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Slim Price Inner circle 1935 - 2006 1326 Posts |
I too love the music! Years ago, at the CNE I heard the Queen's Pipers play... Awesome...That said, I can't see a reference to the Pipes without thinking of the joke, "The reason pipers march when they play is to get away from that awful noise!"
Slim
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
I was fortunate to have seen the 'Black Watch' perform with massed Pipes and Drums in Madison Square Garden. The thunder (literally) of the drums and those pipes as the bands entered from different parts of the arena will never leave me. The drummers tossing their sticks high in the air and catching them (without looking) and not missing a beat...commandos coming out of the 'sky' down countless ropes from the ceiling...the greatest spectacle I ever witnessed much less heard.
And Amazing Grace...perfection. Thanks for the reminder.
Higley's Giant Flea Pocket Zibit
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EvanMagic Elite user Manitoba 471 Posts |
Haha bagpipes are a lot harder to play than they look. You have to keep constant pressure on the bag in order to have a steady sound. Plus a high amount of strength is needed to keep the 4 reeds in-tact. This took me a number of years to master. Since you cant tongue bagpipe notes, you better pray your not going to make a mistake . A calculation was made that the average piper playing a Reel moves his fingers over 300 times a minute.
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KyletheGreat Special user Georgia 560 Posts |
I am 17 and I like it, just not constantly!
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EvanMagic Elite user Manitoba 471 Posts |
Than youre not a true scotsman
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