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Sentence Examples While the skirl of bagpipes gets his blood pumping, it is nothing compared to the roar of a football crowd. Having the queen alien attacking the world with pixie sticks while riding a pogo stick and playing the bagpipes is quite inventive too. They stepped so high, the bagpipes sounded a dirge, they snapped their heads around at attention at their commanding officer. When fortunate, the dancers might be accompanied by a local brigade of bagpipes, fiddles and concertinas. Hymns are accompanied by an ensemble that includes fiddle, acoustic guitar, wind chimes, pennywhistles, a Bodhran, and even bagpipes. The 8th battalion of the Madras Regiment even sent its pipe band, complete with headgear, bagpipes and tartans. A peat fire burns all day and locals sometimes turn up with their bagpipes, accordions or mouth organs! The bagpipes were wailing and some Rotary types were trying to rumba to it. The bagpipes are warpipes and those who thrill to them today are the inheritors of a warrior tradition. Flutes, oboes, bagpipes, castanets, and other instruments hang with sheet music, a jester's staff, and a theatrical mask. Most bagpipes that are made of rosewood, sheesham wood, or cocus wood are commonly considered inferior in quality. Oldham's Bangladeshi community enjoyed traditional music of a different kind as Scottish bagpipes entertained crowds in Westwood. We had a live recording of Sonny Rollins playing Swing Low Sweet Chariot with a band that included bagpipes and it is incredible. The skirl of the bagpipes provided a stirring backdrop, and his skin tingled with excitement. Symbols that evoke the past of the Highlands include the system of clan tartans and bagpipes. Jean was helping gun down the last of the troops, when through the fog, came the uncanny and belting sound of bagpipes. The vine-growers draw the cart and, accompanied by the sounds of bagpipes and a drum, they make their way to the village or town. Suddenly, they heard the sound of bagpipes, and some thought they were dreaming. Weird warlocks and witches are dancing to the sound of the bagpipes, played by Old Nick, the devil. To add to the fun, he chucks in tapes sourced from recordings of street fairs, demonstrations, his own kids singing and even a spot of bagpipes. Show More Sentences Even so, the trippy collage of machine guns, guitar riffs and bagpipes remains a gas. The sound of bagpipes resounded as Castle Park played host to Scotland in Colchester. I see you wake up to the sound of bagpipes at six a.m., pet show dogs at noon, and cough up Scotch eggs and mini donuts at five. The traditional instruments are bagpipes, reed flutes, drums, and wind instruments. The sound of bagpipes, steel drums and the Beatles filled the air as 18 colourful floats and walking groups wound their way through the streets. We walked down the side isles of the auditorium, with the wonderful sound of bagpipes leading us in. As if in echo of national pride at his achievement, the magnificent sound of bagpipes swirled in honour of the Bulgarian champion. Call the number featured and a CD-rom will wing its way to you, no doubt with bagpipes skirling and free shortbread accompanying said disk. They displayed a different virtuosity following the skirling entrance of director Ron C. Wallace playing the bagpipes. He's wanted to learn to play the bagpipes forever, but would never have gone out and got his own chanter. Then, in great precession we walked out to the field for commencement accompanied by bagpipes. Playing everything from harp to bagpipes the band played at festivals, parades, shows and more. The British lines moved out at 1:00 PM with drums beating, bagpipes skirling and regimental banners snapping in the brisk March wind. With a blast of bagpipes, the 78th Fraser Highlanders march out a side door, Scottish backswords raised, and solemnly lead His Royal Highness into the Winter Garden Show. Prized for its tonal qualities, the shrub-like tree is used to make woodwind instruments like oboes, clarinets and bagpipes. Examples of bellows-blown bagpipes include the Northumbrian small-pipes, the Scottish Lowland or Border bagpipe, the Irish uillean bagpipe, the musette, and the dudy. The seven young musicians play an exciting assortment of instruments including bodhran, accordion, bouzouki, guitar, bass, fiddle, Asturian bagpipes and flute. Offers for all types of instruments: from the piano to the double bass, bagpipes to charango, all are welcome! Fraser, who was 84, was farewelled at Scots' church in Melbourne, as bagpipes accompanied the departing hearse following the eulogies. Typical musical instruments are the sopele shawms, always played in a pair, bagpipes, flutes and the tambura lute. Show More Sentences But Mr Griggs is not particularly keen on stressing the usual touristy themes of skirling bagpipes and ruined castles. Dancers and pipers, resplendent in their magnificent uniforms and kilts, and the haunting sounds of bagpipes set a distinctive background for a memorable day out in the open. Leopold Mozart, when he wasn't raising his son Wolfgang Amadeus, wrote several concert works for unusual instruments, including the bagpipes and the hurdy-gurdy. They'd like a bagpipes player and can provide their own corsets. The most genuine popular instrument is the bagpipe or bagpipes, and the redobrante and hype that accompany it. Some people really don't like bagpipes, whereas some people really like mandolin. Drums and bagpipes were also played during the occupation of the store, which lasted a number of hours. My only regret is that you did not invite