The NHL and the LDS Church will help me ring in the New Year

By Drive-by Piper, on December 31st, 2007%

I join interesting pipe bands.

Because I am a member of a band with close connections to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS or Mormon Church, to those of you unfamiliar with Utah culture), I will be ringing in the New Year tonight at the former Hotel Utah, now known as the Joseph . . . → Read More: The NHL and the LDS Church will help me ring in the New Year

Leave a comment   Hot Dog, Live Shows, Public Piping, Utah Piping

The Old Men of the Shells – A Watery Grave

By Drive-by Piper, on December 5th, 2007%

At this point I have access to over 100 different piobaireachd tunes, gleaned from various sources – many freely available on the web. I have decided to spend some quality time with a few of the tunes for which I have multiple performances, to get a handle on how different pipers interpret the tunes.

Ken Eller, . . . → Read More: The Old Men of the Shells – A Watery Grave

3 comments   Songs | Tunes, The Big Music

I am better than half of the pipers a third of my age

By Drive-by Piper, on December 1st, 2007%

I’m fresh back from the Utah Pipe Band’s inaugural David Barclay Memorial competition.

It was very smart of the UPB to organize an indoor competition at a time when next season seems so far off. The competition was well-supported and well-organized, despite the biggest snowstorm of the season showing up as a snowy white . . . → Read More: I am better than half of the pipers a third of my age

Leave a comment   Competitions, Utah Piping