Top of the worlds...
I was worried about our 'piping in pop' special tonight. Mid afternoon and things weren't looking too busy on the e-mail front. I had visions of me playing Mull of Kintyre and Jesse Rae on a loop for the hour.
I needn't have worried though as you didn't let me down. AC/DC, Wizzard and 'You're The Voice' all made an appearance. We didn't have time for Belle and Sebastian and The Skids or the chance to discuss the worrying news that Timbaland is to but bagpipes on the next Jay Z album!
Don't think you will hear much of them at over the weekend, but it promises to be a spectacular event.
It's fair to say that the sound of the pipes divided the Get It On audience. Overall though the reaction was good - especially after we played the late and his amazing album, Grit.
If you want more then there's a live edition of Pipeline on Saturday night and next Tuesday Stuart Cassells of The Red Hot Chilli Pipers presents a piping special in the Celtic Zone. You should also take a look at the footage of last year's winners on our Scotland's Music site. Their victory celebrations are every bit as enthusiastic as Michael Phelp's poolside thrusts after they won gold in the relays.
Comment number 1.
At 17th Aug 2008, joethejamman wrote:Joe in Linlithgow,
for Wednesday how about Steve Forbert's
Baghdad Dream.
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Comment number 2.
At 20th Aug 2008, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:Missed the Piping show but I have for many years worked within earshot of The Army School of Piping which, I hasten to add, has trained world-class pipers but...I sometimes think that if I hear "Horo My Nut-Brown Maiden" one more time I'll throttle them with their own chanters! How do they manage to play such a repertoire of songs at The Tattoo when they only seem to practice the one song year-in year-out? Also sometimes hear bugling lessons...by the sound of it taking place at The Les Dawson School of Bugling next door. They do improve over the weeks though. Gotta start somewhere I suppose.
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