[Dixielandjazz] Pipes and Pipers

[mcclernan1 at comcast.net]

You are oh-so-right, Don. Last night, I saw the Edinburgh International Military Tattoo - an awesome spectacle! And what an incredible venue, on the esplanade in front of Edinburgh Castle.

As an aside, you might enjoy the Tartan Terrors. Incredibly funny in person, they are presently appearing at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.  (www.tartanterrors.com)
Cheers,
John


The music for both pipes and drums are well-learned, so when there are occational massed pipe and rums bands at large festivals of Scots, they play withe an amazing matched precision. When the bass drummers swirl their beaters they are  synchronized in exactmotion. Pipers plays the same preciise way, with the snap and grace notes all the same as if one instrument. Would some big bands do as well.
Slainte m-hath,
Don "Skye Boat Song" Ingle