Some time ago I traded David M. a Naill chanter for a Kron Medalist; well more like I wasn’t playing the Naill and he felt me just sending it to him was not right so he sent a Medalist back to me. ;o) It reeds differently than my standard Colin Kyo’s so I wasn’t having much luck with my usual stash of reeds. However, I just remembered I bought a stash of Melvin reeds but never got them to work in the Colin Kyo (the low A being too sharp if I recall correctly which is unlikely) and figured they might work in the Medalist. So, I dug out the box of Melvin reeds and popped when in this Kron Medalist and away we went. There’s tape on high G, that’s it.<\/p>\n
It is Memorial Day today and with the recent suggestions that this is the worse day to thank a veteran as they have their own day (Veteran’s Day), I was having a bit of trouble coming up with what I should do instead of BBQ since a ubiquitous number of “it isn’t national BBQ day” Facebook posts also reminded me to not treat it as a vacation. Being stuck between a rock and a vacation, I decided to play the bagpipes. Below is what I came up with; my band’s new 3\/4 march set Lochanside and Kilworth Hills followed by my own composition named after my late grandfather Marcus McLaurin, a man I never met though he did survive WWII.<\/p>\n
I haven’t practiced more than once a week (at band practice) for the last couple months (you might notice this is my first post in 4 months) so I’m a bit rusty. Went bowling this morning (rare event) so the right hand is a bit tired. Kron Medalist chanter, Melvin chanter reed, Chris Terry pipes with Rocket drone reeds. Happy Memorial Day!<\/p>\n
Lochanside, Kilworth Hills, Marcus McLaurin of the 772nd Tank Battalion, WWII<\/a><\/p>\n\n