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10th March 25, 10:56 AM
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New member, long-time wearer
Hello all! My name is Owen, I'm a bagpiper with the Memphis Pipe Band, and I have been playing pipes in different bands for about 30 years. I grew up in the USA - Pacific Northwest, going to highland games / Celtic festivals and parades that my dad was playing in. He was born in Kilbirnie, Scotland and has played the pipes since 1958 (and still plays in Colorado).
I still recall the first time wearing a kilt, I was age 12 or 13 and it was the "Portland Tartan Ball", basically prom for the Scottish community in the Portland, Oregon area. A wintertime event, I learned how cold vinyl car seats became and why one should tuck the kilt under you when sitting.
I've got five traditional kilts (two are band kilts, three are mine) with all the other accompanying items (shirts, vests, Balmoral jacket/vest, Prince Charlie, etc.
Glad to be here!
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10th March 25, 11:25 AM
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Welcome to XMTS from Vancouver Island!
"Touch not the cat bot a glove."
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10th March 25, 01:01 PM
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Welcome to the "Great Rabble" from Canada!
 
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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10th March 25, 01:02 PM
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Welcome from a Scotsman living in the English Midlands.
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10th March 25, 01:15 PM
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Failte from the Home of the Blues! I've probably heard you perform somewhere.
Tha mi uabhasach sgith gach latha.
“A man should look as if he has bought his clothes (kilt) with intelligence, put them (it) on with care, and then forgotten all about them (it).” Paraphrased from Hardy Amies
Proud member of the Clans Urquhart and MacKenzie.
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10th March 25, 02:15 PM
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Welcome, from Inverness-shire.
" Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.
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10th March 25, 05:20 PM
#7
 from Northeast Colorado!
"Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d'thaining thu"
Remember the men from whom you are descended.
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11th March 25, 03:55 AM
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"Good judgement comes from experience, and experience
well, that comes from poor judgement."
A. A. Milne
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11th March 25, 07:41 AM
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 Originally Posted by kilted2000
Failte from the Home of the Blues! I've probably heard you perform somewhere.
Yes, you may have heard me playing pipes if you’re in Memphis. I play with the Memphis Pipe Band and with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Pipes & Drums.
We’re gearing up for a busy weekend of piping around St. Patrick’s Day - Saturday: 2 pm Beale St. parade and 5 pm Soul & Spirits, Monday: numerous appearances at Celtic Crossing, Bog & Barley, Irish Society Parade in the afternoon plus a dozen “Jameson Tour” stops.
Come say “hi” if you see pipers!
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11th March 25, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by COScotsman
from Northeast Colorado!
I previously lived in Longmont, Colorado and still have family in the area. I played bagpipes with the Fort Collins Pipe Band (now named “Northern Colorado Caledonian Pipe Band).
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