A few local musicians from the past and present...
The Greenock Scout Association’s Corlic Pipe Band, 1971. I heard them play several times that year. (They became The Greenock District Scout Pipe Band in 1972)
A pipe tune written for me, "Miss Jane Edney" (as I was then) in 1971. I heard the band play it a couple of times but don't have a recording, which is a pity.Local pipe band history:
http://www.scoutingcentenary.co.uk/leapmoor-pipe-band/pipe-band-history/
Tommy Cuffe of The Red Hackle
Our friend Ian from Glasgow playing the highland bagpipe (1998), and the Uilleann pipes below (2007)
11 comments:
Hi Jane, Very many thanks for your gracious and courteous comments on my stuff.
I also really like your presentation style and content, well done!
Thanks too for your useful links. You've opened a few more doors for me and I hope to comment on some of your earlier postings too.
I have been delighted to work in Greenock since last October and I know why you'd want to come back; this last 8 weeks has been magic with such great weather. Kindest regards, to you and Geoffrey, Denis.
This is great info to know.
The gentleman in full regalia photo was stunning! Wish I could hear the song written for just you, Miss Edney! I love the sound of bagpipes!
Me too Melinda!
Delighted to see the picture of my brother Tom in his Red Hackle uniform.
Thank you! I am so pleased that you found Tom's photo on my blog!
Thanks Jane, My cousin, who is also a piper, forwarded the link to me. So many thanks once again. Happy memories. John Cuffe
Also meant to say that Tom Cuffe started to learn the pipes as a member of the boy scouts, from Alec McKay,pipe major of the Corlic Pipe Band also pictured in your blog and ended up playing in Grade 1 with The Red Hackle.
John Cuffe
Thanks John, I knew Alec quite well and also his nephew Robert and some other members of the family, through my great-aunt Gwen. I heard the Corlic Pipe Band a few times but the Red Hackle (and your brother Tom) only that one time I went to the Cowal Games.
Best wishes, Jane
Ahhh Tommy, I knew Alec McKay, Charlie McCready well, Ronnie McFadyen and I were great friends and Ronnies brother Jimarried my sister (both drum majors in the Corlic Pipe band circa 1962) We met whilst they were on camp in Scarborough, my grandad, , a decorated WWI veteran inspected the camp and our house acted as a sick bay. Dad was upset when they couldnt play one church parade because they had vellum head rope tensioned drums and bought them a set of plastic head screw tensioned drums.
Alecs brother Davey was the camp cook!
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