me to repeat my performance of the Ode to Joy on the bagpipes. I am no fan of the bagpipes, but I've never heard a more beautiful sound in my life. The revival really began with the bagadous, the traditional ensembles of Breton bagpipes and bombardes. When you hear a pan-pipe, the association is quite obvious, and when you hear bagpipes, you think about something like Braveheart. This Scottish fighter came in with a full honor guard, bagpipes, kilts, the whole kit. She speaks to Doug Stanton about her love of very fast cars, mythology, and the Bulgarian bagpipes. When I was in high school, I started playing the Scottish Highland bagpipes competitively. He smiles at a mention of the ring-tone, explaining how much he loves Scotland and how the sound of bagpipes makes the hairs on his arms and his neck stand on end. Increasing sophistication of construction allowed the development of complicated drum tunes, played in combination with tonal instruments such as fifes or bagpipes. Instead, with the skirl of the bagpipes and a thumping bass beat, on comes Flower of Scotland and we sing along as lustily as if we are at Murrayfield. Shawms, sackbuts, dulcians, recorders, krummhorns, bagpipes, lutes, guitars and percussion provide the fascinating aural dimensions to an entertaining Piffaro performance. A creature in a tree, half-boy, half-hedgehog, plays the bagpipes, mounted on a cockerel. Their roaring, hollow sound spread across the plain, joining the gleeful notes of the bagpipes. Show More Sentences On that particular track, you can hear an accordion and a flute, and then a bombard or maybe bagpipes in the background. He borrowed bagpipes for his station band and searched for a suitable tartan to outfit the band in full Scottish regalia. The demi-lion follows the ancient Macfie crest, but is differenced here by the bagpipes. There will be prayers, a moment of silence, bagpipes and a military flyover. There might have been an absence of Scots of the pitch but there were obviously some in the stands because the sound of bagpipes echoed around Jade Stadium. I have to emphasize that Bulgarian bagpipes do not look like Scottish highland bagpipes. Women's football, shot put and children's boxing on a background of bagpipes. It sounds like a saxophone, or maybe a harmonica, or even bagpipes. The demotic poetry of Robert Burns or the skirl of bagpipes at Highland gatherings are easily appreciated by immigrants. Inside the Halifax Citadel the sounds of a modern bustling port city are exchanged for the crack of rifle-fire and the skirl of bagpipes. The dancers then perform the ancestral dances of Ochagavía in honour of the Virgin to the sound of bagpipes, and a 'changing of the guard' takes place. A set of bagpipes was sold on but ammo, replica guns and samurai swords went straight to the police. Saltires will flutter, bagpipes will sound and the Scots will, by a comfortable margin, vote to stay in the union. Mr Salmond will have been utterly outmanoeuvredNationalists will put a brave face on their defeat. They note whether they can hear electric guitars, lutes or bagpipes. However there is no sign of the kilt being accompanied by bagpipes, haggis, skean dhus or the work of Robbie Burns. All movement is disjointed at first, performers barely acknowledge each other but sing textless sounds, make small gurgles as they jump out of floor rolls, and howl like bagpipes heard on a foggy night across a Scottish lake. Discover the important role these immigrants and their descendants played in the development of the metropolis and the country as a whole, one that involved a lot more than just bagpipes, whisky and kilts! Latvian folk groups also proudly safeguard and pass on this ancient popular tradition, accompanying their songs with bagpipes, harmonicas, violins and drums. The smoke is billowing, the bells are tolling, the bagpipes are wailing and, down below in the pit, the heads of the groundlings are peeking through a black tarpaulin like the lost souls on Judgment Day. In the morning, consecrated and ceremonial rituals are solemnized and a procession with the sacred icons representing the two Saints travels outside the village to a spring with holy water, accompanied by drum and bagpipes. Show More Sentences Over this still clear night came the stirring sound of bagpipes. There should be some kind of law against this. They play Scottish bagpipes, Breton binioux and drums. The bagpipes have long been a national symbol of Scotland, and the Great Highland Bagpipe is widely recognised. The harp was regarded as the national instrument until it was replaced with the Highland bagpipes in the 15th century. From the evocative sounds of the bagpipes to the great sport of golf, the Scots have also left an indelible mark on American culture. It was formerly used to make cutlery handles, billiard balls, piano keys, Scottish bagpipes, buttons and a wide range of ornamental items. On 12 July 1916, in the Protestant regions of the north of Ireland, there were no customary Orangeman's Day parades with loud beating of the drums, lines of marching men and the skirling of flutes and bagpipes. The bagpipes continued to be played throughout the empire's former realms through to the present. Wearing a kilt, playing bagpipes, be prepared to give your Roomba vacuum a skin wearing the colors of Scotland with this Scottish Skin! It recalls this lovely country! The second part of the cantata's instrumental introduction and the final aria are both delicate sicilianas, whose bass notes are held like the drone of the zampogna, a type of Italian bagpipes. To this end, peasants have long sung, danced, and also played