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The weekly BBC Radio Scotland piping show, Pipeline, was on hiatus this week. In its place was a live concert broadcast from the Celtic Connections Festival, a two-week festival of celtic music in Glasgow. The concert was titled Scotland’s Music Live, and featured various “celtic” performers, sometimes playing with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. I paid . . . → Read More: Orchestral Piping Last night I went to a performance of How to Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying) at a nearby high school, Bingham High. Considering the age of the cast and crew, it was amazingly good. In the lobby I bumped into one of my fellow band members in the Wasatch and District Pipeband. . . . → Read More: I am Old A neighbor of ours stopped by a few days ago to give my kids some halloween candy. She said, “we haven’t heard you practicing lately”. Ouch. It’s true, I haven’t had the big pipes out in our little circle for a while. Despite the overwhelmingly positive response I usually get, I still feel reticent . . . → Read More: Neighborhood Watch My wife and I are both fond of energy drinks. My choice is Sobe’s No Fear, while she always drinks Red Bull. The manufacturers of energy drinks go out of their way to brand their products as alternative – their drinks are different and therefore enjoyed by unusual people during edgy pursuits. If you think . . . → Read More: Energy Drinks and Possible Endorsements I played for private woodland ceremony over the weekend. It was not a paid gig – I was invited to go and delighted to do it. Piping is generally an outdoor activity, but usually it takes place in highly controlled environments – highland games, weddings, funerals, parades. Twice now in the past few months I . . . → Read More: Out in the woods Playing for the seniors went really well. I played three sets, took a break to take questions and then played a couple more sets – one on the smallpipes. I saw one guy step out of the room crying, which is normal for that kind of crowd. Older men particularly seem to get . . . → Read More: Senior Moment Upgrade and Junior Moment |
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