Bagpipe Jokes
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• Q. What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians? A. A bagpiper.
• Q. What did the bagpiper get on his I.Q. test? A. Drool.
• Q. What's the definition of a quarter tone? A. A bagpiper tuning his drones.
• Q. Why are bagpipers fingers like lightning? A. They rarely strike the same spot twice.
• Q. How can you tell if a bagpipe is out of tune? A. Someone is blowing into it.
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• Q. What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians? A. A bagpiper.
• Q. What did the bagpiper get on his I.Q. test? A. Drool.
• Q. What's the definition of a quarter tone? A. A bagpiper tuning his drones.
• Q. Why are bagpipers fingers like lightning? A. They rarely strike the same spot twice.
• Q. How can you tell if a bagpipe is out of tune? A. Someone is blowing into it.
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Jazz Pipes
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The mere mention of jazz played on bagpipes is guaranteed to get a look of disbelief from most people, but not from listeners who have heard Rufus Harley, especially Re-Creation of the Gods, a 1972 disc that many consider his best. The Transparency label has reissued this record on CD with four extra tracks and pristine digital remastering of the sound.
Rufus Harley, one of the only bagpipe-playing jazz musicians in the history of jazz, is a virtuoso on the instrument, coaxing improvised riff after riff from it. In his hands it sounds like two reed instruments played at once. This very enjoyable and often surprising music is in the soul-jazz vein, with a touch of Eastern sounds, and the combination of organ, bagpipe, percussion and sometimes electric bass works very well. The playing can easily be termed spiritual.
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The mere mention of jazz played on bagpipes is guaranteed to get a look of disbelief from most people, but not from listeners who have heard Rufus Harley, especially Re-Creation of the Gods, a 1972 disc that many consider his best. The Transparency label has reissued this record on CD with four extra tracks and pristine digital remastering of the sound.
Rufus Harley, one of the only bagpipe-playing jazz musicians in the history of jazz, is a virtuoso on the instrument, coaxing improvised riff after riff from it. In his hands it sounds like two reed instruments played at once. This very enjoyable and often surprising music is in the soul-jazz vein, with a touch of Eastern sounds, and the combination of organ, bagpipe, percussion and sometimes electric bass works very well. The playing can easily be termed spiritual.
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Weekly Update - 07/07/06
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Greetings
All,
I trust everyone had a safe and happy Independence Day on the 4th of July !
We had a really great turn out at last Monday's practice and an even better turn out for Tuesday's parade. At this point it doesn't look like we won anything, but after taking first place two years in a row, it's about time for someone else to win. However, according to a co-worker of mine, who was standing on the side lines near Fire Station 3, our band sounded more together, that is more line one loud pipe and one loud drum as compared to the other pipe bands who sounded like a herd of individuals who were almost playing the same thing at the same time ... See, practice does help! Well done to all!
Those who showed up for practice on Monday, July 3rd were:
PIPERS: Jeff Burton, Kevin Byrnes, Steve Cochran, Kevin Donnelly, Dave Foley, Phil Nannery, Pete O'Brien, Ed Snyder & Clarence Soong.
DRUMMERS: Brian Brendel, Ethan Cochran, Ron Kuley & Jay Rubin
In addition to the above, Piper Gary Winemiller and Drummer George Murphy showed up for the parade the next morning on July 4th.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1) There will be no practice on this coming Monday night, July 10th. That is because it is the Monday following a gig and we don't have practice that night.
2) Normally, we go into our summer recess after the 4th of July and don't get back together until the Monday after Labor Day (which this year would be September 11th ... Hmmmm, now why does that date ring a bell?) and this year there will be no MANDATORY practices during this time. HOWEVER, I will be at the academy on most of those Mondays, holding practice for our beginners and students AND if the rest of you would like to show up at 8:00 pm, I'll be more to hold practice. And, I might add, if you have any interest in playing the Quiet Man Set, or the Cohen Set, or Yingling Bells and Wreck the Walls for the Christmas walk, I would strongly recommend that you come to practice!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
WILDWOOD, NJ. IRISH FESTIVAL - SEPT, 22,23&24, 2006 at this time I have the following people signed up to go: PIPERS: Jeff Burton & Ed Snyder are definitely going, Kevin Byrnes, Steve Cochran, Dave Foley, Karen Killmeyer and Chalmers Marquis are maybe's ... DRUMMERS, Brian Brendel - definite, and Rob Agnew, Ethan Cochran & Jay Rubin are strong Maybes. We need a few more people to make a firm commitment. (Note to self, make a firm commitment!)
NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL - OCT, 6,7&8, 2006 at this time I have the following folks signed up to go: PIPERS: Jeff Burton, Kevin Byrnes, Steve Cochran, Kevin Donnelly, Dave Foley, Karen Killmeyer, Pete O'Brien, Ed Snyder, Clarence Soong & Gary Winemiller are definitely going while Chalmers Marquis and Phil Nannery are Maybes ... DRUMMERS: Rob Agnew, Brian Brendel, Ethan Cochran & Jay Rubin are going without any maybes. Anyone else who wants to go to Emmitsburg, as a photographer or luggage carrier or groupie, please let me know within the next couple of weeks as that is when I am going to turn in the list for rooms. Libby, I've already got you on the list as member emeritus.
ALEXANDRIA SCOTTISH CHRISTMAS WALK - DEC. 2, 2006 at this time I have the following: PIPERS: Jeff Burton, Kevin Byrnes, Steve Cochran, Karen Killmeyer, Chalmers Marquis, Phil Nannery & Ed Snyder ... DRUMMERS: Rob Agnew, Brian Brendel & Ethan Cochran. Drop me an e-mail if you want to be added to the list.
I haven't heard anything on the Vienna Halloween Parade, so if anyone has any info, let me know.
That's about it for now. I hope everyone has a wonderful summer, enjoy your vacations and don't forget to practice.
I'll see you all in September if not before.
Steve
PS, don't forget the Fairfax County Emerald Society's Crab Feast on August 5th!
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I trust everyone had a safe and happy Independence Day on the 4th of July !
We had a really great turn out at last Monday's practice and an even better turn out for Tuesday's parade. At this point it doesn't look like we won anything, but after taking first place two years in a row, it's about time for someone else to win. However, according to a co-worker of mine, who was standing on the side lines near Fire Station 3, our band sounded more together, that is more line one loud pipe and one loud drum as compared to the other pipe bands who sounded like a herd of individuals who were almost playing the same thing at the same time ... See, practice does help! Well done to all!
Those who showed up for practice on Monday, July 3rd were:
PIPERS: Jeff Burton, Kevin Byrnes, Steve Cochran, Kevin Donnelly, Dave Foley, Phil Nannery, Pete O'Brien, Ed Snyder & Clarence Soong.
DRUMMERS: Brian Brendel, Ethan Cochran, Ron Kuley & Jay Rubin
In addition to the above, Piper Gary Winemiller and Drummer George Murphy showed up for the parade the next morning on July 4th.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1) There will be no practice on this coming Monday night, July 10th. That is because it is the Monday following a gig and we don't have practice that night.
2) Normally, we go into our summer recess after the 4th of July and don't get back together until the Monday after Labor Day (which this year would be September 11th ... Hmmmm, now why does that date ring a bell?) and this year there will be no MANDATORY practices during this time. HOWEVER, I will be at the academy on most of those Mondays, holding practice for our beginners and students AND if the rest of you would like to show up at 8:00 pm, I'll be more to hold practice. And, I might add, if you have any interest in playing the Quiet Man Set, or the Cohen Set, or Yingling Bells and Wreck the Walls for the Christmas walk, I would strongly recommend that you come to practice!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
WILDWOOD, NJ. IRISH FESTIVAL - SEPT, 22,23&24, 2006 at this time I have the following people signed up to go: PIPERS: Jeff Burton & Ed Snyder are definitely going, Kevin Byrnes, Steve Cochran, Dave Foley, Karen Killmeyer and Chalmers Marquis are maybe's ... DRUMMERS, Brian Brendel - definite, and Rob Agnew, Ethan Cochran & Jay Rubin are strong Maybes. We need a few more people to make a firm commitment. (Note to self, make a firm commitment!)
NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL - OCT, 6,7&8, 2006 at this time I have the following folks signed up to go: PIPERS: Jeff Burton, Kevin Byrnes, Steve Cochran, Kevin Donnelly, Dave Foley, Karen Killmeyer, Pete O'Brien, Ed Snyder, Clarence Soong & Gary Winemiller are definitely going while Chalmers Marquis and Phil Nannery are Maybes ... DRUMMERS: Rob Agnew, Brian Brendel, Ethan Cochran & Jay Rubin are going without any maybes. Anyone else who wants to go to Emmitsburg, as a photographer or luggage carrier or groupie, please let me know within the next couple of weeks as that is when I am going to turn in the list for rooms. Libby, I've already got you on the list as member emeritus.
ALEXANDRIA SCOTTISH CHRISTMAS WALK - DEC. 2, 2006 at this time I have the following: PIPERS: Jeff Burton, Kevin Byrnes, Steve Cochran, Karen Killmeyer, Chalmers Marquis, Phil Nannery & Ed Snyder ... DRUMMERS: Rob Agnew, Brian Brendel & Ethan Cochran. Drop me an e-mail if you want to be added to the list.
I haven't heard anything on the Vienna Halloween Parade, so if anyone has any info, let me know.
That's about it for now. I hope everyone has a wonderful summer, enjoy your vacations and don't forget to practice.
I'll see you all in September if not before.
Steve
PS, don't forget the Fairfax County Emerald Society's Crab Feast on August 5th!
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