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I'm new to Uilleann pipes and I was introduced to them by a good friend who directed me here. I do not know a lot about them and hence have lots of beginners type questions I'd like to ask.

My main big questions is that are there rules as to what beginners should be asking. I know other boards like you to read a FAQ which answers basic questions.

Is there one on this board? If so I can't find it.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
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Post by Big George »

The only FAQ deals with how to work the board.

Thanks
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Post by boyd »

I don't know of any official rules about question content.
It's worth using the archive/search facility, I'm told, as many beginner questions repeat themselves...so you might just come across your answer immmediately.

If the question has been asked & answered a dozen times in the recent past, the enthusiasm of responders will be less if the same question appears again!!

Anyway, good luck with your piping

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By the way...whereabout are you?

[I'm in the Scottish Highlands just south of Inverness]

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Post by Tony »

George... Welcome to C&F !

Ask away. How else can you learn?
Don't let anyone intimidate you for a lack of knowledge about Uilleann Pipes. Afterall, you came here seeking knowledge.
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Post by Big George »

Thanks for the welcome and guidance about using the board. Boyd I am originally from Glasgow but for sometime have lived between Manchester and Carlisle.

Tony I don't get intimidated easily! However I know what you mean...I'll probably just read all the back posts to learn some more.

Nice to meet you.
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Post by No E »

Hi George,

Seth Gallagher has a nice FAQ section on his website, http://www.uilleann.com

Patrick D'Arcy's website has a vast amount of information:
http://www.concentric.net/~pdarcy/page1/page1.shtml

Hope this helps,

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Post by boyd »

There's a bunch of uilleann pipers in Glasgow, so if you get back there you could meet up with some of them.
[I've got contacts for just about all U. pipers at all levels of experience in Scotland].

It really pays to have a few players around you...means you have lots of advice, different instruments to look at and try, and people who've already made all the mistakes able to tell you what to do or what to avoid.

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ps/ Guys "bunch"???
What is the collective term for several uilleann pipers?.....a gaggle? ...a triplet? [etc]...
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Post by Uilliam »

On 2003-02-27 13:13, boyd wrote:
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ps/ Guys "bunch"???
What is the collective term for several uilleann pipers?.....a gaggle? ...a triplet? [etc]...
A nuisance.... especially when trying to decide which tune everyone knows to play!!
Slan go foill
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Post by No E »

I believe the collective term is a "depression" of pipers (esp. after a sharp change in humidity)

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Post by Davey »

Maybe a collection of pipers should be called "a gurgle" (especially if it's a group of quarrelsome pipers) or "a cran" (if they all agree and are congenial!)

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Post by Pat Cannady »

It may be used to refer to a weekend workshops/concert event, but all "tionol" really means is "gathering". I think it can be used correctly in a more generic sense, but whether such a usage would register with others is doubtful.

"Gaggle" is good, so is "murder", or "gang", etc. Be creative.
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Post by marcpipes »

Someone a whileback called the grouping a poverty of pipers. Joking or not it sounds good to me.
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Post by MacEachain »

A group of pipers? it depends on the circumstances.
A pleasure of pipers playing
A poverty/pleading of pipers purchasing
A plague of pipers practicing

The last one suggested by my wife :???:

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Post by jqpublick »

Or perhaps, judjing from recent posts regarding tuning, a mismatch of pipers....

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