Stirling Performance

Wow … what a performance it was.

The boys were doing a ‘gig’ at Stirling Castle at 3.00pm so we headed off after lunch and arrived in plenty of time to look around Stirling Castle beforehand. The gardens were beautiful and a perfect setting for the performance. It was raining but cleared a little to enable them to start. By the second item the rain came back and was really heavy - as you will see on the video. The performance had to be stopped.

About 10 minutes on the rain cleared so the band re-formed in the courtyard of the Castle and put on a fabulous show. The crowds built up and as we were leaving some young tourists wanted photos taken with the talent!

I was blown away by the standard they have reached. All that practise was definitely worth it. The timing in the combined teams drumming was first class.

This castle was old and less opulent than some we have seen, perhaps with less rebuilding so still felt very medieval. In particular it has been set up for children and school groups with lots of interactive displays and activities. There were some richly reconstructed rooms which had been previously occupied by James V and Mary of London Guise and their daughter Mary Queen of Scots.Read more