Pipes in Unexpected Places

[KD Burke]

A recent thread about an unexpected bagpipe appearance in a recent movie got me to thinking of other odd confluences of piping and pop culture.

I recall a movie from the 1980s in which a man used highland bagpipes as a snake-charming instrument to prevent a reptilian Amanda Donohoe from attacking him. It was called "Lair of the White Worm" and featured a shockingly young Hugh Grant.

So, anyone have other places where the pipes have made an incongruous appearance?

[Steve Ashton]

You may want to check out the video "They Pipe Among Us" made by the stand-up comedian "Johnny Bagpipes".

Bar owners, Oil drillers, housewives, and even a bush pilot.

Here is Johnny on stage at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival in his Freedom Kilt.




And here is a youtube

[Ron Abbott]

Not sure who this is and I'm not sure who to give credit to for posting it, but it certainly brought a smile to my face:-

[Blupiper]

Not sure who this is and I'm not sure who to give credit to for posting it, but it certainly brought a smile to my face:-

That's Portland, OR, and I don't know who the kid is. He has a number of videos on YouTube with unicycle and Darth Vader rig.

JMB

PS_Oh, yeah, I can read--see the White Stag sign in the background of the pic.

[OC Richard]

Hard to get more 'unexpected' than a Bagpipe Flash Mob!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7dh-RxXBCo

[KentuckyCeltophile]

Was in the ruins of Jerash, Jordan a few months ago. Heard the pipes being played in the amphitheatre. Let me say the sound was brilliant. My wife rolled her eyes and said, "Only I could find the only 2 bagpipes in the entire Middle East." Quite an awesome experience. I'll post pics when I can.
KC