466 is where they belong ...It enables you to be accompanied and in that it allows you to share the blame ! I pipe regularly in the lane at our cottage and the crowd gathers in front of the hedge...

Thank you very much for the music, kind of you to pass this along. I have heard a local Military pipe band play this and it is very slow and quiet. Thought I might like to try it. Looks reasonably...

I guess there are probably more than a few pipe tunes which come from folk tunes. Flow Gently Sweet Afteon , Is this known by any other name? Can not seem to locate the pipe music for it. Any help...

Thank you for the very concise and detailed explanation. My observation in saying that "small pipes" could not be a substitute was based on frequency . My ear can certainly distinguish between 440...

I was beginning to form the thought that smallpipes or whatever were not a substitute for bagpipes . The more info that is posted the more this reinforces that opinion. One of the first clues was the...

Thank you to those who have contributed to date for this thread. Some valuable information about the small pipes indeed.

Small pipes, kitchen pipes or the smaller and altered version of the great highland pipes seem to be gaining in popularity and establishing a foot hold as of late in the piping community according to...

Interesting. I don't think you can go wrong with McCallum polypenco or blackwood. I must confess to having a different chanter for every day of the week . McCallum (2) , McCrae, Walsh , Dunbar,...

I do believe it is slow and steady that wins this race. Don't beat yourself up if you have trouble it's not an easy instrument to learn . I still have trouble from time to time but with patience and...

I have pondered the question about what makes a good DM and every time I think about being led it was in most cases an older person with a great deal of life experiences. Someone who could listen to...

Your USMC program hit a nerve. DM aside the ignorance of some people in this day and age to let horses lead a band, brass or pipe, is disgusting. Horse crap and spats
DO NOT mix especially if you...

Well worth the watch. I am always amazed at the memories anyone who has had anything to do with piping hold on to and most of them remember the youngsters. I have been to competitions and seen five...

In order of importance PM No. 1, PS No.2, DM No.3. I was always told "make no mistake about it PM is always in control" . That should stir the pot.

Beautiful. Thank you for posting the link.

Congratulations. A wonderful looking set of pipes. It is difficult for me to refrain from asking a million questions . I'm sure there are others here that are as curious as I but I must admit after...

The Jameson Stout Edition , Proper Twelve, Black Bush and Red Breast all fine Irish whiskey. I have yet to find one that was nasty all very mild and smooth.

Thanks for the info it's all very interesting. Im sure there are a few of us who cant wait to hear the rest of the story. Wonder what they are like to blow, always a consideration for aging pipers.

Nice pipes. The tarnish on the slides suggest silver? or are they aged nickel? What were they using for drones and did they come with a chanter?

I apologize to Richard for the diversion although this tune "Star of the County Down" is definitely used as the melody for a hymn. After further questioning and a little searching Voices hymnary No....

It would appear the internet interpretation maybe incorrect. Way too cold where I am. Spring is but a dream.

Thank you. My wife and both thought we might have heard this as a hymn. Sometimes it is difficult to recognize a tune played on the chanter when you have only ever heard it played on an organ.
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My curiosity has got the best of me and I wonder if you might answer a question? The tune Star of County Down is that melody ever used with the words of a hymn?

That is a very difficult job you have taken on. What sounds good to one ear is not so good to another. I only have four Hymns that I play having not paid a great deal of attention to this type of...

Excellent post. My hat is off to you for being able to figure out exactly what it is you are looking at on the ebay site. Many times the pictures are misleading. As you say the Dunbar refurbished...

Thank you to Father Bill and to all who have responded to this posting. I picked the music from the Brigade Irish site and have been through a couple of dozen times on the chanter and at least once...