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camp was located adjacent to the popular tourist area, Cavendish Beach. Nightly Scottish concerts attracted tourists and the entrance fees covered all band expenses Including tuition and room and board. By day, the band perfected their repertoire and assisted in teaching students the art of piping, drumming and highland dancing. The dancing instructor was Sandra Bald Jones, the world champion Highland dancer from Scotland. The drumming instructor was Sergeant Tom Murray of 2RHC the Black Watch Pipes and Drums from Gagetown. Piping instruction was by Pipe Major George Fraser.
At the end of that summer, it became apparent that the Highland College and the Lovat Scots would be coming to an end. Marriages, new careers, and university plans spread members too far apart to maintain the wonderful experiences they had together over the years. The last street parade for the Lovat Scots was in August 1968 at the annual Gold Cup and Saucer Parade in Charlottetown.
As they marched through the streets that day, George noticed they piped past the intersection where as a young boy standing on the sidewalk with his father, he was awe struck upon seeing his first pipe band marching down that street in their proud Highland regalia. He turned to his father that day and said “I want to do that!
The Pipes and Drums of 2RHC at that time were led by Pipe Major Bill Gilmour, Drum Major Michael Phelan and Drum Sergeant Thomas Murray.
The photographs accompanying this article [never published before] were taken during the dress rehearsal for that free and very well attended concert in Gagetown.
Memories of that joint concert still come to mind each year when Bill Gilmour, George Fraser, and Hugh Macpherson join together to play their pipes at the annual BBQ of the Upper Canada Branch of The Black Watch Association in Ottawa.
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