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applegrove

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1. I love pipers. My people scots. Went to the Halifax Tatoo and balled my eyes out as

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2013, 02:07 AM

Mar 2013

what seemed like a wall of pipers, about 100 of them, played "try to remember the days of september". This was the summer after 9/11. Pipes get to the heart of the matter. That was a great moment I shared with my aunt. You are lucky to have chosen such a versatile & emotional instrument. I'd put it up there with the violin.

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Here's me playing bagpipes [View all] geardaddy Mar 2013 OP

I love pipers. My people scots. Went to the Halifax Tatoo and balled my eyes out as applegrove Mar 2013 #1

Thanks. I love playing the pipes! geardaddy Mar 2013 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Mar 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Mar 2013 #4

I used to live in NS. Don't anymore. I also took highland dancing as a kid in Ottawa. applegrove Mar 2013 #5

I took Highland Dancing for a bit geardaddy Mar 2013 #6

I saw madonna live about 10 years applegrove Mar 2013 #7

That was way cool, geardaddy! ReRe Mar 2013 #8

I loooooove bagpipes! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2013 #9

Can you find a teacher? geardaddy Mar 2013 #10

It's said the Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scots KatyMan Mar 2013 #11

Waaa-waaaa (sad trombone) geardaddy Mar 2013 #12

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