The weather played a major part in disrupting what was to be a great day out.

Mother Nature gave us a rough deal with the weather, again!

Damp, dreary and dismal, constant drizzle with the occasional glimpse of sunlight, but that didn’t deter the stalwarts that visit Brigadoon.

They came, not as many as we would have liked, but sufficient to say that it was again another great day for Brigadoon.

Once again I believe that the weather conditions on the coast stopped many people making the trip and coming along for the day.

Bundanoon once again wakened to the sound of the pipes wafting across the very misty town.

You could almost imagine that you had been spirited back to the Highlands of Scotland (it rains there too) to that mythical village of Brigadoon and as usual all roads lead to Bundanoon.

Clans and Scottish societies continue their annual pilgrimage to our gathering to meet up with family and friends, a true gathering of the Clans, it just goes to show the magical appeal of Brigadoon.

Highlander Celtic Rock Band from Newcastle performed, they were excellent as usual, and this was Celtic music at its very best.

It is a show not to be missed.

A newcomer to Brigadoon was Mary Kiani, Scots lass now residing in Sydney, she gave us a real taste of Scottish singing at its very best.

I do believe she had them singing in the rain, and we sincerely hope that Mary will return next year to entertain us.

Also new to Brigadoon was Danelaw Medieval Re-enactment Group.

The group specialises and focuses on exploring the arms, armour and combat from the early dark ages through to the renaissance period.

The street parade was a procession of bands playing such a broad variety of music that really entertained the spectators lining the street, accompanied by the various children’s floats, the RFS and of course the proud Clan and Scottish societies marching in their groups.

As usual we had a magnificent display of traditional pipe band music.

There were 20 bands in total, over 450 performers, what a great turnout for the gathering; we really appreciate the time and effort put in by those bands that make the effort to attend Brigadoon to entertain us.

The Scottish Country and Highland Dancers groups gave wonderful displays of their own kind of dance to a very appreciative audience and the infamous Dashing White Sergeant where all can participate was a wonderful spectacle.

However the best was yet to come, at the closing ceremony the audience were treated to an outstanding massed band display, an advance in full strength all 20 bands at once was a sight to behold.

The lone piper was William Withers from Bowral from the Parramatta RSL Caledonia Pipe Band.

To the massed pipes and drums congratulations, their discipline shone through in the closing ceremony. The rain came down but they performed to the highest possible standard, a superb 20 minute performance in awful conditions.

Lee Mitchell from Bullaburra in the Blue Mountains was crowned for the ninth time Male Grand Champion, and in the Ladies event Carma Burchell from Bowral was crowned Female Heavy Weight Grand Champions.

The Tartan Warriors are celebrating 23 years of continual participation at Brigadoon, this is an outstanding achievement and the Brigadoon committee would like to express their deep appreciation and congratulate David and his Warriors for their continual support at Bundanoon.

What an event, absolutely nail biting finish, the first four Warriors all managed to lift four stones but then along came the youngest of the Warriors, Jordan Steffans.

He flew down the course lifting all five stones in 35 seconds.   It’s not very often that we get this calibre of competition.

A terrific event and a great win by Jordan, back to back champion.

However it was also a sad day for Brigadoon, with David Huxley, who has been involved with the Warriors since 1991 announcing his retirement from managing the group.

His expertise and great love for the event will be sadly missed, however all is not lost Craig Reid a five times Champion of the Stones, is taking over so the Warriors continue.

We wish David all the best in his future endeavours, and he’ll be a welcome visitor anytime at Brigadoon.

Check out the Bundanoon-Highland- Gathering-Inc Facebook page.

It’s full of photographs and videos from the day.

Note your diary for April 11 2015.

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