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From: Muff Worden <>
Subject: [Scot] Pipers in Scandinavia
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 12:20:55 +0000
In-Reply-To: <200307061102.h66B2uWn031227@lists5.rootsweb.com>

Hi folks -

An interesting e-mail came to me out of the blue yesterday, probably
via my website. It is from a man of half-Icelandic, half-Scottish
parentage who is very proud of both, and who wondered if there were any
pipe bands in Iceland. I had to tell him - gulp - that not only were
there no pipe bands, but probably there was only one piping student and
one piping teacher, the teacher (me, heh heh) being highly unqualified
for the job, being a singer and harper by trade, despite knowing a lot
about the pipes and how they work. I have heard of one other piper in
Iceland, who is Swedish, and apparently there is a cruise ship that
comes around now and again that has a piper on the crew (or had) who
struts the forward part of the ship as it steams up the fjord here,
playing the pipes and being picturesque. Not sure if he is Scottish -
haven't seen him yet.

Yesterday I found a website devoted to pipers and pipe bands in
Scandinavia ...but they are all in southern Sweden or Denmark, which is
a limited area connected by bridge, now. Thought you might be
interested in that fact, next time you meet someone who plays pipes and
is named MacSjostrom or such.

If you hear of any pipers, bands or piping in Norway or Iceland, please
let me know, eh?

And thanks again, Elaine, for your note on Brosi - which I answered
offlist since it's a bit off-subject. But for general info, Brosi is
fattened up again and is full of energy and good humor as usual, and
sticking fairly close to home, especially at night.

Thanks -

Muff

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