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History, Tradition, Heritage As related to the subjects of piping, drumming and pipe bands. |
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Does anyone know of a book or somewhere to get info on solo bagpiper etiquette and traditions? (Protocol for saluting, funerals, weddings, dinners, hats, etc.) Something that would be a go-to handbook for pipers...
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I cannot specifically answer your question at this time, however I have quite a few friends on Facebook who are current or former British military pipers. I have posted your question to them and will get back with you as I hear something.
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(I guess we'd say that, contrary to the norm, a good piper should be heard but not seen?) Also, get as much information as you can in advance regarding what you're expected to do so you don't need to hassle the organizers at the last minute, or totally screw up partway through. I used to fill out the ranks of a military pipe band as a civilan member (=highland regiment with not enough pipers) and was actually told that I was not expected to salute at any point in time. But others might have different ideas. Weddings and dinners are generally a lot more relaxed. I've never had a clear idea in advance what to do, just make sure it's clear you have a person to communicate with, often hand signals are necessary, and simply a good idea of when to start and stop, even if you need to play the tune twice more than expected. Anyway, that's my system. H. |
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I've got two manuals in .pdf format that may give you some of the info you're looking for. The "Manual of Elementary Drill 1935" and the "Regimental Drum Majors Assoc. Drill Manual for Pipes & Drums 2005."
If you'll PM your email address, I'll send them right out.
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Well one part is simple to answer....civilians dont salute.
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With all the different versions of salutes it could easily be considered a salute, especially if you consider the intent more than the action.
From what I've seen, pipers rarely do salute though. The only instance I can think of is when the Pipe-Major salutes, and the rest of the band has done an "eyes right" when marching past the colours (try and keep marching straight for that). I've only seen that a couple of times, when the band isn't playing. |
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Other examples include, Shriners, Masons, St John Ambulance, Police officers, Fire-fighters, I've seen them all salute too, none are military.
I'm actually really interested in finding out the "proper" way of doing this too. |
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There's no one "correct" way of doing these things, including saluting[1]. Be smart, be on time, ask questions.
[1] - Though there is very definitely a wrong! |
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