A word prompt to get your creativity flowing this weekend. How you use the prompt is up to you. Write a piece of flash fiction, a poem, a chapter for your novel…anything you like. Or take the challenge below – there are no prizes – it’s not a competition but rather a fun writing exercise. If you want to share what you come up with, please leave a link to it in Sammi’s Comment SectionClick here to hear the author read his words:
La Cornemuse
Only bagpipes can truly do justice to a great tune.
A Scot who has discovered peace in a small town he calls Medville on the Côte Vermeille, C.E. Ayr has spent a large part of his life in the West of Scotland and a large part elsewhere.
His first job was selling programmes at his local football club and he has since tried 73 other career paths, the longest being in IT, with varying degrees of success.
He is somewhat nomadic, fairly irresponsible and, according to his darling daughter, a bit random.
So, nobody’s perfect.
This is fabulous!
Also, one of my favorite bagpipe performances is the total overboard overkill beyond all the beyond of Andre Rieu’s all out show in Scotland some years back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GD-5mRyaJw
Thank you, Na’ama, glad you enjoyed.
Mr Rieu’s performances often include mass bagpipes to great effect, as in your link, which was in fact in the Netherlands.
I am always amazed when someone says they don’t like bagpipes, it’s like saying they don’t like the saxophone or violin, it just makes no sense to me.
For a more understated approach than Mr Rieu’s you might enjoy this:
Oh! I thought it was in Scotland! Maybe there was another one – as you say – in a show in Scotland and I mixed the videos. In any event, yeah, he’s a master of schmoozing and making merry with the crowd.
And — yes, I LOVE this clip! Had seen it before and was delighted to see it again. 🙂
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The few times I have heard bagpipes, I have gotten the chills. Such a sound, hard to even describe.
It is the sound of the spirits of the dead celebrating or lamenting in the heather-clad glen above the silent grey loch…
Love the bagpipes. 😊
Thank you, Jo, you are clearly a lady of taste and discernment
This is fabulous!
Also, one of my favorite bagpipe performances is the total overboard overkill beyond all the beyond of Andre Rieu’s all out show in Scotland some years back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GD-5mRyaJw
Thank you, Na’ama, glad you enjoyed.
Mr Rieu’s performances often include mass bagpipes to great effect, as in your link, which was in fact in the Netherlands.
I am always amazed when someone says they don’t like bagpipes, it’s like saying they don’t like the saxophone or violin, it just makes no sense to me.
For a more understated approach than Mr Rieu’s you might enjoy this:
Oh! I thought it was in Scotland! Maybe there was another one – as you say – in a show in Scotland and I mixed the videos. In any event, yeah, he’s a master of schmoozing and making merry with the crowd.
And — yes, I LOVE this clip! Had seen it before and was delighted to see it again. 🙂
I see all the women are kissing up saying they love bagpipes. They are interesting.
Perhaps this is because the ladies are more open to life’s most beautiful experiences than an uncultured hill-billy, Ted?
Bagpipes are fabulous.
My point exactly
I LOVE bagpipes!
Ronda
Because you are a lady of taste and discernment, Ronda!
Oh my goodness! It’s not easy typing with my fingers in my ears!!!
Soulless Sassenach, I don’t expect you to have any culture!
I was dying see your reply and you didn’t disappoint! Ready, steady … blow!
I left more insults over at your place too!
Dear CE
I truly love bagpipes.
Shalom,
Rochelle
That’s because you have a soul, m’lady