Pipes and Drum bands ?

[Miah]

I know the topic of play'n pipes has come up in the past.
This weekend I watched a few Pipe and drum bands.
After watching them I realized the snare drum parts are not that dificult to play. ( it seemed to me anyway)
I have wanted to get back into Music for a while and have been play'n tuba and all, but thought maybe attempting to join a pipe and drum band would be fun. anybody every a member of one?
Dues for the Panama City Pipe and Drum Corp are 10$ a month. I figure it may be a way to meet more people like minded localy as well. Just looking for input from anybody that may have been in or is currently in a band.

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Barleyjuice was formed by a few members of the Loch Rannoch Pipe Band. After marching around in sub-zero temmeratures in kilts, the notion was born that Pubs are one h_ll of a lot warmer! Presto... guitars, drums, fiddles and pipes playing traditional (and a little neo-celtic) music!

There are a LOAD of fire companies, police forces, and such that have bands. As long as you live around the area... you'll be welcome. Naturally, some talent DOES help too!

It CAN be expensive though. Don't expect some of these groups to pay for a handsewn kilt from Scotland... or the spats... or the fly-aways... or the instruments... or the bar tabs.

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Barleyjuice was formed by a few members of the Loch Rannoch Pipe Band. After marching around in sub-zero temmeratures in kilts, the notion was born that Pubs are one h_ll of a lot warmer! Presto... guitars, drums, fiddles and pipes playing traditional (and a little neo-celtic) music!

There are a LOAD of fire companies, police forces, and such that have bands. As long as you live around the area... you'll be welcome. Naturally, some talent DOES help too!

It CAN be expensive though. Don't expect some of these groups to pay for a handsewn kilt from Scotland... or the spats... or the fly-aways... or the instruments... or the bar tabs.

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Barleyjuice was formed by a few members of the Loch Rannoch Pipe Band. After marching around in sub-zero temmeratures in kilts, the notion was born that Pubs are one h_ll of a lot warmer! Presto... guitars, drums, fiddles and pipes playing traditional (and a little neo-celtic) music!

There are a LOAD of fire companies, police forces, and such that have bands. As long as you live around the area... you'll be welcome. Naturally, some talent DOES help too!

It CAN be expensive though. Don't expect some of these groups to pay for a handsewn kilt from Scotland... or the spats... or the fly-aways... or the instruments... or the bar tabs.

[highlandtide]

I say go it for Miah! But like Jimmy said it could be expensive.

[highlandtide]

I say go it for Miah! But like Jimmy said it could be expensive.

[highlandtide]

I say go it for Miah! But like Jimmy said it could be expensive.

[Jerry]

I'm trying to get my daughter interested in trying the pipes. She has a BS in music, and can play any woodwind instrument, with the Oboe as her major instrument, so I believe that she could play the pipes. The problem is where can I find a set of beginners pepes for her to kearn with and not break me.I have seen some in the $200 to $300 range, but I don't know how good they might be. Here is the link to one place I have been looking:

http://www.ethnicsounds.com/Bagpipes...sp?ProductID=5. These are just about the price of a traditional kilt from Usa or an 8 yarder from Bear, but it might be worth it if I can get my daughter involved with the pipes and a pipe band. She loves her music but the only opportunity she has had to play recently was to play "Amazing Grace" as an Oboe solo at her grandmother's funeral last month. It is amazing, but the Oboe sounded a little like the pipes. And as a side benefit, for me, she might even stop calling my kilts "skirts".

[Jerry]

I'm trying to get my daughter interested in trying the pipes. She has a BS in music, and can play any woodwind instrument, with the Oboe as her major instrument, so I believe that she could play the pipes. The problem is where can I find a set of beginners pepes for her to kearn with and not break me.I have seen some in the $200 to $300 range, but I don't know how good they might be. Here is the link to one place I have been looking:

http://www.ethnicsounds.com/Bagpipes...sp?ProductID=5. These are just about the price of a traditional kilt from Usa or an 8 yarder from Bear, but it might be worth it if I can get my daughter involved with the pipes and a pipe band. She loves her music but the only opportunity she has had to play recently was to play "Amazing Grace" as an Oboe solo at her grandmother's funeral last month. It is amazing, but the Oboe sounded a little like the pipes. And as a side benefit, for me, she might even stop calling my kilts "skirts".

[Jerry]

I'm trying to get my daughter interested in trying the pipes. She has a BS in music, and can play any woodwind instrument, with the Oboe as her major instrument, so I believe that she could play the pipes. The problem is where can I find a set of beginners pepes for her to kearn with and not break me.I have seen some in the $200 to $300 range, but I don't know how good they might be. Here is the link to one place I have been looking:

http://www.ethnicsounds.com/Bagpipes...sp?ProductID=5. These are just about the price of a traditional kilt from Usa or an 8 yarder from Bear, but it might be worth it if I can get my daughter involved with the pipes and a pipe band. She loves her music but the only opportunity she has had to play recently was to play "Amazing Grace" as an Oboe solo at her grandmother's funeral last month. It is amazing, but the Oboe sounded a little like the pipes. And as a side benefit, for me, she might even stop calling my kilts "skirts".