...I used to play in a band which had a terrible piping problem too,...as for the drink?..no problem at all.
Instead of .."BAND!!!!..fALL IN"
It was normally.."BAND!!!!!!!!..Who's round is it"?
I don't know if it's quite unique to the Irish bands though,...as i know quite a few Scottish bands who had the same problem.

Do any of your members play the Irish pipes with two drones?

Great stuff,
Neil.