Pipers

[Riverkilt]

Thanks for the encouragement, but he's a 5 hour round trip away on wild and crazy Navajo reservation roads....

Ron

[chasem]

Looking for an instructor nearer me than 3+ hrs...

[sav]

Well, I'm a piper, anyway...Been Highland piping for around 10ish years, and I also play uilleann pipes, scottish smallpipes, northumbrian smallpipes, and just about anything else with drones! ;)

[tomcherv]

Sorry, no. I did, about 9 years ago, join a group to learn, but the time crunch got me. I still have my chanter and all the relevant information, but with a wife, 2 kids, and a dog, the time isn't there. I've pulled out my chanter a couple of times, recently, and boy, does my dog love to sing along.

I'll learn, eventually, but not right now. I'll just have to be content with my other instruments.

[Planopiper]

I like to play the pipes. www planopiper.tk

[Graham]

I'm a failed piper. I tried for 6 months, I blew and blew on the 'misery stick'.
I'm just happy to support our local band as vice president and leave the playing to others.

Well done Sav, I envy anyone who can play the pipes, especially the uilleann pipes, scottish smallpipes, and northumbrian smallpipes. I love them all!

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Sav... ever thought of bringing them alone one of these nights and joining in?;)

You know our music better than we do! It could be fun to have you, Kyf and Swanny playing some traditional tunes while the rest of us have a Guinness and a smoke (hint, hint).

Lord knows that having you get up and play some Uilleann pipes during the breaks would be quite welcome to the crowd. I'm sure that a few of the guys would even stick around and accompany you with it.

Consider it!

[Piper]

Another piper here, albeit a relative neophyte. I've been taking lessons for just about 5 years, and on the pipes for almost 4 years. I started just shy of my 50th birthday (and gave up a 36 year smoking habit to do it). I currently play the Great Highland Pipes, as well as mouthblown Scottish smallpipes. My repetoire at this time is between 50 and 60 tunes. I do most of my piping in conjuction with Rendezvous or Reenactments (living history buff), although I've piped some weddings for friends, and a dedication ceremony for the local fire dept. No band though, work schedule won't allow it. I generally tell folks that I play for my enjoyment, and the neighbors' annoyance.

[highlander_Daz]

I learned on the chanter at school inspired by my uncle who is very good, after a break im back on the pipes and have recently joined our local pipe band and will be pipeing tomorrow (Tuseday) a lament for wallace