent shivers down my spine. The drummers ( I always love to see them) played with such speed and dexterity it was staggering. They were playing their own drums, each others and throwing their drumsticks back and forth. The wind was quite strong and some sticks were blown off course but they carried spares. In fact, if it wasn't that you could see the lost drumsticks rolling off down the castle road, you'd have never known they had been dropped.
The Tongan band played lots of familiar tunes and danced a bit of the can can for us. The most spectacular display was by the Chinese "She Hou" troupe. The way those dancers pranced about on their stilts was beyond belief. When the show is shown on TV please try and watch it. Even if you don't like bagpipes (how could you not enjoy a skirl) you could try turning down the sound until the "She Hou" come on.
My only complaint was that the big German behind me had long legs and his knees were sticking in my back all evening (but to be fair there isn't much legroom between the seats).
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