The Pipes and Drums

[GoodSpeak]

Is there nothing more important to an Irishman or a Scots-Irishman than the Bagpipes and Scottish Drums?


I swell with pride each and every time I hear this music.

It simply does not matter if it is our celebrated Irish-American commemorative "holiday" in Saint Patrick's Day or a time when we honor the NYC Police/Fire Dept. and their ultimate sacrifice during 9-11.

That march down Broadway during every St. Patrick's Day in NYC as the NY Police Dept. Pipes and Drums sing out, brings tears to my eyes each and every year.


Erin Go Braugh.



God Bless the Irish.

[jesus marion joseph]

Me and mrs jmj were married on the front lawn of our apartment building (a converted antique carriage house), so we hired a Scottish piper to play for us. I've always been fond of the pipes.

[GoodSpeak]

You rock, JMJ

[clinthopson]

Who was that guy who played bebop on the bagpipe?

It almost made that thing sound good.

[Monte Smith]

Originally Posted by GoodSpeak

Is there nothing more important to an Irishman or a Scots-Irishman than the Bagpipes and Scottish Drums?

Well, there's drink.


"If it's not Scottish, it's crap!"

But seriously, I've loved the bagpipes every one of the hundreds of times I've listened to them for five or ten minutes.

[Chris D]

Seeing the thread title cued "Danny Boy" to start playing in my brain. Please, make it stop.

[Noj]

Originally Posted by clinthopson

Who was that guy who played bebop on the bagpipe?

It almost made that thing sound good.

Rufus Harley?

[Brian Olewnick]

I knew a guy, a jazz fan, who played pipes in a large bagpipe ensemble. He said there was nothing quite like the sound of 30 bagpipers warming up in a high school gymnasium before an event. Said it sounded like Albert Ayler Heaven.

[Root Doctor]

I've always though that Irish and Scottish bagpipes were different instruments.

[steve(thelil)]

I always thought the Irish and Scottish were different people.

[Paul B]

I always thought Irish whiskey was better than Scotch whiskey.

[Brian Olewnick]

Originally Posted by steve(thelil)

I always thought the Irish and Scottish were different people.

The sheep can't tell the difference.

[clinthopson]

Originally Posted by Paul B

I always thought Irish whiskey was better than Scotch whiskey.

Tullamore Dew and Clontarf, baby!

[Douglas]

Originally Posted by Paul B

I always thought Irish whiskey was better than Scotch whiskey.

Yeah, Scotch whiskey sucks.

[Douglas]

Originally Posted by Brian Olewnick

The sheep can't tell the difference.

You saying sheep are deaf?

[Sergio Zamora]

I like fife and drums

[Monte Smith]

"Everybody hollerin' goat."

I'd love to hear more.

[Lore]

Originally Posted by Sergio Zamora

I like fife and drums

One of my all-time favorites, as if you couldn't guess that already from my avatar.

[Gentle Giant]

Anyone know why it's traditional for a piper to play at the funeral of a police officer?

Creepy images from The Onion Field just appeared.

[stonemonkts]

Vivid recollection of strolling around the grounds of the Keltic Lodge up in Cape Breton after breakfast, and hearing the sound of bagpipes approaching. The resort had at least two dozen teenage girl bagpipers march around playing bagpipes. Surreal.

[jesus marion joseph]

Were they wearing anything under their kilts? You know, tradition and all...

[stonemonkts]

Calm winds did not reveal.

[Ron Thorne]

I dig pipes and drums to an extent, but if I never hear Amazing Grace played on pipes again . . .



As a drummer myself, who is roughly ¼ Scotch and ¼ Irish, give me Rufus Harley with a hip drummer any day.

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

THE SCOTSMAN'S KILT

A Scotsman clad in kilt left the bar one evening fair
And one could tell by how he walked he'd drunk more than his share
He staggered on until he could no longer keep his feet
Then stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street.

Ring ding diddle diddle i de o
Ring di diddle i o
He stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street.

Later on two young and lovely girls just happened by,
And one says to the other with a twinkle in her eye
You see yon sleeping Scotsman who is young and handsome built
I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath their kilt.

Ring ding diddle diddle i de o
Ring di diddle i o
I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath their kilt.

They crept up to the sleeping Scotsman quiet as could be
Then lifted up his kilt about an inch so they could see
And there behold for them to view beneath his Scottish skirt
Ws nothing but what God had graced him with upon his birth

Ring ding diddle diddle i de o
Ring di diddle i o
There was nothing there but what God gave upon his birth

They marveled for a moment then one said we'd best be gone
But let's leave a present for our friend before we move along
They took a blue silk ribbon and they tied it in a bow
Around the bonnie spar that the Scot's lifted kilt did show

Ring ding diddle diddle i de o
Ring di diddle i o
Around the bonnie spar that the Scot's lifted kilt did show

The Scotsman woke to nature's call and stumbled toward a tree
Behind a bush he lifts his kilt and gawks at what he sees
Then in a startled voice he says to what's before his eyes
He said, "Lad I don't know where you've been but I see you won
first prize"

Ring ding diddle diddle i de o
Ring di diddle i o
He said, "Lad I don't know where you've been but I see you won
first prize"

[rollhead]

Bourbon is whiskey. Scotch is whisky.

[claude]

Originally Posted by stonemonkts

Vivid recollection of strolling around the grounds of the Keltic Lodge up in Cape Breton after breakfast, and hearing the sound of bagpipes approaching. The resort had at least two dozen teenage girl bagpipers march around playing bagpipes. Surreal.

There's a piper who lives up the road from us who practices in his yard during the summer, I kind of like the sound from a distance. We also live fairly close to the Lieutenant Governor's mansion and the NB Highland games are held there every summer. So for a week or so we can hear some of the best pipe and drum bands around, here are last year's winning pipers and drummers:







My wife still has her swords for doing this style of dancing:

[wesbound]

The sounds of bagpipes are incomparable.

[stonemonkts]

Claude - great photos.

I really enjoyed the time I spent up your way, and beyond. My kind of country.

Quiet and sleepy (in a good way).

[Pete C]

Originally Posted by GoodSpeak

I swell with pride each and every time I hear this music.

I thought you were just glad to see me.