# 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:** 7
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/121 "2021-04-19T17:54:49Z")
A lone military piper performed at the end of the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh on Saturday: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1zVI4r2nW5w/maxresdefault.jpg "Flowers of the Forest by Pipe Major of The Royal Regiment of Scotland at Prince Philip Funeral") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zVI4r2nW5w) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/122 "2021-04-25T06:47:12Z")
Bagpipe fans might also be interested in this programme from BBC Radio 3: [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bdjb](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bdjb) ---
**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:** [May 9, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/123 "2021-05-09T21:42:37Z")
Bagpipes in spaaaaaaace (and note the tassels floating)! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7DWzmq9e0Lw/maxresdefault.jpg "NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren plays Amazing Grace on the bagpipes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DWzmq9e0Lw) Scotty would be proud. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/124 "2021-05-10T04:27:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Bagpipes in spaaaaaaace (and note the tassels floating)! Brilliant! Next, kilts in space… oh, wait… 😬 ---
**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:** [June 12, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/125 "2021-06-12T02:43:22Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0tbfiygqnjA/maxresdefault.jpg "The 2020 Virtual March of the Lonach Highlanders through Strathdon in Aberdeenshire, Scotland") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tbfiygqnjA) ---
**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:** [June 12, 2021, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/126 "2021-06-12T04:18:06Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kiuLKR0BKno/hqdefault.jpg "CELTICA SONORA CELTIC FESTIVAL 2018") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiuLKR0BKno) ---
**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:** [August 8, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/127 "2021-08-08T02:25:09Z")
From New Zealand. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FmqGz5nVnFo/maxresdefault.jpg "New Zealand National Youth Bagpipe Band 2021") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmqGz5nVnFo) ---
**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:** [August 8, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/128 "2021-08-08T02:28:32Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_9cbk6D8AR8/maxresdefault.jpg "BC Pipers - July 2021 - Alexandra Lye - Grade 2 Piping - Piobaireachd") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9cbk6D8AR8) ---
**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:** [August 8, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/129 "2021-08-08T02:30:52Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eaYXg8D49Ro/maxresdefault.jpg "Grade 2 & 1 | NZ National Pipe Band Contest | 2021") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaYXg8D49Ro) ---
**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:** [August 8, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/130 "2021-08-08T02:44:48Z")
Missed that earlier, very nice, thanks for posting it. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/131 "2021-08-08T04:33:15Z")
She’s pretty good, even if it’s only grade 2 piping! (She starts at about 1:10, after warming up, if you want to skip to that.) ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/132 "2021-08-08T07:57:52Z")
How a hymn since it’s Sunday? [If You Could Hie to Kolob](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oimdN9qLeA) ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/133 "2021-08-09T02:07:20Z")
Of course that should read, “How about a hymn since it’s Sunday?” ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/134 "2021-10-13T00:34:31Z")
In honor of Paddy Moloney RIP [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VnH0YVpafVM/hqdefault.jpg "Irish traditional music : "The Chieftains" play " O'Sullivan's March"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnH0YVpafVM) Brian ---
**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:** [October 14, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/135 "2021-10-14T03:17:20Z")
Derek Bell will be waiting to play a prank on Paddy, once St. Peter lets him in. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/136 "2021-10-14T03:35:57Z")
Hey, @Northern_Piper! Welcome back! You have been missed! ---
**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:** [October 25, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/137 "2021-10-25T17:09:23Z")
Quite so! Very minor spoiler: A House Atreides bagpiper appears and plays briefly in the new version of _Dune_, BTW, when the Duke Leto and his party land on Arrakis. Don’t think one was in the Frank Herbert novel. ---
**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, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/138 "2021-12-05T16:06:55Z")
Pipes start at 1:12. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IKxs_ahgaTY/maxresdefault.jpg "Vlogmas | Scottish Christmas Walk in Old Town Alexandria (kilts, clans, terriers & more!)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKxs_ahgaTY) ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/139 "2021-12-05T16:42:37Z")
I play in a duo with an uillean piper. Though on this occasion we are a trio with a singer. I’m the harpist. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_7X0AwG8-JI/maxresdefault.jpg "The Jolly Beggarman: harp, lilting, & uilleann pipes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7X0AwG8-JI) ---
**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:** [December 23, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705/140 "2021-12-23T15:43:50Z")
That was beautiful, **PMP**! Thanks for posting it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-case-you-havent-had-enough-bagpipes-in-your-life-lately/926705.md?page=8)