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Buying and selling bagpipes and supplies on and offline: hazards and benefits

by Mike ChisholmPipes, kilts & supplies, The Beer Tent June 28, 2010June 28, 2010No Comments

To most readers of this Vancouver and Pacific Northwest bagpiping blog, the bagpiping forums at bobdunsire.com is a familiar online location to connect with the piping and drumming community worldwide. Itâ€™s here you can buy and sell pipes and supplies, listen in and participate in lively discussions about just about everything in the piping world, …

Top 10 bagpipe tunes to inspire English football team to victory in World Cup

by Mike ChisholmThe Beer Tent June 23, 2010June 25, 2010No Comments

One of the most inspiring sounds that can reach deep into a Scotsmanâ€™s or Britâ€™s soul, whether he or she is from the Old Country or are descendants living around the globe, is that of the massed bagpipes and drums playing together some of the most recognizable music in the bagpipe repertoire. For centuries the …

No bagpiping in Vancouver today. Something even tastier.

by Mike ChisholmThe Beer Tent June 22, 2010June 24, 2010No Comments

No, I didn’t get outside to play the bagpipes today. Despite the break in the two month spell of crappy weather, a rare sunny day in the Vancouver area did not tempt me to break out the pipes and burst into song (or tunes). Instead, I set aside today to do one of the activities …

Bagpiping in Vancouver, BC in the rain, mist and gloom

by Mike ChisholmThe Beer Tent June 17, 2010June 24, 2010No Comments

Will this gloom ever end? The clouds and rain moved into the Lower Mainland of B.C. in early April. It’s now mid-June and it was 11 degrees today. I could see my breath when I went outside. Mo chreach! (that’s Gaelic, for ‘my goodness’).Â I’ve been trying to get outside for a few tunes, but …

Bagpiping at Vancouver and BC weddings

by Mike ChisholmThe Beer Tent June 2, 2010June 22, 2010No Comments

It was 54 years today that my parents were married in a small but beautiful ceremony in northeastern Nova Scotia. The wedding date was well chosen. The apple blossoms and lilacs were blooming in the province, birdsong filled the trees and the promise of long warm days of spring and summer hung in the air. …

Playing a final farewell to a loved one

by Mike ChisholmThe Beer Tent May 25, 2010March 1, 2012One Comment

Piping the final farewell to a loved one is always sad. The trip across country ended well, but started poorly with Westjet.

Watch out for stolen McCallum bagpipes.

by Mike ChisholmThe Beer Tent May 4, 2010June 22, 2010No Comments

No one likes to have anything stolen from them, and itâ€™s particularly annoying when itâ€™s a set of bagpipes. Â This act of theft is a long way from British Columbia; however every bagpiper and drummer should keep their eyes open in case this instrument shows up on a vendors table during a Games, or on …