Video ID: 20140831-007 br br CU Dachshunds in kilts br MS People playing bagpipes and marching br MS Women in Scottish costume br WS People playing bagpipes and marching br SOT, Bill Wood, Patron of the Virginia Scottish Games and Festival (English): "They've got enough time within the Commonwealth of England, so that they know if they're comfortable with that. But I think there is a real, deep down in the heather, in the glens, in the lochs - feeling of independence." br MS Woman wearing Scottish flag br SOT, Mark Wardlaw, Representative of Clan Wardlaw (English): "You know, a lot of Scottish people that are over in America they want to be... they're all for independence. They all want to be their own country." br MS Young child with Saint Bernard dog br WS Border Collie herding sheep br WS Border Collie herding sheep br MS Man at Virginia Scottish Games and Festival br WS Man at Virginia Scottish Games and Festival br CU Old English Sheepdog br WS Family at Virginia Scottish Games and Festival br br SCRIPT br br Men, women and dogs in kilts, legions of bagpipers and more tartan than one can shake a stick at were all featured at the 41st Virginia Scottish Games and Festival Saturday in The Plains, Virginia. br br The festival, usually held on the last weekend of August, draws representatives of almost 20 Scottish-American clans from across the United States. The programme features examples of "traditional" Scottish culture such as bagpipe and drum performances, highland dancing, sheep herding, and traditional athletic competitions. br br Some festival-goers expressed their views on the upcoming September 18 Scottish independence vote, saying that a feeling of independence from the United Kingdom exists among many Scots residing in the U.S and elsewhere.