First posted Jun 23rd, 2012 by newpiper
Is this is a record? Not a day this week when I
haven’t picked up my pipes – albeit very briefly on Thursday. Ran through the
new tunes today but then gave them a rest to concentrate on some others – My
Home Town, Rowan Tree and the Vintage Pipes set. When I listen to sets often
enough the components start to go together like Harriet Vane and Peter Wimsey, or Emma and Mr Knightley. If I hum Mull of the
Mountains I run into Crossing the Minch. The Mull without the Minch
sounds like half a tune, denuded. I want to get to that stage with Vintage
Pipes – feeling that one belongs to the other, that there is something
inevitable and very right about the pairing.
I've not practiced for very long – at least, I
don’t think so. I used to look at my watch when I started, thinking I ought to
do at least 20 minutes. This week I've just played.
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