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Thread #110424   Message #2496891
Posted By: Will Fly
18-Nov-08 - 01:40 PM
Thread Name: England's National Musical-Instrument?
Subject: RE: England's National Musical-Instrument?
WAV:
Apparently, Mizz, at one time in olde England, each county had its own type of bagpipe.


Not proved, David - and a very controversial idea. Various people have tried to construct what they consider to be regional versions of the small pipes - but there's very little evidence to support the theories.

And please don't use the word "olde" for old - it's a meaningless variant on the spelling. Like using "ye" - which was purely an abbreviation for "the". "Ye olde tea shoppe" merely means "The old tea shop" - crap, pseudo-medieval imaginings of spelling.

See what I mean about being pulled up on Mudcat when you talk crap? Heed the advice!