Ummm...there is a joke in here somewhere.

**NorCalPiper** · 13th November 09, 08:37 PM

I'm on the floor laughing so hard. I'm trying to think of a clever title to this thread, but the video just says it all. This is may have been posted already, so forgive me if it has. Just.....welll.....just click the link. Key phrase to remember "It just can't get any worse".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8mkxD8_yM

**DryFly** · 13th November 09, 09:22 PM

Words fail me..........................

**dfmacliam** · 13th November 09, 09:45 PM

Uhhh nice kilts......uhhhh

**beloitpiper** · 13th November 09, 09:49 PM

Haha, that second comment is me!

**HarborSpringsPiper** · 13th November 09, 10:04 PM

Too funny!

Well, now we know that somebody actually plays those redwood Pakistani pipes you see on eBay. And how cool is that no need to tune your drones thing? All of the drone sections are completely cranked down all the way on the tuning slides on every set of pipes. Bet that sounds great! SFU, lookout!

**thescot** · 13th November 09, 10:49 PM

Dang, I stumbled onto this the other day, and couldn't take much. I like the choice of music.

**celt72** · 14th November 09, 02:08 AM

I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the tartan cowboy hats some of the guys were wearing towards the end....

**Chas** · 14th November 09, 04:04 AM

Little kids with swords; policemen with their hands in their pockets; massed tambourine bands; everybody taking it so seriously; no pipe or drum music; over dubbed with Carmina Burana,

What isn't to like?

Regards

Chas

**fluter** · 14th November 09, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by Chas

over dubbed with Carmina Burana,

What isn't to like?

Well, the first bit of music is the first movement of Carmina Burana (semper crescis aut decrescis...), with interesting rhythmic distortions. The original triple rhythm is superimposed on that duple backbeat rhythm with an occasional extra beat. Hmmm the extra beat is llike bluegrass or some Celtic music styles, isn't it? Or hip-hop, I suppose.

But then it alternates with another bit which I don't recognize. Anyone have an ID?? I'd like to meet the maniac who arranged it.

One thing about the Pakistani pipe bands, is you have to give points for style!

Originally Posted by BEEDEE

The shame is that they overrode the pipes with canned music. It would have been much more interesting to see what kind of music they were actually playing.

Just poke around YouTube, there's plenty of it there.