The other thing is that whenever I wear a sgian to a piping gig somebody always asks about it and I have to take it out and show them the blade.
I would feel silly if I pulled my sgian out of my sock and was merely a prop.
Thing is, piping gigs have two components. One, I'm providing music. For weddings and funerals I'm analogous to a film score in that I'm providing the soundtrack for their event.
Two, I'm representing Highland culture. I take that aspect seriously. People will come up and ask about the pipes and about the costume and it's a valuable teaching moment.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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