So last night I was at The Spanish Arch (one of my favorite pubs) downtown. There was a great band Irish/Spanish Trad band there, Alalé, and I had purchased their CD when I saw them perform last week. After the show, I approached their flautist/gaida (Spanish bagpipe) player, Gabriel. I told him how much I enjoyed their CD and the show tonight. We began talking about bagpipes, and I told him I played Scottish bagpipes. That really got his attention! Apparently, he wants to learn Scottish pipes, but there was nobody in Galway that is able to teach him. He invited me to a session at The Crane (probably the best traditional music pub in Galway) tomorrow night, and asked that I show him the smallpipes.
I'm really excited, but at the same time, really nervous. These guys are good. REALLY good. I'm gonna show up, but who knows exactly how much I'll actually be playing.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
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2 comments:
Ya, you are definately going to screw the Long name over bigtime.
Greg, you will do just fine.
It's a fantastic opportunity and you'll talk about it for years to come.
Good on you.
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