ORIGINAL: khodges
Bagpipes? sounds like stepping on a cat's tail. A pipe and drum corps? ditto x 100 + beating a washtub with a hammer. And the Scots call that music. I get the impression, piper_chuck, that ye arrre a weee bit Scottish? So am I, Klan Campbell as far back as 1400's. My Mom loves genealogy and has traced her family that far. And by the way, I really DO love the pipes. We have a piper every year at church, during the Kirking of the Tartans. (Presbyterian), and I had a piper play at my stepdad's funeral a few years back.
Yes, a wee bit. I used to play with NCSU Pipes and Drums till I took a job that had me traveling all around the world. I've played and competed at all the highland games in NC, and some in SC, Ga, and Va. Used to do weddings, funerals, birthday parties, etc. Anything for a buck! While I was away I ended up with a fiance who HATES the sound of pipes. Still settling into my new life, parenthood, etc. Eventually, I will get back with the band.