What Highland Dress and Accessories Does Celtic Affairs Sell?

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Celtic Affairs sells Highland dress (sporrans and leather shoes), piping maintenance accessories such as reed-easing blocks with sandpaper, music books, and drumming supplies, and it also offers kilt hire rather than only retail sales. The range is aimed at pipers, drummers, and people dressing for weddings, funerals, parties, corporate events, or community occasions. The site lists categories rather than a full product catalogue, so treat the list below as the confirmed scope and check current stock and pricing directly with the seller.

Highland Dress and Sporrans

The Highland dress category covers the formal accessories worn with a kilt. From the site's own descriptions:

  • Sporrans appear as a standalone category in the navigation and product listings.
  • Leather shoes are described as having a "luxury leather upper" with a "waxy finish," positioned as "top-of-the-range quality shoes."

The site does not list every Highland dress item (for example, jackets, hose, or flashes) in the text available, so if you need a complete outfit, ask what is in stock before relying on the category name alone.

Kilt Hire

Kilt hire is offered "for any and all occasions," with the hire described as a full 8-metre kilt in 13-ounce quality tartan. That specification matters if you are hiring for a wedding or formal event: 8 yards is the traditional full-yardage kilt, and 13-ounce tartan is a mid-to-heavy weight cloth that holds pleats well. Confirm sizing, tartan availability, and hire periods with Celtic Affairs, since the site does not publish a hire price list.

Piping Maintenance and Accessories

The maintenance range is practical rather than decorative. One example given on the site is a reed-easing block: a small block with light sandpaper attached, used for making small adjustments to reeds. This is the kind of item a piper uses to shave a reed slightly when it is too hard to blow or needs fine tuning.

Note the site's own disclaimer: pipe reeds and drone reeds cannot be exchanged due to health and safety requirements. If you are buying reeds, choose strength and type carefully, because returns are restricted.

Bagpipes, Drumming, and Music Books

  • Bagpipes: The site features McCallum bagpipes, described as a complete set with high-quality drones and a "tried and trusted winning pipe chanter." Listed models include the AB1–AB4 Deluxe and Model 408, 409P, 411, and R1. One described specification is African blackwood, fully combed and beaded, with blackwood projecting mounts, alloy ferrules, slides, ringcaps, and a plain alloy mouthpiece with a McCallum plastic pipe chanter.
  • Drumming: Drum products are listed, with one drum described as having a "completely re-designed bottom assembly."
  • Music books: Available alongside the piping and drumming supplies; one title referenced is Ladies from Hell, a nickname given to kilted Highlanders by their enemies.

How to Check Availability

The site is a category-and-contact style shop rather than a full checkout catalogue in the text provided. To confirm what is actually available:

  1. Note the item category and model name (for example, "AB2 Deluxe bagpipes" or "sporran").
  2. Contact Celtic Affairs directly using the details on the site: phone 03 9437 8004 or 0438 662 153, or email [email protected].
  3. Ask specifically about stock, current price, and whether the item can be exchanged — especially for reeds, which are excluded from exchange.

The business is located at 1 The Gums, South Morang, VIC 3752, Australia, which is useful if you want to arrange a fitting for kilt hire or inspect pipes in person.