Jeopard champ a piper!!

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What a blessing of a story to read!! To have that desire at such a young age is awe-inspiring; good for him!! May he heal well and thoroughly so he...

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Christ Child's Lullaby is lovely on the pipes and pairs well with Baloo Lammy. I picked up those by ear and don't have a published source for them.

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One of our band mates uses an empty dental floss container for hemp, which she keeps in her case for emergency use. Clever!!

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Nice video links!! This is off the topic but what is the significance of that sweet wee Shetland pony at about 3:40 on the Black Watch video?

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Wool can be very spongy and compressible. I think one would need to use a particular type of wool yarn/thread (worsted spun rather than woolen) in order...

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Thanks for the reminder!! What are some other good, pipeable Welsh tunes?

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Our band, based in Fargo, ND, is the only one around until one gets to Minneapolis/St Paul or Winnipeg. We are holding one well though there are several...

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Our group has had the same complaints. One of our pipers with dark hair states that she really feels the heat due to her hair color and thus needs something...

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Both glens and balmorals are GREATLY preferable to pith helmets!! Our band insisted on buying piths for anyone in the band who wanted one though nobody...

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It does seem more natural playing without them but the consequences are too obvious to ignore. I used to wear them only for indoor practice and indoor...

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I'm wondering if it isn't so much what is worn, then, but how. Perhaps we need a wardrobe sergeant to set head wear just right, be sure drone chords...

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Scott Plummer, the Jeopardy! winner this Tuesday, Feb 1, is a piper!! I don't know how many of you all are Jeopardy! devotees but that was cool to see....

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Piper909, that seems the logical way to go. However, concerts are supposed to be musical experiences as well yet most of them are very high decibel and...

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Please, please, please do wear ear plugs!! I use the custom molded ones that filter out 25 dB and can still hear the band and PM just fine. Between...

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I use the Piper's Pal and really like it. The humectant beads don't need revitalizing very often, at least not here in Minnesota. After forgetting to...