Piping Away

One of the regular sounds heard in the evenings at Tarpeena when we first moved was the sound of the Pipe band practising. The mournful laments and cheery marches would carry on the wind and bring a bit of colour to the night. Sadly some of the band members died or moved to the City and the band no longer played as its own unit but joined with another band.
However yesterday we were stirred as the unmistakable sound of a pipe band marching passed our lounge room window. Nuran and I dashed out and sure enough there were the drummers and pipers being led by the Pipe major around the oval. We clapped them as they went past and they left wheeled in front of us to go across the oval centre.
I dont know why they are rehearsing but there is a 25th anniversary of Ash Wednesday bush fires coming up and they may be playing for that, however I hope they practise each thursday, purely for our own enjoyment.
I phoned Ron so he could hear again the sounds of the pipes, they seem to be getting a thing of the past around here when once they were so popular. Cant beat them for marching to, i still like playing the tape of Jim's Raaf passing out parade which was led by the pipe band playing "Road to Gundagai". better than a brass band any day.

Piping Away

One of the regular sounds heard in the evenings at Tarpeena when we first moved was the sound of the Pipe band practising. The mournful laments and cheery marches would carry on the wind and bring a bit of colour to the night. Sadly some of the band members died or moved to the City and the band no longer played as its own unit but joined with another band.
However yesterday we were stirred as the unmistakable sound of a pipe band marching passed our lounge room window. Nuran and I dashed out and sure enough there were the drummers and pipers being led by the Pipe major around the oval. We clapped them as they went past and they left wheeled in front of us to go across the oval centre.
I dont know why they are rehearsing but there is a 25th anniversary of Ash Wednesday bush fires coming up and they may be playing for that, however I hope they practise each thursday, purely for our own enjoyment.
I phoned Ron so he could hear again the sounds of the pipes, they seem to be getting a thing of the past around here when once they were so popular. Cant beat them for marching to, i still like playing the tape of Jim's Raaf passing out parade which was led by the pipe band playing "Road to Gundagai". better than a brass band any day.