Forum: Beer Tent
12-10-2019, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 80
Views: 3,898
Re: Forum activity levels
If I remember correctly, that was a feature early on, but some forum members, (now long gone), used to change their name so regularly that the forum became a place of confusion. One guy originally...
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Forum: Beer Tent
12-10-2019, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 80
Views: 3,898
Re: Forum activity levels
Yes, even back in the days when Bob was still alive, but more often than not they would use different aliases to back up the other aliases, especially if they were attacking a genuine forum member,...
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Forum: Beer Tent
12-09-2019, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 3,898
Re: Forum activity levels
The problems that we had with pseudonyms as mods were in the days before we had software that sees where you post from. Not just the town, but the actual IP.
We found that the 19 biggest trolls...
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
09-29-2019, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,667
Re: Dale Jackson's new synthetic chanter reed
Harley asked for a copy of a very well known tune by Murray Blair. I have looked over the thread and have seen no evidence of anyone else claiming to have composed it.
Harley knew what he was doing,...
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Forum: Beer Tent
09-15-2019, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 5,160
Re: Gordon Walker
As there has been mention of "the moderators" often on this thread, I thought I'd chip in.
First, I'm surprised this story has come up now, it's been common knowledge since at least the 2nd of...
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Forum: History, Tradition, Heritage
09-09-2019, 05:09 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,267
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Forum: Music
08-27-2019, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,713
Re: Inisheer
The site you refer to is illegal and has been ordered to be taken down in the past due to legal action by some very well known pipers and composers, one of whom is an international lawyer as well as...
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Forum: Music
08-22-2019, 04:17 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 707
Re: Jane Campbell tune
Folks, there's been a rise in people sharing music on here and providing links to banned sites that have been the cause of legal action between members of this forum and the banned sites.
Please...
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Forum: Music
08-22-2019, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,713
Re: Inisheer
Folks, there's been a rise in people sharing music on here and providing links to banned sites that have been the cause of legal action between members of this forum and the banned sites.
Please...
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Forum: Music
07-29-2019, 04:04 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 992
Re: Rakes of Mallow pipe tune
I think it's just one of those tunes that has several titles. If you listen to the English Morris Dance tune "Rigs of Marlow", (transcribed by Cecil Sharpe in the 1800s after hearing it in...
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Forum: Uilleann, Northumbrian, Smallpipes +
07-28-2019, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 434
Re: Question about Smallpipe reeds
The reeds are smaller and have inverted tongues. I don't know much/anything about mouth blown smallpipes/folkpipes, but the dimensions suggest they use a similar sized drone reed to bellows blown...
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Forum: Beer Tent
07-19-2019, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 735
Re: Billy Connolly and Aberdeenshire
Lonach pipe band. He used to live in Candacraig House. I used to see Billy in the area, sometimes with people like Robin Williams and Steve Martin. Once a year he would provide drink for the men of...
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Forum: Beer Tent
07-05-2019, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,375
Re: Are replica pipes comparable to the original?
I used to have a set of antique MacRaes, I now have a set of the new MacRae SL4's. They don't sound exactly like my old MacRaes, but they are far steadier, far easier to strike in, and take a wide...
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Forum: Beer Tent
06-29-2019, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,023
Re: I.D. Cover sketch on S. Jones tutor
A lot of the time it was a matter of numbers. At the Battle of Bannockburn there were over 2000 English cavalry. It would have been impossible to capture and ransom such a huge amount. Around two...
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Forum: Beer Tent
06-28-2019, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,023
Re: I.D. Cover sketch on S. Jones tutor
It was a method used throughout Europe. In the Kelvingrove museum, where I work, we have a large collection of medieval weapons and armour. One section is devoted entirely to the injuries suffered by...
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Forum: Beer Tent
06-27-2019, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,195
Re: OK, Who Knew?
I don't know who the guy is, but the playing seems OK to me, even though his posture is not something I'm used to seeing.
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Forum: Beer Tent
06-27-2019, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,023
Re: I.D. Cover sketch on S. Jones tutor
Not all ballock knives have the ballocks at the guard. The ballock knife is generally considered the ancestor of the dirk. The main difference is that the handles of ballock knives tend to be turned,...
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Forum: Beer Tent
06-25-2019, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,023
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Forum: Uilleann, Northumbrian, Smallpipes +
06-25-2019, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 771
Re: Case for Smallpipes
A pal of mine uses a soft alto sax case he was given. The pipes fit in the long section and the bellows fit in the bit where the horn would go. Works for border pipes too. ...
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Forum: Music
06-21-2019, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,905
Re: Row me home to Islay
The sheet music download seems to be a page out of Julia Gordon's book, Songs and Airs of Scotland Book 2. This book does contain the tune, but it's an arrangement for accordion, like the rest of the...
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Forum: Uilleann, Northumbrian, Smallpipes +
06-15-2019, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,922
Re: Tunes for a new smallpiper
Hi Murray,
If you already have some musical ability, then may I suggest the LBPS publication, Suggested Session Tunes (https://lbps.net/j3site/index.php/lbps-publications/suggested-session-tunes),...
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Forum: History, Tradition, Heritage
05-07-2019, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,545
Re: Vintage photo - 1944 Eindhoven ???
Could well be. The 2nd Batt Glasgow Highlanders led by Lt-Col. P. Hunt were certainly in Eindhoven in Sept 1944. The badge is very similar to the 42nd BW....
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Forum: Uilleann, Northumbrian, Smallpipes +
05-02-2019, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,523
Re: SSPs with keys?
Well, I learn something new every day, I'd no idea such a thing existed. At the Glasgow Smallpipers group on Tues evenings, we have used good old electrical tape to turn our sharps into natural. Like...
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Forum: Uilleann, Northumbrian, Smallpipes +
04-24-2019, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,523
Re: SSPs with keys?
I don't have a set with keys, but most smallpipe makers in Scotland offer it as a choice. A high B key is the most requested one, but Julian Goodacre, say, also offers a keyed chanter that allows...
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Forum: Music
04-19-2019, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 739
Re: The way old friends do. Air
Guys, I've had to delete a number of posts here. I don't want this forum to get in trouble again. The tune is not an "air", it's a very well known song written by Bjorn and Benny from Abba and...
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