another Scotto factoid. random number in a series.

[scottobear]

I admit it.

I like Bagpipe music, and the instrument itself. It's just cool... weird spindly wooden legs, a big belly that can have neato plaids or designs on it... a capacity to send folks that don't like it running for the hills at a record pace. Draws nifty images in my mind of skeletal armies from Bedknobs & Broomsticks and thoughts of taking my sweetie to Irish / Scottish festivals... just being out in cool weather on a green field. I have an urge to toss a hammer, throw a caber, and dance.

I also like Banjo, Dulcimer, and Fife. So there. (But I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for brass... must be the German in me.)

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[sida-al-hurra.livejournal.com]

YES!!!!

Scottish

[rgladiator.livejournal.com]

If it's not Scottish it's CRAP!

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/scripts/91escottish.phtml

Customer #2: [ smiles uncomfortably ] Alright.. now in Scotland, do men wear kilts all the time?
Stuart Rankin: Oh, aye. It's a very manly garb.
Customer #2: Yeah, but I like it, too! [ laughs ]
Stuart Rankin: Come again?
Customer #2: You know what I'm talking about - [ in funny voice ] ..cartoon stars, clovers!
Stuart Rankin: Oh, aye.. except, what you're talking about is Irish.. and I am, in fact, Scottish. Now, GET OUT!! GET OUT, Mr. No Can Tell The Difference Between Scotland And Ireland!!
[ Customer #2 flees quickly ] I'll be in the back!

[ldy.livejournal.com]

I like bagpipe music, too : )

Trivia note:
At the exact minute SIGGRAPH is supposed to end, to discourage further schmoozing, a bagpipe rendition of Amazing Grace is played over all the loudspeakers. LOUDLY.

I liked it : )

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Keeno!!!!

what a great bit of trivia!

[artemii.livejournal.com]

i love bagpipe music!
one of my good friends plays the bagpipe.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

keeno! :) a great hobby! :)

[rejectomorph]

The bagpipes are best heard from a distance, echoing off the hillsides, frightening the French.

One of my nephews took up the pipes a number of years ago. He's not too bad.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

heh...

frightening the french...everything sounds better when there's a scared frenchman involved, somehow.

[dorkgirl.livejournal.com]

I'm with you...I really like them when they're played well. I used to work with a gentleman who teaches bagpipe, and I'm still planning on taking them when I'm able to afford the $100 resonators and the lessons themselves.

On my first orchestra tour, the teacher in a school in a village of 50 asked if one of her students could play for the orchestra after our concert. He had just returned from 4 months in Scotland, studying the pipes. He came out in full regalia, and proceeded to wow all of us. I was fascinated to see that blowing air into the instrument has nothing at all to do with the phrasing...something I think would be difficult to get used to initially. It was such a special afternoon for us all. =)

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

wow, that sounds like a wonderful time was had by all! the whole dynamic of playing it is quite different, from what I understand.