Schwanda the Bagpiper Puns

Anyone that plays the bagpipes or drums or wants to learn is welcome to join with the fairly recently formed South Eastern VA Firefighters Pipes and Drums. We are currently working out of Newport News. The group consists of a retired firefighter pipe major with 25 years experience on the pipes. There are 4 others of us that are beginners that are either firefighters or civilians with the fire department and retired military. You don’t necessarily need to be any of those. Just some one who wants to learn or get better at the bagpipes and have fun.

We do firefighter, law enforcement and military funerals when requested (we do these to honor individuals and we never ask for payment). We have been doing the 9/11 honors for the last few years in Newport News as well as the recent POW honors at the Virginia War museum. We also have done St Patrick’s celebrations at locations throughout Newport News. We even opened for the Fighting Jameson’s once!

Bottom line is we have fun and do our best to honor those in our community who put their lives on the line for the rest of us.

Edit - our first event honoring a Medal of Honor recipient at Hampton Military Cemetary. https://i.imgur.com/a8hByVZ.jpg

Background: Thraelius is a sea elf bard who grew up playing music with his musician father, he eventually took an interest in draconic history and began adventuring as an archaeologist in search of ruins. During his research he met and befriended a copper dragon who taught him much in the ways of both draconic history and musical magic, allowing him to adopt the College of Glamour. He is a rather optimistic fellow who is rarely seen without a smile, he has quite a knack for jokes and comforting words. He is quick to make friends and yearns for excitement, if there's no risk of dying then where's the fun?

Physical Description: Thraelius is a young adult elf, in the 120-150 range, with blue skin, green eyes, and wavy shoulder length green hair, facial hair optional. He is average height and pretty thin with some lean muscle. He typically does not wear armour, opting to don some fancier tunics and he often wears jewelry such as a few rings or a necklace or two. Of course a bard needs his music so Thraelius often has his set of highland bagpipes.

Hope this has piqued the interest of one of you lovely talented people, thanks!

Both of the pipe and drum bands I play for are on hold for the time being. I have played for a few different cover bands doing AC/DC and Dropkick Murphys covers in the past and would love to collaborate on a cover or an original.

Hi, I am not a musician, but I have a song I've done on Garageband that I want to record with my wife. As I recorded it (very simple song, really) it began to sound as if it'd benefit from bagpipes - (Think in terms of Mull of Kintyre, then lower your expectations a few miles).

So, I recorded it with a bagpipe App... with the sort of results you'd expect. Not good. Kinda like a kazoo.

Anyway, I wanted to know if someone here would be willing to take a listen to what I've recorded and then record and sell me an actual, good sounding version of the bagpipes track. Not sure what a fair price would be - $50 sound right?

I could upload a version with and without the bagpipe APP to give a head's to what I want. Very simple recording, just having an actual musician doing it would be great!

Links here. Bagpipes come in around 1:32

https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13921186

https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13921185'

I can also email mp3s or even the Garageband files, whatever works.

Thanks in advance.

Edit: Just realized, forgive me if the term I've used in the title is the wrong one.

My grandfather has two things left on his bucket list: The first is to visit the grand canyon. The second is to smoke a real Cuban cigar. He's 73 years old and he has refused to cross these last two things off until I got my company off the ground. The company is getting an investment deal in the next few days so I'm saving every penny and planning our trip.

Here's where I need your help:

My grandfather has lived a very hard life. He grew up in the worst rural poverty 1950's Appalachia had to offer, with very little food, no running water, an alcoholic father and 5 other brothers and sisters to take care of. His ambition in his high school yearbook was just "to become a highly skilled worker." and he spent the next 35 years working as a welder destroying his ankles and knees. He lives now with chronic pain. He lost of his 2 siblings before they were in their 30's, one at 17. He's lost both a son and daughter-in-law in separate sudden freak accidents and another brother last summer. He once pulled his neighbor's child out of a river and had to be the one to tell them. Almost every friend he's ever had is now gone. These are just a few the things he's endured. At every turn life has kicked him as hard as it could but you'd never know it if you met him.

My grandfather is one of the most happy, kind and giving people I've ever met. When my own father didn't want me, he made sure that I didn't miss a male figure in my life. He taught me to weld, and to fix things, and he made sure I knew how to think for myself but it's what he never had to teach that was his greatest gift. Since I was a boy, I've watched him. I watched him when he donated to St. Jude when he had little and never tell anyone. I watched him when he paid for peoples groceries and when he cried with strangers. I watched him the time he wrote a blank check to someone who couldn't pay for their son's funeral and just said "You shouldn't have to do this, but you'll never get to do it over, spare no expense." He lived out the lessons for me and because of that, I get to be who I am today.

Three years ago, he took money that he earned at the expense of his joints and invested it in my company when it was nothing. On the way to the bank he just said "Back when I worked, it took me a year of my life to earn the money to give you this check but I worked hard so my family could have it better than I did..." He lived his whole life frugally and gave up his dream

Last night I heard bagpipe music very faintly in Little Italy, and it reminded me that I had heard it pretty consistently last spring. I never figured out where it was coming from. Anyone know? I know a pipe band sometimes practices at Carleton but that seems too far for the sound to travel.

Ask away!

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I've been in need for a halfing with a bagpipe for a couple of weeks now but I could find any one. What I did find was a kobold bagpiper and a dwarf monk (with glorious hair) in /u/mz4250 's shapeways. So I open blender for the first time in my life, i check a couple of blender guru's tutos, and this is the result (still waiting to be printed)t:

https://i.redd.it/pc6j3iyppj631.png

https://i.redd.it/u5lxugyppj631.png

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3713168

Sources:

• kobold bagpiper

• dwarf monk (with glorious hair)

Sorry if this is against the rules, please let me know.

