Brodie Watson-Massey (left) and Paul Christie (right) of George Heriot’s School Pipe Band will be playing at The Scottish-American WW1 Memorial Day Service at ‘The Call’ Memorial in West Princes Street Gardens this Monday 25th May at 12:00
The will be the 81st occasion the Memorial Day service has been held, but the first time that School Pipers have played at the event.
Paul Christie said ‘We enter lots of piping competitions but I’ve never played at a National War Memorial Service before and we’re really excited that we’ll be the first school pipers to play at such a big event.’
The Scottish-American War Memorial, known as ‘The Call’, is located in West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh and each year on American Memorial Day, which is a national holiday in the US, the English-Speaking Union Scotland hosts this event at which representatives from Governments, Parliament and Armed Forces gather to remember those who lost their lives in ‘The Great War’ and to recognise the enduring family ties and friendships that exist between the US and Scotland.
The event is free and all are welcome to attend.
Submitted by Simon Christie
