[Dixielandjazz] Pipes and Pipers

[David Richoux]

There was a thread a while back about OKOM in Edinburgh - I am not on  
my "big" computer so I cannot quickly find it. However, there are/ 
were several places around the city that I visited in the mid 1990s  
when the big band I am in played the Fringe Fest.

A pub at Haymarket and a hotel just south of the city come to mind.

(we really liked the Tattoo as well - all 50 of us!)

Dave Richoux


On Aug 14, 2007, at 6:53 PM, mcclernan1 at comcast.net wrote:

> 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
>