Perhaps a little odd, but beautifully turned out

[Benning Boy]

Had Hindu pipers been present at Kurukshetra perhaps Arjuna would have been more inspired.

[Just Hugh]

These are sikh pipers (yes, they too exist):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn4haFczDo8

The Sikhs are also descended from a warrior culture and one of the "5 Ks" for them is to carry a kirpan which I would compare to the tradition of wearing the sgian dubh.

It's an interesting group:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh

[Lodrorigdzin]

These are sikh pipers (yes, they too exist):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn4haFczDo8

The Sikhs are also descended from a warrior culture and one of the "5 Ks" for them is to carry a kirpan which I would compare to the tradition of wearing the sgian dubh.

It's an interesting group:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh

Sikh identity, including the "5 K's" was largely formed by British intervention in what one might called the military labor market in Northern India (the Punjab region). In order to be attract the right men, the concept of the "martial races" was invented. It was only from the martial races that military personnel was recruited. This called for "fixing" the identity of these ethnic groups in dress and other characteristics. It is true that there always were Sikhs, belonging to the Khalsa, who wore the 5 K's, but in reality Sikh identity in the 18th and 19th century was pretty fluid. Often, in one family in the Punjab, there would be family members who were hindu, those who were muslim, and if a man wanted to join the British army he would start wearing the 5K's and become visibly Sikh in order to fit within the definition of the martial races.

http://www.mongabay.com/history/indi...es_theory.html

[Lodrorigdzin]

Had Hindu pipers been present at Kurukshetra perhaps Arjuna would have been more inspired.

Arjuna was inspired by Krishna himself, so he wasn't lacking in inspiration I would say.

[Benning Boy]

Krishna might not have had to work so hard if there had been Hindu pipers been playing on the plain.

[Lodrorigdzin]

Hehe, well, he did have his own sonic weapon... ;)

"Of the pipes, I am the chanter"

[KentuckyCeltophile]

Wow. Very cool. Love the pipes no matter who is playing them…as long as they are good at it of course. Not like Ross from Friends playing "Celebration" on the pipes. Both of these videos are great.
KC

[Nathan]

They're better turned out than a good few pipe bands in England and in Scotland that I've seen in the past couple of decades. They've clearly put in a good effort.

And as for the sound, try listening to some of the pipe bands in the likes of Pakistan and you may realise that compared with them, they're certainly no worse.

I agree, Ron and I think they sound fine. I believe the "good grief" was directed at the commenter's mistake about the sikh vs. hindu question and not the skill of the band.

[Ron Abbott]

They are no worse, and in some cases better, than some of the bands I've had the misfortune to hear.

But fine? No.

But hey, they're clearly making an effort. Credit where due etc. springs to mind.

[Joseph]

Nice. Glad to see other groups participating in the apreciation of the culture. From Hindu and Sikhs, that is a compliment.