Hi (C)

Well, is there anything you can't play! I suppose it won't take you long to get a tune of sorts out of them. I have a couple of friends whose partners have been learning the pipes for years now, and they are a bit weary around the edges - bordering nurotic. But we all point out it's worth it in the end!

Good luck to ye... pumping, tapping foot, hitting the right notes all at the same time... it's going to be good - funny - amusing - watching.

I expect to see them aired at Hibernia soon!

I've read a bit about the old pipe players me self. Apparantly they used to serve an apprenticeship of at least 7 years until they were considered to be masters pipes men.

Tis a beautiful instrument - despite the pain barrier you have to go through on any new instrument learnt! And anyways, there's loads of flute players that graduate onto pipes too. So no probs there then!

All the best

Ella (aka Suze)