pastoral instruments like recorders, chalumeaux, shawms, and oboes, as well as drone instruments like bagpipes and hurdy-gurdies. We realized that in many other places there were hurdy-gurdies and bagpipes and musicians of all ages to play them, and above all luthiers who were ready to make new instruments. We play without electronics or digital technology old and new music on traditional instruments: harp, dulcimer, double bass, with bagpipes or hurdy-gurdy and descant recorder. Flamenco and Celtic bagpipes are as at home on this record as the traditional Kora and the guttural sounds of the Wolof language, echoed in the singer's deep voice. Misericordia are a four-piece ensemble who use medieval instruments such as hurdy gurdy, bagpipes, gothic harp, citole, recorders and voices. Mornings at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival begin with a blast of bagpipes, as campers flood the gates in a Landgrab. The skirl of bagpipes, tartan kilts, the odd Saltire waved in the air, the audience clapping as though they were at a boisterous Highland ceilidh. Mr. Botterell was presented with a cake and a gift, and in honour of the occasion, had three bagpipes playing at full volume at his table here in the Hotel Mercure, in Lille. The jambs are lushly covered with musical instruments of all kinds, panpipes, bagpipes, violins, trumpets... A very singular décor for a rare and unique mantel, which was most likely a private commission. I thrill to the skirl of the bagpipes and the whump, whump, whump of the big bass drums. Show More Sentences There are many ancient legends and stories about bagpipes which were passed down through minstrels and oral tradition, whose origins are now lost. At any home International Scotland Rugby union test match the first verse is accompanied by bagpipes followed by the third verse unaccompanied by any instrument. The archipelago also has a distinct culture, with traditions of the Scottish Highlands such as Tartan, clans, bagpipes not indigenous to the culture of the islands. One Clan still owns a remnant of a set of bagpipes said to have been carried at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, though the veracity of this claim is debated. Uilleann bagpipes in Ireland differ from Scottish pipes in that the uilleann piper uses bellows under the arm to keep the bag full rather than blowing into the bag. What do violins, kazoos, bagpipes, and tubas have in common? But for now just crank up the volume and play Deeds Not Words, a barnstormer which opens with keening bagpipes before breaking in to squealing rock and roll guitar. Certain aspects of the games are so well known as to have become emblematic of Scotland, such as the bagpipes, the kilt, and the heavy events, especially the caber toss. I could go into the shop and write the slip out, but just as I go to hand it over the counter, I'd hear the bagpipes in my head and I'd have to scrumple it up. Also during the 19th century bagpipes were played on ships sailing off to war to keep the men's hopes up and to bring good luck in the coming war. Bagpipe bands, featuring bagpipes and various types of drums, and showcasing Scottish music styles while creating new ones, have spread throughout the world. In the Middle Ages, much of Northern folk was accompanied by bagpipes, with styles including the Lancashire bagpipe, Yorkshire bagpipe and Northumbrian smallpipes. Though popular belief sets varying dates for the introduction of bagpipes to Scotland, concrete evidence is limited until approximately the 15th century. Examples from Classical Literature There they found the ratcatcher playing his bagpipes at the same spot as the evening before. They danced in the castle courtyard, under our balcony, to the sound of hautbois and bagpipes. The licensee of a West Ham public-house has just purchased a parrot which is trained to imitate the bagpipes. The kolo and the gusla are to Serbia, what the reel and the bagpipes are to Scotland. Pay the man that played upon me after I was made into bagpipes! There were brass bands, drum and fife bands, and bands of bagpipes. The Scotsmen started the bagpipes and we had a rare old jollification, which included football in which the Germans took part. I knew a young fellow once, who was studying to play the bagpipes, and you would be surprised at the amount of opposition he had to contend with. The sound of distant bagpipes seemed to resound dully in his ears. Among the party was Sergeant Clarke, who brought his bagpipes with him. There may be some people who have a prejudice against the bagpipes. Wandering Willie was nowhere, but the atmosphere was full of bagpipes. Flags and streamers were floating, tumblers were tumbling on the green, bagpipes were playing, and lads and lasses were dancing to the music. The music will be appropriate Scottish folk and the skirl of the bagpipes. Shawm, Flemish bagpipes and djembe are two of the more obscure instruments to join fiddle, guitar, mandolin, bass and voices in a musical melange. Sir Richard Branson wore a kilt and flew into Edinburgh to the skirl of bagpipes this week for the launch of Little Red, Virgin Atlantic's first domestic service. In Western Europe bagpipes usually have spindle flutes with double reeds. Crucible perform a mix of English traditional songs, combining voices with instruments including English bagpipes, fiddles, melodeons, guitars and the cittern. She added harpsichord, harmonium and clavichord to her keyboard repertoire, and also included such anomalies as a gospel choir, bagpipes, church bells, and drum programming. Find more words! 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