Do you play the pipes also?

[randal]

So we just got back from a wedding last week where my youngest son and I were kilted (with permission from the bride). We recieved many gracious comments and a wide variety of questions. Including "May I take your picture?", "Yes you may, but the bride is over there."

The one question I got the most though was...do I play the pipes also? I guess that's a fair question considering what we were wearing, it's just that I really didn't expect that to be the number one question of the day. I was expecting "The Question".

[george7]

I get that question, but there's usually a set of pipes on my back when they ask.

[Nighthawk]

I get that question, but there's usually a set of pipes on my back when they ask.

Are you joking? Do people actually ask that when you have your pipes on you?

I actually get that question a lot. I think that's a small part of the reason I started- so I can say "Why yes, I do!"

[Ancienne Alliance]

I get that question, but there's usually a set of pipes on my back when they ask.

Ditto !

[Highlander31]

I get that question, but there's usually a set of pipes on my back when they ask.

I have had several pipers tell me the same thing. Do you have any idea why they do that? Do they think you are holding them for someone else? I would think if you see someone holding a set of pipes, your first question would be more along the lines of how long the person had been playing, not do they play the pipes.

[Tetley]

I get that question, but there's usually a set of pipes on my back when they ask.

I haven't come across that yet since I play the Uilleann Pipes and I'm strapped into those when I play them. Otherwise they're packed away where no-one can damaged them by mistake.

[JerseyLawyer]

I haven't come across that yet since I play the Uilleann Pipes and I'm strapped into those when I play them. Otherwise they're packed away where no-one can damaged them by mistake.

You mean they aren't piled up with everyone else's in a corner of the pub as you get a pint after the fifth parade of the month? ;)

As I said in another thread... unfortunately, I /do/ play the bagpipes.

[Tetley]

You mean they aren't piled up with everyone else's in a corner of the pub as you get a pint after the fifth parade of the month? ;)

I used to put them down along with my whistles, guitar and flute but after some drunk stood on my entire whistle set and squashed them flat, I now don't leave anything out. Once I'm finished they all go back into hard cases.

Besides, you can't play the Uilleann Pipes whilst marching as the chanter needs to be closed by placing it on your leg, normally on a piece of soft leather. It's a sit-down job. We leave the marching to the Scottish Bagpipers while we stay in the pub

[Moosedog]

It gets even more confusing when I am asked that question and I say "No I don't, but I am in a pipe band." They often don't realize there are drummers as well.

I do like your gracious attempt to keep the focus on the wedding couple. How kind!

Moosedog

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