Jul
13
Aug
13
Care, Cleaning and Storage of the practice chanter
Care, Cleaning and Storage of the Practice Chanter Practice chanters are sensitive to extreme temperatures. Don’t leave them in your vehicle during the hottest days of the summer or coldest days of the winter. Heat will melt the plastic chanters and reeds. Cold will make both plastic and wood chanters brittle allowing them to break […]
Jul
05
A practice heard around the neighbourhood
During our practice today, we had a number of people walking by telling us how they lived on the next street (or two) over, and they were thrilled that they could hear us. One guy was walking his dog, but on the way to go get his girlfriend as she loves the Pipes. We also […]
Jul
03
Band uniform cost cutting gone too far?
A suggestion on how the group can accomplish the lowest possible expense for uniforms was made tonight. Inspired by a photo on the Calgary Highlanders regimental website, one of the group suggested we go with Socks, Shoes, Spats and Sporran. And while this uniform has an official name (Sporran Parade), and it is decent on […]