Then me and my girlfriend got a job in the far-north of the Highlands and moved there, well, here. But without instruction, it just accumulated dust. ![]() Nevertheless, I bought a practice chanter (to my fellow banjo players who are not familiar with the instrument, it's what you use, for a long time, to learn how to play the pipes before even touching or actually buying a full set of pipes, and later, the practice chanter, or simply PC, is used, as the name implies, for practicing and conveniently learning new tunes, as doing so on the actual pipes is impractical and chaotic). ![]() However, I got a hectic job right away back then, no days off whatsoever, 16 hours a day for many days in a row, well, new girlfriend, etc., so I simply had no time and kept putting it off, besides I didn't know where to start, neither knew of anyone teaching in the town where I was living. After I actually moved to the Scottish Highlands last year, I became interested in learning the actual instrument instead of just listening to it. I have always loved the instrument and grew up listening to many of the old tunes (my favorite was, and still is Glasgow City Police Pipers, along with Scotland the Brave) that seemed to transport me mentally to the Scottish Highlands and feel peaceful. Very few friends of mine know this, but I've been learning how to play the bagpipes, or more precisely, the Great Highland Bagpipe. not really banjo related at all (although the banjo picking is going well), but rather something I'm writing to maybe read again years from now and remember the occasion.
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