Music interlude at the Pub quiz
The Bangkok St. Andrew’s Society held a pub quiz Thursday September 28th. Although there was a bit of a blackout for a bit of time before the quiz started, power was back on and quiz was a good bit of fun.
Not only did I get a chance to play my reelpipes a couple times, but I also was a member of the winning team!
Reelpipes – a little less intense bagpipes
The pipe band hasn’t really played much over the summer, and in the meantime, I have been working more and more on using my smallpipes, and my particular kind are called reelpipes.
With a bit of free time at the school I teach at, and access to a room that is far away from other folk that may not be in the mood for traditional bagpiping, I get to put in a good portion of time on the smaller chanter at a quieter level.
The chanter (the part I play with my fingers) is basically the same as the chanter on my bigger pipes, so I can play all the same tunes. As with any different instrument, there are some tunes that work better than others, and so I think I find myself playing some more Irish tunes.
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