I think the quest for the perfect burl will just drive you crazy! I say shoot for one that sounds good and also heavily focus on your timing of the burl in the...
11526
peteracoates
Jun 1, 2006 2:03 pm
Hi to you all from Australia. The weather in the tropics here at Cooktown is idyllic. It's winter but still 25 degrees celsius and it's just past midnight our...
11527
Wayne Johnston
workingwayne
Jun 1, 2006 5:05 pm
I consider myself a beginner, having pipes only 11 months. I took them to Wisconsin this past weekend for the first time. I played at the church where I grew...
11528
John Walsh
dittogunner
Jun 1, 2006 6:10 pm
... -- Wayne Oh lord... get ready for the hate mail. ... How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. [Non-text portions of...
11529
Gary Krueger
garytherev
Jun 1, 2006 7:12 pm
Good on ya, Wayne. I do a lot of freebies for the military. I have done VFW Memorial day ceremonies at as many as 5 different cemetarys traveling with the...
11530
Noreen Wentz
nobriellen
Jun 1, 2006 8:08 pm
18 hours before the gig, my ex-teacher e-mails me and tells me I have a funeral to do. So I go, and the guy who hired me (Dave) gets out of his car and says...
11531
carol
pipergirl614
Jun 1, 2006 8:18 pm
I will not let this one go without a comment or two. I am a widow. My ONLY income is through music. I am a music major and have been playing and teaching...
11532
Gary Krueger
garytherev
Jun 1, 2006 8:46 pm
I would no sooner undercut a fee than anything else, even though I too am a professional musician and have been for over 50 years, admitedly not on the pipes...
11533
carol
pipergirl614
Jun 1, 2006 9:06 pm
I fully understand you position Carol, but be consoled that one novice isn't about to create a major loss of revenue for us. No, one novice will not create a...
11534
Jean Hayes
mountainpiper
Jun 1, 2006 9:49 pm
... take it. It is insulting to refuse a fee freely offered. **************** That's how I feel about tips. I play on the street but I don't busk. But when ...
11535
John Walsh
dittogunner
Jun 1, 2006 9:53 pm
... So Carol, you do free gigs, at least you seem to be saying that. I believe that you and Gary do the same thing, only for different things or reasons. This...
11536
ehess@...
ejhess55
Jun 1, 2006 9:55 pm
So, let me get this straight, unless your only job is a musician, you shouldn't charge? What about the 'garage band' that plays gigs at the bar on the...
11537
Jean Hayes
mountainpiper
Jun 1, 2006 10:18 pm
I told him that Jim couldn't make it and he proceeds to flip out about how he's not sure if I have enough experience for this, how someone should have called...
11538
carol
pipergirl614
Jun 1, 2006 11:17 pm
Hi John, I'm not mad at anyone, and everyone has a right to play free gigs for the cause de-jour whatever it may be. We also have the right to refuse gigs for...
11539
carol
pipergirl614
Jun 1, 2006 11:26 pm
No Eric, you've missed the point. But if I set up shop next door to you, doing the same thing you are doing, but for free, I think you might have a different...
11540
carol
pipergirl614
Jun 1, 2006 11:35 pm
I think flipping out the day you are burying a loved one can be forgiven. No one likes surprises at a time like that. Trust me. I am assuming you are...
11541
John Walsh
dittogunner
Jun 1, 2006 11:54 pm
... Sorry to disappoint you Carol... But I'm not that John Walsh. LOL I get this all the time. To pipers I'm the guy who makes the smallpipes and to everyone...
11542
kaaber777
Jun 2, 2006 4:27 am
I strongly agree! The only time I play for free is for very immediate
family members and for my church. I have invested 30+ years into lessons,
practice,...
11543
andy341
Jun 2, 2006 5:29 am
... Serving Army here. Piping is both my duty AND my job in the Army. When the Army tells me to pipe, I play and they pay. If a Legion branch wants me to...
11544
carol
pipergirl614
Jun 2, 2006 5:51 am
Just a thought. If I 'donate' my services to the Cancer Society or United Way, could I write them off my taxes as a charitable donation? I don't contribute to...
11545
Tom
slainte33
Jun 2, 2006 12:38 pm
My two cents on this whole topic is that better players can charge more for their services than less experienced or skilled players. I assume Carol is an...
11546
Mark
piper47040
Jun 2, 2006 12:51 pm
Carol, I am not tax person but I would think you could write that off. As you are a prof. musican. I wouldn't think it would be any different that any other...
11547
Gary Krueger
garytherev
Jun 2, 2006 1:06 pm
Fortunately, I haven't gotten that heeeerrreee's johnny kinda thing. Generally, people don't understand what piping is all about. They see it as an oddity or...
11548
Jean Hayes
mountainpiper
Jun 2, 2006 1:10 pm
... off my taxes as a charitable donation? **************** Indeed you can! It's best, though, to get a receipt from whomever you're playing for, with the...
11549
Gary Krueger
garytherev
Jun 2, 2006 1:12 pm
I agree, "Let the laborer be paid his wage" also refer to the so-called Pied Piper... I think Pied really means Paid, after all he takes the children away...
11550
Gary Krueger
garytherev
Jun 2, 2006 1:15 pm
I have done that. I write it off on my Schedule C? self employment. I always ask for some proof that I had done what I claimed on the form. Most charities...
11551
ali
happyaliruth
Jun 2, 2006 5:41 pm
Hi Everyone, A friend of mine heard this tune the other day and says it is awesome.The bad news is he wants the music for it , and I haven't got it either, so...
11552
Emmet Bondurant
piobbear
Jun 2, 2006 6:45 pm
A couple of years ago I asked the guy who does our taxes; he said no; "in kind" donations of service aren't deductible. ... I write them off my taxes as a...
11553
Scott Hudson
masonpiper
Jun 3, 2006 3:20 am
... Cheers all. The only free gigs I do are Funerals and only for a few groups of people, military, public safety and Masonic. Here in Reno, The military is...
11554
Randy Erickson
randye80
Jun 4, 2006 3:20 pm
Here is a reel version I found, hope it helps! Randy ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
