Thank you! Cheers!

Sam Scott was an Ottawa native and long-time Pipe Major of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa. He saw action in WW2 for 5 years and was the only Canadian piper on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Prior to his war service he spent some time in the Highlanders’ Club Glasgow where he made life long friends with Pipe Major Peter R. MacLeod who penned this classic 6/8 march. A much loved and respected piping figure in Ontario pipetunes.ca/tunes/pm-sam-scott/

Thanks! Still a longways to go but progress is progress. Happy new year to you.

Happy new year to you! They’re Walsh small pipes in A.

Welcome to the club! Keep at it, you’ll get there.

​@@PipingHotMess im finding the transition to pipes hard everything i can play on the chanter is now very hard. I think it just takes time.

That’s completely normal. There’s a lot going on with the big pipes. Hang in there. You’ll look back at yourself in another 6 months and be surprised at how far you’ve come.

It’s a lovely tune. I often still play it first to warm up. I hope you have a great time learning to become an awesome piper. Thanks for watching!

You’re right that my set isn’t sounding it’s best today. Probably because I just rehemped my chanter and reed. That being said it’s is what it is on the day and it’s an honest snapshot of the learning experience.

You might not like to read this or you will see it as feedback. I hope the second since it is ment like that. Your drones and chanter both could be tuned up way better. Its not a matter of only hemping and adjusting some reed bridles. If you learn to tune your drones to a low a and keep pressure you will improve your sound allmost magically. Trust me on the dojo university. Give it a try! You wont regret it

It’s all good brother. Believe it or not, I went through that course a while ago. I”m in the middle of a regular maintenance session on the pipes right now. Yesterday I rehemped the chanters which also meant messing with the reed. Today’s job will be the rehemping the drones and checking the bag for leaks. It’s been my experience that the pipes need to settle after doing this and fine tuning can take some time to lock in. But this is also an ongoing process and I will definitely keep working on improving my overall sound. I really do appreciate any feedback that will help me get better!

Thanks!

Gracias!

Welcome aboard! Thanks for your support. I’ll let Floki the cat know!!

Welcome to a fantastic hobby. It’s not the easiest of instruments to learn for sure but it’s very rewarding. I generally aim for at least 30 minutes on the practice chanter and at least 30 minutes on the pipes each day. Often it’s more like an hour on the PC. Saturdays / Sundays are generally a write off.

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks, will do!

Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks!

@@PipingHotMess you are wellcome,i play smallpipe too,a twist trap smallpipe 👍

Always good to meet another piper! What a great hobby we have.

I’m getting better, slowly but surely.

Thanks!

Thanks Neil! The journey continues…

Thanks. Almost at 2 years now. Here’s to the third!

Thanks!

Thanks for your support!

Yes I agree. In fact, I was planning on revisiting some tunes in June for the 2 year mark.

Thanks for listening!

@@PipingHotMess My pleasure! You're an inspiration to me!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks man! Will do.

hahaha I could try playing over the hills and far away. But I think you might still be able to hear me.

It’s a work in progress for sure! Thank you for the support :)

@@PipingHotMess My pleasure! Would you like to correspond?

Always!

Welcome to the club! I hope you have many happy years of piping ahead of you.

I have a few I’m working on at the moment. I think the Steam Boat is due to be recorded shortly. Is there anything in particular you’d like to see?

@PipingHotMess You could maybe try all the blue bonnets are over the border may be later though depending on how tricky you find it I suppose

@@NeilSw10 I'll certainly take a look at it!

Thanks Fred! They're a nice sounding set of pipes... at least when they're played by someone who can play well ;)

Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! It really does help keep me motivated to keep moving forward! Happy Easter.

@@PipingHotMess It's my pleasure, my friend! If you'd care to correspond I would really enjoy it! Happy Easter to you, too!

Unsure if you think all bagpipes sound like cats fighting or just mine? I can't help you with the former lol, but I'm working on the latter ;)

Hi there! I have a Fraser Warnock reed in the PC.

Thanks! I do feel like I could have played this little slower and cleaner.

Thanks Bruce!

Welcome to the party! It's a wonderful instrument to learn with so many awesome tunes. Glad to hear you're getting lessons. My teacher has really helped keep me on track. I hope you have many years of happy piping ahead of you!

Thanks! This one had me tying myself in pretzels. It’s not where I’d like it to be but it an honest attempt.

You got it Bruce.

Thanks man! Right now I’m an hour on the PC and 2 x 30 min sessions on the pipes.

Thank you @eanderson723! It’s been a wild ride over the past year and a half and I appreciate your support. You have a good eye. It is indeed a McCallum Blackwood chanter and was a wonderful birthday present from my wife. Happy Piping!