Bagipes Banned from Edinburgh Wedding !

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My neighbour who is a piper was booked to perform at a church wedding in Edinburgh this weekend. He was astounded when the betrothed couple contacted him a few days prior to the wedding to cancel the booking. They apparently explained to him that they had been told that the church would not allow bagpipes to be played at their entrance. He had no reason to doubt that their reason for cancellation of his services was truthful. It is one of those curious little anecdotes which frustratingly, I only heard second hand. Neither my neighbour nor myself can fathom out what is behind the bagpipes ban, whether its a preference of the particular Church Minister or a problem with neighbours of the Church, certainly it is the first time either of us have heard of bagpipes being banned from an Edinburgh wedding.