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Old 12-13-2008 | 07:18 PM
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Anybody else play the pipes. Have been playing for a few years with the glen erin pipe band out of Lansing,MI www.glenerinpipeband.com Also play guitar/piano.
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Old 12-16-2008 | 08:15 PM
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What?..... No one else plays the bagpipes...LOL
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Old 12-17-2008 | 08:51 AM
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Rock On Sellener! I'm off to get a bottle of Scotch.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1iR2...eature=related
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Old 12-17-2008 | 05:33 PM
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ha ha. Our Pipe Major was playing that tune on the boat back from Mackinac Island during the Tulip festival. I didnt know they actually had pipes in the music video! NIce
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Old 01-03-2009 | 08:31 AM
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I'd love to learn the Uilleann pipes, but I can't swallow the start up costs... The cheap sets are pretty awful, and a decent "beginner" set puts you under a few grand...
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Old 03-02-2009 | 09:21 AM
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We have one fellow in the band that also plays a half set of Uilleann's, and another guy that was trying to sell his "practice set" ( chanter and bellows) I got a hold of it for a few weeks to see if i wanted to buy it. Its quite a bit different than highland pipes thats for sure!! They sure sound sweet though.
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Old 03-03-2009 | 08:39 PM
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I play with City of Chicago G2.
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Old 04-02-2009 | 01:30 PM
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How difficult is it to pick up pipes and be able to play a few popular tunes?
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Old 04-16-2009 | 11:52 AM
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It depends. It is not an instrument that you just pick up and learn a few tunes. The foundation behind learning bagpipes takes some time, and a lot of effort. I have been teaching players for over 13 years and have seen it take anywhere from 3 months to a year depending on the students age.
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Old 04-16-2009 | 12:46 PM
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I don't know anything about bagpipes, although I attended the funeral of a friend and Tacoma Fire Chief yesterday and hearing amazing grace played by 3 pipers in unison was quite moving.
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