Okay, I'm in...

[thescot]

Welcome aboard from the wilds of Gerogia.

[Sammac]

Welcome from Michigan

[KiltedSurveyor]

Welcome from Dickson, Tennessee!

[Detroitpete]

Welcome!
From Motown!

[BagpiperDon]

I'll look for the group -- thanks for the tip.

Actually there was a Burns supper I played for some local WACKOS this January -- about 1/2 of whom I already knew -- small, private event. Should be playing for them again this coming January with a piping partner of mine I played it with last year -- but this year we're actually making some set plans and practicing new tunes special for the evening (whereas last year we just worked from our repitorie/SP).

Okay, I just looked for the group -- can you give me a little better direction to go in? I've already found the music section...

I hope you will join with the Pipes and Drums of Xmarks social group, and participate with the WACKOS, in their kilt nights.

[TecScot]

Welcome to X-Marks the Scot from me in Seattle and WACKO.

[Eric Schutte]

Bagpiper Don,

Failte!!!!

Tha mi piobaire cuideachd, (Tha mi an drasta oileanach) Tha mi beoshlaint an baile beag tuath air Spokane, air ear Washington Staid. Thu lorgidh an iongantach buidheann sluagh an seo.

OK I will switch into english....Welcome! I am a piper too., (I am a piping student right now) I am living in a small town north of Spokane on the east side of the state. You will find a great bunch of people here.

See ya,

Eric

[BagpiperDon]

Eric,

Suas leis a' Ghaidhlig! - I've not learned yet, but I aim to.
In the mean time perhaps you can help me work out some phrases? One of the last ones I needed was "Beag ach Cumhachdach", which I got via a Seattle instructor for a tartan pipe/drum performing band I co-founded w/ 2 piper friends -- works like a pick-up game of basket ball -- maybe sometime if we've got a performance and you're on this side of the state you can join in. Same fellow gave me "Beag air Bheag" which is the name of a rowing tune I wrote -- not copyrighted so I'm not sharing it yet.

Comh diamhaoin le luidin an phiobiaire - none of us stop being piping students.

Mòran taing!
Don

"Mach as an fheur agam, a chlanna na galladh!!!"

[BagpiperDon]

Of course... as soon as I asked for help, then I found it.

Okay, I just looked for the group -- can you give me a little better direction to go in? I've already found the music section...

[Eric Schutte]

BagpiperDon

Beag ach Cumhachdach means "small but powerful".

Beag air Bheag means "little by little"

Your pickup game sounds really fun. I am just a beginning student but am getting excited because I am getting ready to make the jump form the Practise Chanter to the big pipes.

Well hope this helps,

Cheers,

Eric