The Anabaptist perception towards bagpipes!

[Valerie]

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[Valerie]

Hey, my husband is a bagpiper I think I will not share the comments with him- one of our Beachy friends wanted to learn

[temporal1]

Hey, my husband is a bagpiper I think I will not share the comments with him- one of our Beachy friends wanted to learn

67% chose “yes” to liking bagpipes. i haven’t chosen yet.
could you share your experiences?

[barnhart]

Not exactly my cup of tea, but I find (nearly) all music beautiful in one way or another.

[Valerie]

Hey, my husband is a bagpiper I think I will not share the comments with him- one of our Beachy friends wanted to learn

67% chose “yes” to liking bagpipes. i haven’t chosen yet.
could you share your experiences?

As his wife? Ha.
Well let's just say when he gets all dressed up on his formal Scottish attire he looks pretty dapper.
He started learning after losing most of his vision. Worked real hard. It is not easy instrument.
He's played in a wedding & funeral & church event outdoors. It IS an outdoor instrument,!
Good instrument to strengthen lungs!

He's in the process of trying to make a set too.

It's his heritage (mine too)

One time he was playing at our town square for fun. The judge heard from the courthouse and came out to meet him, somehow local paper to look the picture.

We enjoy the bands-

Neil bought be a kilt, the Scotland tartan, & another with tartan of family name.

People seem to request "Amazing Grave" the most.

[Valerie]

Do you know why they always march when playing the bagpipes?

Bagpipe bands have marched for many reasons throughout history, including to keep soldiers' morale up during long marches, to signal recognition, and as a tradition from the military era:
Military origins
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association says that military pipe bands originated in the early 1800s to help soldiers maintain morale and keep pace during long marches. The tradition of marching in step dates back to the mid-18th century, but was mainly used on parade grounds because the highland pipe couldn't produce sound immediately or stop playing except at the end of a measure.
Recognition signals
Marches played during the Thirty Years War (1618-48), such as the Scots March, may have been used as recognition signals.
Tradition
The tradition of marching past may have originated when pipe bands were made up of military members or veterans.


Says Google.

[Bootstrap]

Hey, my husband is a bagpiper I think I will not share the comments with him- one of our Beachy friends wanted to learn

FWIW, I have played bagpipes. But I never got good, they are so loud that I can't practice them regularly without getting headaches. I did hang around the bagpipe community long enough to learn the jokes.

Q. Do you know why they always march when playing the bagpipes?
A. To get away from the noise.

Q. What's the difference between a bagpipe and an onion?
A. Nobody cries when you cut up a bagpipe.

Q. What's the difference between a banjo and a trampoline?
A. You take your shoes off before you jump on a trampoline. (Sorry, OJ, it's funnier with a banjo.)

Q. How can you tell when a bagpipe is out of tune?
A. Someone is playing it.

[temporal1]

Hey, my husband is a bagpiper I think I will not share the comments with him- one of our Beachy friends wanted to learn

67% chose “yes” to liking bagpipes. i haven’t chosen yet.
could you share your experiences?

As his wife? Ha.
Well let's just say when he gets all dressed up on his formal Scottish attire he looks pretty dapper.
He started learning after losing most of his vision. Worked real hard. It is not easy instrument.
He's played in a wedding & funeral & church event outdoors. It IS an outdoor instrument,!
Good instrument to strengthen lungs!

He's in the process of trying to make a set too.

It's his heritage (mine too)

One time he was playing at our town square for fun. The judge heard from the courthouse and came out to meet him, somehow local paper to look the picture.

We enjoy the bands-

Neil bought be a kilt, the Scotland tartan, & another with tartan of family name.

People seem to request "Amazing Grave" - - the most.

Thanks, Valerie. i recently learned my DNA is majority Scottish, unexpected. i thought of you.
Do you have tartans for you/Neil? i found the Stewart family, going ‘way back to France (Stuart). My brain is trying to adjust.

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Bagpipes are distinctive, that’s for sure. i can see where they would be useful over distances for various reasons, esp contact, and warnings, too. i can imagine they could be welcoming and/or frightening, depending!

Elizabeth Smart
I did some study about Elizabeth Smart’s horrifying ordeal, then learned how with help of her family, she recovered, went to school in Scotland, married and had a Scottish wedding. What a recovery! Kilts can be handsome and impressive.

[ohio jones]

People seem to request "Amazing Grave" the most.

Is that a favorite at funerals, perhaps?

Q. What's the difference between a banjo and a trampoline?
A. You take your shoes off before you jump on a trampoline. (Sorry, OJ, it's funnier with a banjo.)

My answer (for the bagpipe version) was, eventually you get tired of jumping on a trampoline.

[Valerie]

Hey, my husband is a bagpiper I think I will not share the comments with him- one of our Beachy friends wanted to learn

FWIW, I have played bagpipes. But I never got good, they are so loud that I can't practice them regularly without getting headaches. I did hang around the bagpipe community long enough to learn the jokes.

Q. Do you know why they always march when playing the bagpipes?
A. To get away from the noise.

Q. What's the difference between a bagpipe and an onion?
A. Nobody cries when you cut up a bagpipe.

Q. What's the difference between a banjo and a trampoline?
A. You take your shoes off before you jump on a trampoline. (Sorry, OJ, it's funnier with a banjo.)

Q. How can you tell when a bagpipe is out of tune?
A. Someone is playing it.

I honestly don't know how Neil takes the noise, I cannot.
Going to the Scottish or Highland Games where you hear the talent of many bands is beautiful. Those jokes are cute!