Where do you guys stand on Bagpipes?

[Tcrumpen]

It seems that everyone i talk to hates the sound of bagpipes. However despite not being Scottish (i'm English) i really like the sound, so soulful and beautiful. Heck even a fellow Scottish friend doesn't like them

 

If you don't at least well up after hearing this piece of beauty then you don't have a grasp of what emotional playing (in general) is in my opinion:

 

Note this IS loud (As bagpipes are) so don't crank your speakers
 

 

[RuffRuffmcgruff]

I'm Liverpudlian with a few relatives from Scotland and it's weird because they hate it but I absolutely love it! Nothing better for background noise when your playing a fighting game than bagpipe war music

[Tcrumpen]

Just now, RuffRuffmcgruff said:

I'm Liverpudlian with a few relatives from Scotland and it's weird because they hate it but I absolutely love it! Nothing better for background noise when your playing a fighting game than bagpipe war music

"FREEEEEEEEEEEEEDOMMMMM!!"

[ARikozuM]

I stand to the side of my bagpipe, preferably at chest height.

[Phentos]

Well played bagpipes sound pretty nice. Bagpipes being played at a military or police funeral always bring a tear to my eye, so I do appreciate them in that fashion.

[Tcrumpen]

Just now, Phentos said:

Well played bagpipes sound pretty nice. Bagpipes being played at a military or police funeral always bring a tear to my eye, so I do appreciate them in that fashion.

Maybe that's why i like them when i've googled for Bagpipe music it's always military Bagpipers (The video i embedded is the Royal Dragoon Guards)

[Froody129]

Makes me feel like taking part in a cavalry charge 

[lewdicrous]

3 minutes ago, Huriican1 said:

To be brutally honest?

Personally I don't like them and they depress me.

I find them always nerdy and old - fashioned.

And also very sectarian in a negative way.

To be fair, everything depresses you.

[kilgore_T]

about 120 feet away

[Tcrumpen]

2 hours ago, Huriican1 said:

To be brutally honest?

Personally I don't like them and they depress me.

I find them always nerdy and old - fashioned.

And also very sectarian in a negative way.

How do you find bagpipes nerdy?

 

Old fashioned i can get; because they are old fashioned; but i love that

[Tcrumpen]

1 hour ago, kilgore_T said:

about 120 feet away

Why don't you like them?

[kilgore_T]

51 minutes ago, Tcrumpen said:

Why don't you like them?

I do like them, they just real loud, best heard from a distance through some mist whilst drinking a single malt

[TacoSenpai]

I don't stand on bagpipes that would damage them.

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I love to crack bagpipe jokes but, when played right, they can be beautiful. I was at the Highland Games in Tucson once around 15-20 years ago when, at sunset, around 40 pipers took the field and began to play. Every bagpipe was perfectly tuned (yes, they can be tuned). They started playing in perfect unison, then broke into two part harmony (the only time I ever heard that done, let alone done well). That and the fact the sunset was one of the more spectacular ones AZ is famous for, made that one of the most beautiful experiences I ever had.

 

Even though I love the pipes most people are familiar with (when played correctly), my favorite bagpipe (there are many kinds of bagpipes) is the Irish uilleann pipes. They have a haunting sound when played correctly. The uilleann pipes differ from other bag pipes in that they have a bellows strapped to the player who pumps it with an arm to inflate the bag instead blowing through a wind pipe and usually have only one, sometimes two, drones which can be keyed. 

 

I'll spare you all the bad jokes about Scottish pipes but my favorite (ok, only) joke about the uilleann pipes is that they are the safest instrument to play because they have an airbag and a seat belt.

[Tcrumpen]

24 minutes ago, LordOTaco said:

I don't stand on bagpipes that would damage them.

Ba Dum Tss ...

[PlayStation 2]

I ALMOST JOINED THEIR BLOODY TEAM

[handymanshandle]

1 hour ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

I ALMOST JOINED THEIR BLOODY TEAM

[davrosG5]

Bagpipes have to be played well and preferably from a bit of a distance otherwise they're just too loud. My cousin is a champion 'piper and my uncle also plays.

When I was studying in the Netherlands many years ago I went out for a walk one evening and was surprised to hear bagpipes - someone was practising in one of the university car parks (I assume to be considerate to their room-mates).

 

Also - Bagpipes – A Weapon of War!