Last Saturday, the annual World Pipe Championships took place on Glasgow Green.
Now the pipes are a bit like Marmite, you either love them or hate them. With over 55,000
people turning out to witness this spectacular, there can be no doubt they are a huge tourist draw. Bands from all over the world compete for the coveted trophy and in this 100th anniversary year, the St Laurence O'Toole pipe band from Dublin picked up the top award.
I caught up with Craig Muirhead and Jonathan Graham during the day to take a photograph of them in their capacity as the "Hero Pipers of Delhi". They have the honour of playing the pipes during the official handover of the Commonwealth Games to Glasgow for 2014 in
Delhi later in October. One small fact, the audience watching is estimated to be around a billion.
No pressure then!
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