# 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:** 6
**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:** [January 18, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/101 "2021-01-18T22:18:55Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > _Local Hero (1983)_ is one of my favorites and when asked about small movie gems that people generally don’t know, I put that one up there with “My Favorite Year”. Thank, I put both of those on my watch list. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/102 "2021-01-19T00:04:12Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#): > > It’s called _The Mist-Covered Mountains_ The story I’ve heard is that when the Black Watch was playing at the White House, they played the Mist Covered Mountains. JFK joked to Jackie that it was such a moving tune it must have really been composed by an Irishman, not a Scot. So Jackie asked that it be played as the coffin was lowered. 😢 (It was also a favourite of the Queen Mum so it was played at her funeral as well.) ---
**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:** [January 19, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/103 "2021-01-19T00:39:24Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#): > > Another piece that is very often played at funerals and commemorative services is _The Flowers of the Forest_. Prior to the early 70s , the _Flowers of the Forest_ was the standard tune for funerals, particularly military. Then the band of the Scots Greys adapted _Amazing Grace_ for the pipes, and it really took off, displacing FotF in the funeral repertoire. AG is a much easier tune to play, plus more people are familiar with it than FotF, particularly if you don’t have a Scots background. One of the last pre-Covid outdoor events I took in was the annual remembrance for fallen LEOs and Corrections workers. It’s normally held immediately in front of our provincial Legislature. One of the closing pieces, after the short speeches and some brass bands/pipes and drums, was a solo piper (no relation) playing on the balcony of the Lege, wearing his Inverness cape. No magnification needed. He played the _Flowers of the Forest_ as a Saskatchewan sleet came down. It was very moving and was completely appropriate for the sombre occasion. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/104 "2021-01-21T14:12:27Z")
If you live in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S., you should checkout the Celtic Classic in Bethlehem, Pa. Its billed as the largest free Celtic festival in America. Pipe bands come from all over to compete and there is alway bagpipe music in the air. The massed bands performance is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/105 "2021-01-22T00:16:45Z")
I had three choices: 1. The thread about tipping. 2. The thread about great covers of songs. 3. This thread. Ladies and gentlemen…I give you…the Unipiper. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Efeb6Cg_rkY/maxresdefault.jpg "Man Shoveling Snow on a Unicycle Dressed as Darth Vader While Playing Flaming Bagpipes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efeb6Cg_rkY) (notice the tip jar in the description) and [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uGGO035dolE/maxresdefault.jpg "Top 13 Bagpiping Unicycling Darth Vader Moments - Ultimate Unipiper Compilation") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGGO035dolE) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/106 "2021-01-22T02:23:44Z")
A good friend is a piper and performs locally. I sent him the Snake Charmer vid. It’s fascinating to hear the pipes playing new styles of music. I got lost for awhile on that channel. Great music. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/107 "2021-01-25T14:29:11Z")
In honour of Burns Night, here’s some really exceptional pipe music: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qqtGWvBUzfE/maxresdefault.jpg "Lord Lovat's Lament - The Big Music Society featuring Murray Henderson - Live at Cottiers") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqtGWvBUzfE)   And a song by Robert Burns: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/X6Z8f42fF8M/maxresdefault.jpg "MY LOVE IS LIKE A RED, RED ROSE - Kenneth McKellar") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Z8f42fF8M) ---
**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:** [January 31, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/108 "2021-01-31T01:41:42Z")
Liked that first one very much! ---
**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:** [March 18, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/109 "2021-03-18T00:27:08Z")
In honour of the Day: # Liam O’Flynn - Éire [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nz1TLTR8hgo/hqdefault.jpg "Liam O'Flynn - Éire") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz1TLTR8hgo) # Liam O’Flynn & Paddy Moloney - Dueling Chanters [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6IuSEUrt63M/maxresdefault.jpg "Liam O'Flynn & Paddy Moloney - Dueling Chanters") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IuSEUrt63M) # Downfall Of Paris - Paddy Maloney & Paddy Glackin [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ipXOMZ78wps/hqdefault.jpg "Downfall Of Paris - Paddy Maloney & Paddy Glackin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipXOMZ78wps) ---
**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:** [March 18, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/110 "2021-03-18T00:41:39Z")
sorry - that last one keeps breaking up. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/111 "2021-03-18T01:39:28Z")
@Northern_Piper Thank you for those. A few hours ago I was wishing you would gift us with some for St Patrick’s Day. You made my wish come true! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/112 "2021-03-19T18:12:53Z")
Yes, thanks - good stuff! ---
**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:** [March 20, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/113 "2021-03-20T00:35:29Z")
Ha! Glad this thread is still going. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/t94BWx0FFtk/hqdefault.jpg "Culter & District Pipe Band 2nd in Grade 4B bands at Aberdeen Highland Games 2019") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t94BWx0FFtk) ---
**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:** [March 20, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/114 "2021-03-20T00:37:55Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kLxdcfnU5C0/maxresdefault.jpg "Massed Pipes and Drums of the Scottish highlands gather in Deeside for first parade of 2018") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLxdcfnU5C0) ---
**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:** [March 21, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/115 "2021-03-21T16:27:29Z")
> **[Watch unique version of the Slosh as pipe band perform Scottish line dance](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/watch-unique-version-slosh-full-8524470)** > > THE pipes and drums of the Innerleithen band lit up the St Ronans Border Games with their hilarious dance routine that has now gone viral. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eZ45G59QBns/maxresdefault.jpg "World Champions 2019 - Inveraray & District Pipe Band Dance Off the Field!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ45G59QBns) #1 hit in the UK and some former British colonies in 1972: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8zH4bDg63eo/hqdefault.jpg "The Pipes And Drums And The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Amazing Grace") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zH4bDg63eo) ---
**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:** [March 22, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/116 "2021-03-22T02:13:58Z")
Good stuff, thanks! ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/117 "2021-03-26T01:46:50Z")
The Internet Archive seems to be the only place to find this: [https://ia601001.us.archive.org/33/items/78\_the-dudelsack-song-play-to-me-my-darling\_the-chordettes-robert-fraser-archie-bley\_gbia0158667b/THE%20DUDELSACK%20SONG%20%28Play%20To%20Me%20My%20Darling%20-%20The%20Chordettes.mp3](https://ia601001.us.archive.org/33/items/78_the-dudelsack-song-play-to-me-my-darling_the-chordettes-robert-fraser-archie-bley_gbia0158667b/THE%20DUDELSACK%20SONG%20%28Play%20To%20Me%20My%20Darling%20-%20The%20Chordettes.mp3) ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/118 "2021-03-26T01:53:32Z")
Seems Discourse only wants to link to the audio rather than the page where the audio can be found. Anyway, it’s “The Dudelsack Song” aka " Dudelsack Polka" by the Chordettes. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/119 "2021-03-26T01:53:46Z")
All I know is that both of my cats shot off the arms of the couch when I played that. Paws didn’t touch the floor til they were clear in the other room. From the looks of it they won’t be back any time soon. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/120 "2021-04-19T17:39:54Z")
Book your own birthday bagpipe message :- [https://www.birthdaybagpipes.co.uk/](https://www.birthdaybagpipes.co.uk/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705.md?page=7)