This video was recorded in Oct. of 1986 at Stone Mountain Highland Games Tattoo. It features Alex Duthart and the Drum Corps of the Brittish Caledonian Airways Pipe Band playing the Max Rayne Salute. Sadly, Alex passed away shortly after in New York at the Macey's Day Thanksgiving Parade. Special thanks to Drew Fowlie of the Loch Norman Pipe Band for saving this treasure.
Correct If it wasn't for Alex.
I wonder how mush influence he had on the corps of the Swiss Army that played at this years Edinburgh Tattoo ?
But how about the influence the many leading drummers and Pipe Majors who taught many years ago in America and Canada ?
Blame them for Field Marshal Montgomery etc winning the Worlds year after year…… or is it because they practice harder ??
Who cares they all sound fantastic. Especially the drum corps . but none as good as THE KING.
God bless the big Man.
Sorry…in response to an earlier thread regarding who Max Rayne was.
They are one and the same man. Or, I should say, were, since he has passed away.
Kit will know exactly who I am when you tell him my wife and I stayed at his home in Invergordon when I was preparing to compete in the Gold Medal at Inverness in '82. I hope both he and "Uncle" Graham are doing well!
I'm Kit's grandson and I'm sure he'll be delighted to know people still think of him fondly. My grandad and uncle Graham still go on about there time over in the states, in particular Delaware, where they made many friends. Good times indeed….
I stand corrected, and I do believe yours is the correct answer.
I would disagree. Or rather, I would argue that the Max Rayne the salute is referring to is not the same one you talk about. Max Rayne was the owner of the Invergordon Distillery. Alex played in the Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band for many years.
Is that Eric Ward 2nd from the right?
Max Rayne was a British philanthropist, and a heck of a nice guy. He passed away in 2003. He was knigted and made a life peer, Lord Rayne, did a lot of great charities work too.
well, what do you know, its scottish power!
It is great to see this on you tube. It is staggering that the world has been so ignorant of the technical brilliance of Highland Drumming up to now…There should be DVD's filled with this stuff in the shops and Scots drummers recognised properly for their contribution to world drumming standards.
I was there… it was one of the things that got me started in the pipe band world. BCAL came to Stone Mountain many times in my youth. Awesome experience.
Thanks drummaxx,I have watched most of the vidoes you mention,they are great,but who was Max Rayne?
Yes Drew is Alex's son. There are several videos of him on here; search under 78th Fraser Highlanders and look for the lead tip.
I remember seeing Alex Duthart at the Cowel Gathering in 1960 with shotts PB.The drum corps were fantastic,something to aspire to.Could someone tell me who Max Rayne was please,and is Drew Duthart who plays with the 78th Frazer's Alex's son? I've not been involved with a pipe band for years and I am out of touch with whats going on these days.
Yes, I know the guy on extreme right with red drum. Name is Peter Spear. No correspondance please. He has further developed his talent to imeasurable extremes.
Absolutely mate, but we mustn't forget Kit Reynolds, who played with Alex for Invergordon Distillery pipe band way back….now that was a snare drummer!!…His son Graham Reynolds, who played for Dornoch was amazing too!!