Welcome, This is the Yahoo! Message Board for Bagpipers community....
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spirit_bagpiper
Oct 1, 1998 3:24 pm
any thanks for visiting BAGPIPERS! We're a club designed for those who play the Highland Bagpipe worldwide! We hope you'll join along with us and explore ...
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cymbalom
Oct 11, 1998 7:25 pm
'm glad to find a site for pipers out here! I blow my pipes in the isolation of the East Texas prairie, where people (such as they are) all think I'm ...
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Onairtraining
Oct 12, 1998 4:05 pm
any thanks for your message. I roomed at the Balmoral Piping School last summer with a piper (actually he's a dentist by trade) from Harlingen, Texas. He says...
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cymbalom
Oct 14, 1998 2:51 am
ello, Jay! <br><br>Wow, a real pipe major! That's too cool. Congratulations on your achievements (and on your persistence!!!).<br><br>I think Balmoral Piping...
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cymbalom
Oct 14, 1998 3:00 am
know you were all waiting for this information, and here, at last, it is.<br><br>Based on several years solo piping out here on the Lone Prairie, I have made...
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Onairtraining
Oct 14, 1998 4:11 pm
hen I first started piping (early 60s), my family had a cocker spaniel who used to howl during my playing. I have always assumed it was a howl of pain, either...
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cymbalom
Oct 15, 1998 5:07 pm
ell, I'm glad you've had horses reject your music as well --- I thought maybe it was just my tuorlath. I'd run from it too if I could. (I'll learn how to spell...
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Onairtraining
Oct 17, 1998 3:46 pm
m wondering, Cymbalom, what type of pipes do you play? I have two sets of pipes right now. My old 1958 Hardies are set aside for the moment. I still keep them ...
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cymbalom
Oct 18, 1998 1:18 am
i! I have never heard of Gibson pipes before. Are they new in the business, or is my ignorance showing?<br><br>I have a nice set of Sinclair pipes. The drones...
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Onairtraining
Oct 20, 1998 3:40 pm
ibson bagpipes (no relation to Gibson guitars) are made in the U-S in Ohio...by Jerry Gibson, former piper with the Queen's Own Highlanders. Jerry has been ...
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Onairtraining
Oct 26, 1998 4:14 pm
ello Michael...and welcome to our bagpipers' club. How long have you been piping, what sort of pipes are you playing, and are you currently in a pipe band? (In...
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cymbalom
Oct 28, 1998 3:45 am
ural North Texas, grossing out the local hoofed mammals with just a roaring great set of Sinclair pipes! Glad you joined us! Looking forward to hearing from ...
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spirit_bagpiper
Nov 4, 1998 6:59 pm
ust wanted to alert all the members and interested parties that there's a neat, new site out there that you might want to check out. It's at <a...
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Pipestudent
Nov 7, 1998 4:57 pm
orry it's taken so long for me to reply, I was expecting more of a mailing group response from the club (responses in my email inbox, etc.). Now that I have...
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Pipestudent
Nov 7, 1998 5:08 pm
o you have any trouble with the wood in your pipes in the dry climate? I lived in Lubbock as a boy for awhile, and I'd think the dry air would make living with...
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Onairtraining
Nov 7, 1998 5:58 pm
have always found the best way to deal with the dry winter climate for bagpipes is to give them a little more moisture. There's a simple way. Just take a ...
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Onairtraining
Nov 12, 1998 12:57 am
hanks for joining us in the Bagpipers club. We're just getting rolling...and I hope you'll join in with us all...as we attempt to learn more about piping...and...
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LorneMacDougall
Nov 14, 1998 8:56 am
new websites, both by me can be found at<br><br><a href=http://home.clara.net/lmacd target=new>http://home.clara.net/lmacd</a><br><br>and soon<br><br><a...
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spirit_bagpiper
Nov 15, 1998 5:25 pm
hanks very much for joining the Yahoo Bagpipers Club, Lorne! I stopped by your site and looked around. It's got the makings to be great! Really enjoyed the two...
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LorneMacDougall
Nov 15, 1998 7:12 pm
am currently playing a set of hardies pipes but I have just got my 'turn' on another set of pipes that our local piping society gives out. I play with the...
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LorneMacDougall
Nov 16, 1998 9:05 pm
pipe tune that I really like is called Rakish Paddy, I don't kow the composer but if any of you club members have it please e-mail it to me. Why is no one ever...
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spirit_bagpiper
Nov 18, 1998 4:57 am
ello and welcome to TradMusicMan, the newest member of Bagpipers. Do you play the pipes at this time? If so, what sort of pipes do you play? And how long have...
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spirit_bagpiper
Nov 18, 1998 5:01 am
i Lorne,<br><br>Whereabouts are you in Scotland? In other words, where's Carradale?<br><br>I'm looking around for your song...and will let you know if I come...
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TradMusicMan
Nov 18, 1998 3:38 pm
hanks for the welcome. I've been playing Bulgarian bagpipes for over 25 years. I also dabble in Macedonian pipes, Serbian pipes, Slavonian pipes, and Banat ...
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TradMusicMan
Nov 18, 1998 3:53 pm
o my knowlege Rakish Paddy is a traditional Irish tune often played by American-Irish fiddlers. I was surprised that I was unable to find it in any of my tune...
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LorneMacDougall
Nov 18, 1998 8:18 pm
arradale is in the west coast of Scotland, in Kintyre (as in Mull of Kintyre). Thanks everyone for looking for Rakish Paddy, I still haven't found it yet. I ...
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dan_30143
Nov 18, 1998 9:55 pm
hanks for the welcome. I am just starting to learn to play. Currently I'm working on my Naill practice chanter and the Sandy Jones book/tape Beginning the...
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bagpiperman
Nov 18, 1998 10:06 pm
ust wondering if times have been set up for the chat room? Or would I have better luck posting messages this early in the game?<br><br>Pat...
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TradMusicMan
Nov 19, 1998 3:17 pm
y sister had a newfoundland who would run about thirty feet away when I played and then set up an incredible howling until I stopped. He always looked very ...
