A new year, and a new opportunity to play around making some music! When I went to pipe band practice, it had come up that maybe it was time to think towards playing/getting pipe gigs for St. Patrick’s day. Additionally, I came across a a digital flyer advertising a jam session at a local Irish bar.
Joining the craic.
Saturday January 21st, I made it over to Soi 4, which has a ton of bars, including a Hooters. I brought my full set of pipes, and a couple whistles. the chanter reed in my small pipes is not working, so they were left behind.
I did not expect to play my pipes, as they are so loud, but it was not long after they asked me what I played that I was asked to go ahead and strike up to play some tunes.
There were a number of instruments at the jam:
- three fiddles
- two harps
- tin whistles
- a concertina (little accordion)
- two bodhráns
- guitar
- lowland pipes
- my highland pipes
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