Pipes de Amore

[cavscout]

OK lads, I need you to put on your thinking bonnets.

My wife and I will be "celebrating" our 12th wedding anniversary in a few weeks at the Loch Hartwell Highland Games where we will be participating as a vendor (with Turpin on the sporrans by the way).

She's been a trooper in helping me get things ready and she knows I'm not a multi-tasker when it comes to executing a big endeavor like a highland games AND planning an Anniversary so I doubt she's expecting much out of the weekend as far as sentiment goes.

I'd like to see about getting a pipe band to come by the tent during the day some time and play her a tune as a very public (and very loud) token of affection and appreciation.

My question is this....What songs would you suggest to be played?

I should probably keep a bit of Scotch on hand to tip the band eh? What do you recommend there as well.

[turpin]

I've set some wheels in motion, planted a few seeds, so to speak.

[highlander_Daz]

"The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie" is a great tune, a real rouser! most pipe bands know it or "cockney Jocks" both sound great played with full bands

[McG]

There are many, many tunes the likes o' Bonnie Gallowa' and Music of Spey or Green Hills of Tyrol or guid tunes tae hear a pipeband play.

[macwilkin]

Here are just a few off the top of my head:

Mairie's Wedding
Morag of Dunvegan
Brown haired maiden
Believe me if all those enduring young charms
Kerry Dances

The last two were both played in "The Quiet Man", btw.

Great idea, btw -- now learn the first verse of "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" by Burns and recite it to her -- gets 'em every time.

Regards,

Todd

[McMurdo]

Here is the poem Todd was referring to:

A Red, Red Rose

O my Luve's like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June:
O my Luve's like the melodie,
That's sweetly play'd in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare-thee-weel, my only Luve!
And fare-thee-weel, a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' 'twere ten thousand mile!

[Panache]

.... now learn the first verse of "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" by Burns and recite it to her -- gets 'em every time.

If you really want to get her SING IT! I believe it was meant to be song (Burns was both a collector and writer of songs, not just poems).

If it was good enough for Pat Boone...

Cheers

Jamie

[MacWage]

Highland Cathedral is pretty.

[McMurdo]

If you really want to get her SING IT! I believe it was meant to be song (Burns was both a collector and writer of songs, not just poems).

If it was good enough for Pat Boone...

Cheers

Jamie

It is indeed a song yes by all means sing it.

[Warhoover]

I agree with Jaime, but, find someone with small pipes and sing it to her if you can. GHB's are hard to sing over. Or, get them to stand off a bit from the tent if you can't find someone with small pipes. either way I am sure she will love it. Congratulations to you and you lovely bride.