I Hear the Pipes A' Callin'

I spent a good part of the day at the Chicago Highland Games today--been going for years but today was the best day weather-wise ever. Bright and sunny with a cool breeze that made wearing a wool kilt and jacket comfortable. The Illinois St. Andrew's Society outdid themselves this year with 30, yep I said 30 pipe bands! There must have been darn near 300 pipers in the massed band! AND there were FOUR Grade Two bands, which is just one step below world-champion calibre. I was hoping they'd have the results of the Pipe Band competition up by now but no such luck. Not even on rec.music.makers.bagpipe (which claims to be shutting down anyway).

Anyway, here's the secret of the Chicago Highland Games for all of you who really just want to hear the massed bands anyway--the massed bands play at 5:30pm and admission is free after 4:00pm! If you'd come at 4:00pm this year you could have heard the last two Grade Two bands compete as well as the massed bands. So tuck that away for next year...

Posted by trygstad | Category: Music | 11:28 PM