greetings from alabama!!!

[hpdpipemajor]

Greetings fellow kiltophiles!!! I am Ryan Morrison of Birmingham, Alabama, AKA the "Birmingham Bagpiper," Pipe Major and Director of the Heritage Pipes & Drums, just dropping in to introduce myself. I was referred here by a new friend on Tribe.net, where I just recently created a tribe for my pipe band. I currently wear the kilt of the band in the red Cameron tartan until I purchase a new kilt in my own tartan, Morrison. I do also own a pre-1740's style 4-yard box pleat made by Bob Martin in the Morrison red tartan, woven by Peter MacDonald. If any of you are interested, please visit my band website at hpd-pipeband.org and my personal website at birminghambagpiper.com. My band's tribe site is hpd-pipeband.tribe.net. I am looking forward to participating around here! Cheers! -- Ry

[GMan]

Ryan,

A big hearty WELCOME is coming to you! Glad that you found this place, and just looking at what you are into, you will definetly be a wonderful addition here, may even class this place up a bit LOL

Again welcome!

[philibeg]

Welcome, great to have another musician here...there are quite a few of us!!

[Alan H]

So, in your picture there.... is that you on the left, or the right?

[Doc Hudson]

Welcom aboard from one Alabaman to another.

BTW folks, if that is the same pipe band I saw perform when I lived in Birmingham in the mis-80's, they are terriffic.

[Kiltedmusiclover]

Ryan,
Welcome to the forum.
Good to have another member from the South.

[hpdpipemajor]

Oh, and Alan, as much as I would have loved to have been the Kilted Storm Trooper, I am the one on the right. The Storm Trooper is my friend Jason Collier of Pelham, Alabama, winner of Access Hollywood's Ultimate Star Wars fan contest and TOTAL Star Wars geek. During the opening weekend of Star Wars Episode III, he and several other Storm Troopers, as well as Darth Vader, Greedo, a couple of Tusken Raiders, Princess Leia, and a few random Padawans paraded around at the local Rave Theaters in their costumes. In honour of this event, we worked up a version of John Williams' Star Wars theme for the pipes. He said that if we came to the Rave he was at that he'd wear a kilt over his armour, and so he did. You can see more pics from the event on our website at hpd-pipeband.org. Probably one of the most entertaining gigs we have ever played. Here is an article from the Birmingham Post-Herald about Jason that I got interviewed for too: http://www.postherald.com/fe051805.shtml. All the best everyone, and thanks again for the welcome! Cheers! -- Ry

[tomcherv]

Tell your friend TR5965 says greetings.