Drum Major Bill Barclay, showing his mace flourish (spins and throws) skills, as he leads Towie Pipe Band on the march to the 2025 Aboyne Highland Games. This was on Saturday 2nd August 2025 and band were playing their own tunes - Crazy Frazie, Eddie and Alison’s 60th anniversary and Pipe Major Marie Chapman. #aboynehighlandgames #marchingband #drummajor #maceflourish | Scotland Online

Drum Majors show off their Mace flourish skills on the march as they led the massed pipes and drums on their final march around the field during the 2024 Dufftown Highland Games. These were held at Dufftown in Moray, Scotland, on Saturday 27th July 2024, and the bands were playing Barren Rocks of Aden and Corriechoillie’s 43rd Welcome to the Northern Meeting. The leading Drum Major was Nick Stables from Dufftown & District Pipe band, followed by Drum Majors Bill Barclay, Derek Dean, Fraser Dyer,