# Just in case you haven't had enough bagpipes in your life lately **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [November 29, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705 "2020-11-29T00:31:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/41 "2020-12-05T02:25:56Z")
Duelling pipers (plus a girl) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/amNF_F6oeRU/hqdefault.jpg ""DUELING PIPERS" College of Piping") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amNF_F6oeRU) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/42 "2020-12-05T02:39:41Z")
Nice segue from “Jingle Bells” to “Scotland the Brave” at the end. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6MIx4whjFE0/maxresdefault.jpg "Bagpipe Holiday Flash Mob 2014") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MIx4whjFE0) ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/43 "2020-12-05T02:53:29Z")
Don’t know if it’s still the case, but in the 19th century, the Sheikh of Morocco had an army pipe band. Because he had a trusted army instructor and general named [Harry Maclean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Aubrey_de_Vere_Maclean), who was an avid piper. The Sultan’s pipe band wore Maclean of Drimnin tartan kilts in his honor. I knew someone was going to post a video of The Badpiper. Awesome dude. Here he is doing “Thunderstruck” in duet with a screaming electric guitar, on “Australia’s Got Talent”. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eVYIEzLSOEo/maxresdefault.jpg "The Badpiper - Thunderstruck (Australia's Got Talent)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVYIEzLSOEo) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/44 "2020-12-05T03:02:51Z")
# Tu-Bardh Wilson with Clanadonia [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ogA_8sU3HMU/maxresdefault.jpg "Scottish legend Tu-Bardh Wilson with Clanadonia performing "Tu-Bardh" live in Perth, Scotland, 2019") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogA_8sU3HMU) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/45 "2020-12-05T03:04:24Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qvkxoOHSYoI/maxresdefault.jpg "'The Jigs' played by Scottish tribal band Clanadonia featuring Tu-Bardh 'Stormcrow' Wilson on drums") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvkxoOHSYoI) ---
**Author:** ![moes\_lotion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@moes\_lotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moes_lotion)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/46 "2020-12-05T03:06:27Z")
> [@DPRK](#): > > What about the issue that bagpipes are usually simply not tuned the same as a piano or bass? I hesitate to raise this here among such love for the instrument, but… Q: When do a set of bagpipes go out of tune? A: Whenever someone plays them. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/47 "2020-12-05T03:18:29Z")
So many good clips. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/48 "2020-12-05T05:11:28Z")
Yep. Please keep them coming! [**River\_Hippie** , I’m looking at you] ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/49 "2020-12-06T02:31:14Z")
Going Home [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Od_nVR67H-k/maxresdefault.jpg "♫ Scottish Bagpipes - Going Home ♫") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od_nVR67H-k) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/50 "2020-12-06T02:36:10Z")
Flowers Of The Forest. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KZKzUbIjr30/hqdefault.jpg "Flowers of the Forest Bagpipes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZKzUbIjr30) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/51 "2020-12-06T02:42:58Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7rLgAN-z8bo/maxresdefault.jpg "Dark Isle Bagpiper: Scotland the Brave") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rLgAN-z8bo) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/52 "2020-12-06T02:46:39Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HrYUIINQrCo/maxresdefault.jpg "Dark Isle Bagpiper: The Laird of Lagavulin/ Dùn Uilleam Mòr") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrYUIINQrCo) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/53 "2020-12-06T02:52:07Z")
That was cool! ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/54 "2020-12-06T03:00:35Z")
Paraphrasing an old banjo joke… Q: What is perfect pitch? A: When you pitch bagpipes into a dumpster and they land on an accordion. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/55 "2020-12-06T03:20:21Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KUIOtA8LPec/maxresdefault.jpg "A Thousand Pipers salute The Chieftain") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUIOtA8LPec) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/56 "2020-12-06T03:20:49Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1mM_x_rD7V8/maxresdefault.jpg "Chieftain leads almost 300 pipers & drummers to the 127th Dufftown Highland Games in Moray, Scotland") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mM_x_rD7V8) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/57 "2020-12-06T03:36:32Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NPNW9bNZZsQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Farewell to the Laird of Islay Bagpipes(Piobaireachd)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPNW9bNZZsQ) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/58 "2020-12-06T03:38:34Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HpbN8JpP92o/maxresdefault.jpg "Rare Footage of Pipe Major Willie Ross at Edinburgh Castle") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpbN8JpP92o) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/59 "2020-12-06T03:50:46Z")
Thanks for posting that. Didn’t work for me. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/60 "2020-12-06T04:21:05Z")
I had an aunt and uncle that were really in to genealogy. On my father’s side we came from Scotland to Canada, northeastern, and my family living in Ohio represented the southern branch. The city I live closest to now had a Highland Games every summer. The first time I heard live pipes and drums…it really connected. Is that in my head or in my soul? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705.md?page=4)