I was down front with the press photographers and that high energy I spoke of was a real challenge to preserve on film. The guys with film camera s were smoking down their motor drives hoping that something would come out. Trying to photograph Seven Nation s Dan Stacey is a kin to trying to bottle lighting. His fiddle blazes as he dances and moves like a wraith around the stage. Then there are the electrified bagpipes of cot Long.
Nothing can so energize a Celtic crowd as a masterfully played set of pipes.
When Scot joins in with the wail of the drones, it s as if the entire cast of Braveheart has been let loose. From the roar of approval going up, you half expect to turn around and see a wall of blue painted faces, claymores and battle axes held high. The kicker here is that at Grandfather, this is a distinct possibility. It was past midnight before we headed down the mountain. Once again the meadow was quiet with only the sounds of crickets and night creatures to break the stillness.