Gaelic Storm

Monroe · Post by **Monroe** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:18 pm

Hi
I know they're not exactly traditional irish music, but I', just letting everybody know that Gaelic Storm is touring beginning in Feb. of this year. If you've never seen or heard these guys your missing out. They've got a lot of energy when they are on stage. They're playing a few shows in the south this tour, which is fairly unusual for them. Check out the tour dates at www.gaelicstorm.com

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 9:48 pm

All of those shows are atleast a three hour drive for me.

Wormdiet · Post by **Wormdiet** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:32 pm

I live in Winston-Salem

brianc · Post by **brianc** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:35 pm

How come their bios page shows "Peter", and it says he plays Irish pipes... but the picture shows him playing Higland pipes.

What's the story there?

susnfx · Post by **susnfx** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:16 am

I'm afraid you can't always rely on bio pages, Brian. Sometimes the information is put together by someone who has no actual knowledge of the band or its members. They might use a photo or make some statements that just aren't correct.

Susan

Lorenzo · Post by **Lorenzo** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:14 am

This Highland Pipe band in Denver is called The Colorado Irish Pipe Band.
In parts of Northern Ireland, I think referring to the Irish Pipes means Highland Pipes.

http://www.coloradoirish.com/

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:45 am

If they wear the saffron kilt, it's 'Irish'. If they wear plaid kilts, they're 'Scottish'. If they wear no kilts, they're 'Flashers'.

Hallion · Post by **Hallion** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 6:56 am

In parts of Northern Ireland, I think referring to the Irish Pipes means Highland Pipes.

Nowhere in Ireland refers to the Highland pipes as Irish pipes! :roll: :roll:

Brian Lee · Post by **Brian Lee** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:35 am

The Irish War Pipes look much like Highland pipes, hence the despription there I would guess. When GS was here last, they had one of their roadies who played a bit on GHP take the stage with them. He played only on GHP for one or two tunes, and then also played one of those little electric chanter things for another couple tunes. Nothing uilleann or Irish related that I could tell from that.

Baglady · Post by **Baglady** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:17 am

Your Pieb Mhor or Great Pipes are the Great

granddaddy of all your pipes. Said to have been played at the foot of Cashel at the time of Brian Boru himself (940-1014)

Irish kilty pipe bands have a long and honorable history.

http://brianborupipeband.com/images/band_pic.jpg

brianc · Post by **brianc** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:13 pm

Lorenzo wrote:This Highland Pipe band in Denver is called The Colorado Irish Pipe Band.
In parts of Northern Ireland, I think referring to the Irish Pipes means Highland Pipes.

http://www.coloradoirish.com/

They look lost in that field!