Just as I Would’ve Played It

July 18, 2010 on 4:42 pm by Michael Grey | In Music, Pipe Bands, Solo Piping, Tips | 1 Comment

A while back I was going on about how I thought most of us go about listening to music – specifically, bagpipe music. My ramble was around how we should try and get over the discomfort we feel (that’s the delicate way of putting it) when we hear musical interpretations outside of what we’re used to hearing – or playing.
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Dublin Advice: Keep Off the Grass

July 11, 2010 on 3:25 pm by Michael Grey | In Humour, Photographs | 4 Comments

I had the good luck to be in Dublin for a couple of days in January. Great place. Loved it. Wished I’d more time. Anyway.
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Bring on the Giraffes: Blair Drummond

July 5, 2010 on 8:28 pm by Michael Grey | In Music, Pipe Bands, Solo Piping, Stories | 2 Comments

Have you ever considered, thought about, reflected on, what pipe tune you may’ve have played the most in your life? What melody you, as a piper – or, as an accompanist, a drummer – have played more than any other? Have wiggled your fingers, twisted your wrists, and aimed to be true to the score of more than any other that was ever written? I have. And my burned-on-the-brain, firmly committed-to-muscle-memory, impaled-on-the-hard-drive? Well, here’s a hint: it’s the name of a Scottish “safari park”.
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