I am trying to find a bagpiper to play for 30 minutes at my wife's grandfather's funeral this Saturday morning 3/7/15. He was a WWII veteran and a great guy, cracking jokes right up until the end.

I am looking to honor his Scottish roots with some tasteful bagpiping as the Funeral Mass ends, expected to be around 10:40 or so. I was hoping someone with experience would be willing to do this (I am willing to pay!) for 30 minutes or so as people file out of Church. Amazing Grace, Taps, etc. is what I had in mind.

Thanks /r/Boston!

Thraelius is a sea elf bard who grew up playing music with his musician father, he eventually took an interest in draconic history and began adventuring as an archaeologist in search of ruins. During his research he met and befriended a copper dragon who taught him much in the ways of both draconic history and musical magic, allowing him to adopt the College of Glamour. He is a rather optimistic fellow who is rarely seen without a smile, he has quite a knack for jokes and comforting words. He is quick to make friends and yearns for excitement, if there's no risk of dying then where's the fun?

Description: Thraelius is a young adult elf, in the 120-150 range, with blue skin, green eyes, and wavy shoulder length green hair, facial hair optional. He is average height and pretty thin with some lean muscle. He typically does not wear armour, opting to don some fancier tunics and he often wears jewelry such as a few rings or a necklace or two. Of course a bard needs his music so Thraelius often has his set of highland bagpipes.

Hope this has piqued the interest of one of you lovely talented people, thanks!

My grandfather has two things left on his bucket list: The first is to visit the grand canyon. The second is to smoke a real Cuban cigar. He's 73 years old and he has refused to cross these last two things off until I got my company off the ground. The company is getting an investment deal in the next few weeks so I'm saving every penny and planning our trip.

Here's where I need your help:

My grandfather has lived a very hard life. He grew up in the worst rural poverty 1950's Appalachia had to offer, with very little food, no running water, an alcoholic father and 5 other brothers and sisters to take care of. His ambition in his high school yearbook was just "to become a highly skilled worker." and he spent the next 35 years working as a welder destroying his ankles and knees. He lives now with chronic pain. He lost of his 2 siblings before they were in their 30's, one at 17. He's lost both a son and daughter-in-law in separate sudden freak accidents and another brother last summer. He once pulled his neighbor's child out of a river and had to be the one to tell them. Almost every friend he's ever had is now gone. These are just a few the things he's endured. At every turn life has kicked him as hard as it could but you'd never know it if you met him.

My grandfather is one of the most happy, kind and giving people I've ever met. When my own father didn't want me, he made sure that I didn't miss a male figure in my life. He taught me to weld, and to fix things, and he made sure I knew how to think for myself but it's what he never had to teach that was his greatest gift. Since I was a boy, I've watched him. I watched him when he donated to St. Jude when he had little and never tell anyone. I watched him when he paid for peoples groceries and when he cried with strangers. I watched him the time he wrote a blank check to someone who couldn't pay for their son's funeral and just said "You shouldn't have to do this, but you'll never get to do it over, spare no expense." He lived out the lessons for me and because of that, I get to be who I am today.

Three years ago, he took money that he earned at the expense of his joints and invested it in my company when it was nothing. On the way to the bank he just said "Back when I worked, it took me a year of my life to earn the money to give you this check but I worked hard so my family could have it better than I did..." He lived his whole life frugally and gave up his dreams so that I could live out mine

My grandfather has two things left on his bucket list: The first is to visit the grand canyon. The second is to smoke a real Cuban cigar. He's 73 years old and he has refused to cross these last two things off until I got my company off the ground. The company is getting an investment deal in the next few weeks so I'm saving every penny and planning our trip.

Here's where I need your help:

My grandfather has lived a very hard life. He grew up in the worst rural poverty 1950's Appalachia had to offer, with very little food, no running water, an alcoholic father and 5 other brothers and sisters to take care of. His ambition in his high school yearbook was just "to become a highly skilled worker." and he spent the next 35 years working as a welder destroying his ankles and knees. He lives now with chronic pain. He lost of his 2 siblings before they were in their 30's, one at 17. He's lost both a son and daughter-in-law in separate sudden freak accidents and another brother last summer. He once pulled his neighbor's child out of a river and had to be the one to tell them. Almost every friend he's ever had is now gone. These are just a few the things he's endured. At every turn life has kicked him as hard as it could but you'd never know it if you met him.

My grandfather is one of the most happy, kind and giving people I've ever met. When my own father didn't want me, he made sure that I didn't miss a male figure in my life. He taught me to weld, and to fix things, and he made sure I knew how to think for myself but it's what he never had to teach that was his greatest gift. Since I was a boy, I've watched him. I watched him when he donated to St. Jude when he had little and never tell anyone. I watched him when he paid for peoples groceries and when he cried with strangers. I watched him the time he wrote a blank check to someone who couldn't pay for their son's funeral and just said "You shouldn't have to do this, but you'll never get to do it over, spare no expense." He lived out the lessons for me and because of that, I get to be who I am today.

Three years ago, he took money that he earned at the expense of his joints and invested it in my company when it was nothing. On the way to the bank he just said "Back when I worked, it took me a year of my life to earn the money to give you this check but I worked hard so my family could have it better than I did..." He lived his whole life frugally and gave up his dreams so that I could live out mine