PHJim - I love pipes & the only time I've ever avoided them was when John & Margaret launched their album waaaay back last century

It was at our folk club, in the upstairs Hall of a late 19th century sandstone & wood Town Hall.

The Piper on the hilltop was waiting in the porch for his cue & walked across the hall then down the stairs, but I'd jumped into the kitchen & closed the door having heard the practice across the perfect acoustic room & down the equally perfect acoustic staircase.

Another lovely memory was being part of a New Years Eve crowd following a pipe band thru the dimly lit Botanic Gardens as they headed for their bus.

sandra