I'm trying to step into this century.. Yes its true, I'm setting up sites on MySpace.com, YouTube.com, Ilike.com, thumbtack.com, twitter.com, trying to inter-link them, my existing websites, and my gigsalad.com site....... good Lord, I thought learning to pipe was difficult! Even with the grandkids showing me what I've done wrong (far more often than I've "done right") I don't grasp it!
I'm thinking that the best thing I can do is leave it to the kids, and go learn a new tune or two. Far less stressful, and for me just as rewarding.
El Zaribah Shrine Bagpiper
Pops McGee, Ceremonial Piper to El Zaribah Shrine Temple
"tis himself."
- Mike (AKA Pops)
- Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- I ply my craft in the Great Southwestern Desert,as my Little Brother says "midway between sunrise over the haunted Superstition Mnts. and sunset over the desolate White Tank range. For the less poetic that would be Phoenix, Arizona. Ah, but where do I live? High on the Colorado Plateau. Deep with in an ancient forest that turned to stone millions of years ago! I play bagpipes. Perhaps some still, starry, desert evening you've heard my piping on the soft, warm night air of the vast desert? You'll know it's me, by the sparing use of ornamentation. I just refuse to guild the lilly. But that's OK! You see, the secret to piping is to play for yourself. If you're having fun, those around you will too. As long as the drones and chanter fill your heart and the hearts of those around you with mirth and joy, the ruckus you raise will be your own reward! Believe me when I tell you that nothing can raise a ruckus like a stand of bagpipes. No wonder the Saxons declared them an "instrument of war"!
For Evan
Live From Potter's Field
The Marine's Hymn - a single
Taps - Final Honors, a single
God Save Ireland, the single
Aulde Lang Syne, the single
Danny Boy, the single
Amazing Grace, the single
Oh Come All Ye Faithful, a single
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, the single
Let's follow each other on Twitter!
Subscribe To McGee's Place.
Posts
Comments
No comments:
Post a Comment