I also had several chances in the last few days to hear the local Legion Pipe bands (Br.33 New Liskeard, the one I recently joined, and Br.54 Haileybury). It's Haileybury's centennial this year, so there's this great hooplaw down there, with the Headmaster of Haileybury College(I think) in England, and Brian McFarlane, Leslie McFarlane(original author of the Hardy Boys)'s son, and Tom Cochrane to play a concert.

I just can't wait to be ready for parade march (I only started learning the pipes about 3 weeks ago ) cause the Legion provides a kilt, free of charge!!!!! That's right, a traditional, 16 oz. kilt, and all I ahve to do is learn the pipes, which is turning out to be a lot of fun.