{"id":12521,"date":"2016-07-26T00:01:37","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T05:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=12521"},"modified":"2016-07-18T05:15:19","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T10:15:19","slug":"happy-bagpipe-appreciation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=12521","title":{"rendered":"Happy Bagpipe Appreciation Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hail that quintessential Scottish instrument<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Bagpipes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4695 size-full\" title=\"bagpipes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/bagpipes1.jpg\" alt=\"bagpipe appreciation\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s nothing like the skirl of the bagpipes to make a person a bit weepy. For me, I love the sound &#8211; others don&#8217;t share my feelings. Go figure. Some liken the sound to a cat having its tail rocked on.<\/p>\n<p>When at war, the pipers went ahead of the troops. Were they trying to take advantage of their enemies whilst they were incapacitated by the music coming from the bagpipes? Who wouldn&#8217;t be intimidated by the sight of an army marching towards them playing songs to motivate their troops?<\/p>\n<p>Still, watching the massed bands at the Highland Games or the pipe bands in the local parades makes me yearn for Scotland and brings a tear to my eye.<\/p>\n<p>Traditional pipe music? Alternative pipe music? How about the Red Hot Chilli Pipers? Yes, that&#8217;s correct. It&#8217;s not a typo. Here they are playing We Will Rock You.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e3b573x7iPw\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And how about a little Smoke on the Water and Thunderstruck to really get you into the spirit of Bagpipe Appreciation Day. Sorry about the advert at the beginning of this one&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9YdkolAEHj4\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out this link to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccallumbagpipes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">McCallum Bagpipes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Or watch this video on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-DeAdhYKbGE\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> to see how bagpipes are made.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bagpipes &#8211; love &#8217;em or hate &#8217;em? 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