[Dixielandjazz] Bagpipes & Banjos

[Mike Durham]

This latest post from Norrie reminds me that sometime back Dan Spink wrote:

"The first banjo (Carolinas, where the Scots settled) was a 5-string. The 
fifth string was supposed to mimic the drone of the bagpipes. Weird or 
what?"

Not weird at all - the Scots are always droning on about something or the 
other - porridge, William Wallace, whiskey, Independence, that sort of 
thing...... no wonder the Emperor Hadrian built a wall across England to 
keep the bagpipes out.

Just joking, Norrie!  :-))

Mad Mike McDurrum



>From: "Norrie Thomson" <jnt at blueyonder.co.uk>
>To: 
><Jazzjerry at aol.com>,<barbonestreet at earthlink.net>,<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Bagpipes & Banjos
>Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:31:53 -0000
>
>The bag-pipes are still considered a weapon of war. Incidentally, in
>Scottish regiments members of the pipe bands are considered to be infantry
>soldiers whilst other musicians carry out tasks such as stretcher bearers,
>medical orderlies etc.
>
>Norrie
>
>Norrie Thomson
>Edinburgh
>Scotland
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <Jazzjerry at aol.com>
>To: <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>; <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 4:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Bagpipes & Banjos
>
>
> >
> > In a message dated 11/1/04 2:12:54, barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:
> >
> > << Bagpipes are "thought" to have been used in ancient Egypt. The 
>bagpipe
> > was the instrument of the Roman infantry. >>
> >
> > Maybe an early 'Weapon of Mass Destruction' or could this be a figment 
>of
> > imagination like some others?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Jerry,
> > Norwich,
> > U.K.
> >
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