Celtic Influence in Brittany

[wgority]

Wow!
I love all forms of bagpipes, but as a Scotsman I can't have you putting our bands a rung down from anyone! I mean, surely even ye know, if it isn't Scottish it's crap!

Totally kidding man, but you leave the GHB alone!

Slàinte!

Firstly, I'm not putting GHB down. I play it. I am pipe major in one band and play in 2 other competition bands-one of which is going to World's this year. I know whereof I speak.

Go to the Festival InterCeltique du L'Orient and you will be aghast, blown away and complete gob-stopped. Breton bands playing their music on GHB accompanied by bombarde and trejeunn gaol in bagadou are something to which there is no compare.

I've dedicated much of my life, money and time to bagpipes, and think I've got a bit of knowledge on the topic.

Secondly, as to the old "if it's not Scottish, it's crap" line - what a load of crap. That's just so much romanticism - albeit crassly put. Scotland has given much to the world, but it is *not* the source of all things good and true (leal, if you will). If it were so, then explain why, if you can, the Irish (Field Marshal Montgomery) and North Americans (SFU and 78th Frasers) consistently kick Scottish butt at the World Pipe Band Championships. Upstarts defeating the Scots on their own instruments!

Don't even get me going on uilleann piping and other bagpipes and their traditions in relation to Scottish bagpiping. For the sake of remaining on topic in this thread, there is no evidence (iconographic or otherwise) of a scottish bagpipe prior to the 14th century. There is evidence of bagpipes in Brittany in the 11th century.

I am nothing if not honest about the world and the things in it. To be else is self-delusional at best.

[Gaisgeil]

Hey now, I was just giving you a good natured hard time. No need to defend your position. I personally think there is room for them all in the world. My own heart is with Scottish STYLE pipe bands for more reasons than I care to mention though, but I love to listen to the other bagpipe based varieties as well.

In any case, that wasn't meant to be taken so seriously.

As far as that old line goes, personally I feel it's meant as tongue in cheek to begin with, I don't think there is anything self delusional about that.

[starbkjrus]

Hey now, I was just giving you a good natured hard time. No need to defend your position. I personally think there is room for them all in the world. My own heart is with Scottish STYLE pipe bands for more reasons than I care to mention though, but I love to listen to the other bagpipe based varieties as well.

In any case, that wasn't meant to be taken so seriously.

As far as that old line goes, personally I feel it's meant as tongue in cheek to begin with, I don't think there is anything self delusional about that.

Nice comeback Gaisgeil.

Lets keep this thread ON topic and OUT of danger guys. Info, not opinions in this one please.

[Ruanaidh]

Here are a couple of more sites for you.
http://www.breizh.net/icdbl/saozg/guide.htm#Chapters

http://www.breizh.net/icdbl/saozg/links.htm

As you can see from my avatar, I've a number of Breton ancestors.