Dumb mistakes you've made as a piper

[chasem]

I want to read more of these... Mainly because I hope to be on the pipes in the next 4-5 months, and I want to know what to be prepared for...

And also because I'm sure I'll have stories to add at that point...

[cajuncelt]

I want to read more of these... Mainly because I hope to be on the pipes in the next 4-5 months, and I want to know what to be prepared for...

And also because I'm sure I'll have stories to add at that point...

Here's a few I've "heard" (wink) of:

If you play an event where you strike up & start inside, watch your bass drone hitting the door while piping to the outside.

If you go into "When the Battles O'er" when the rest of the band for some weird reason plays "The Rowen Tree", jump into the correct tune & glare at the guy next to you while shaking your head.

While marching with drones under arm, ensure drone tops have not slipped off the tuning pins or you might get smacked in the face by it when bringing up to strike in.

When on the playing field, if you take a left when the rest of the band, again for some strange reason, takes a right...keep marching to the parking lot and tell your friends later you were playing a solo cause you're that good.

If you overblow and all drones cut out, play to the end of the part while adding trills or other cool sound effects, quickly re-strike in and act like you were imitating Gordan Walker playing a solo or something.

If you're playing "Wings", don't go into "Scotland the Brave".

Don't think about above statement or you'll end up doing it.

On second thought, I'm gonna write a book.