Texas Music Pix

[smaughazard]

Looks like a rabble-rousing concert! And, since Ed Miller lives in Texas, I would guess that he is a regular at the local events. Ed is probably my favorite of the Scottish folksingers. But I wanna see the pipes with bellydancers!

[starbkjrus]

Hmmmm. Bellydancers & Bagpipes?? Is that the new B&B?

[Planopiper]

Scottish Mayhem plays at Scarborough Faire in Waxahachie. They share the stage with a belly dance group, so they usually have dancers with them at some point during their sets. That ren fair usually ends the weekend before the Texas Scottish Festival, so you get a lot of people in ren faire withdrawl showing up at the Scottish fest in questionable attire, usually looking a little lost and ending up in the music tents.

I was there Saturday for the solo piping comps but had to leave shortly after for a band gig in Fort Worth. A few of us came back to the festival afterward in time to hear Needfire's last tune. Needfire's piper, Brad Madison, is a member of our band, but we managed without him, just. I really enjoy Needfire's instrumentals the most. After their final song Enter the Haggis came in. I was expecting Bad Haggis for some reason. I can only keep track of a limited number of bands, I guess. Enter the Haggis was good. I'd have enjoyed a bit more piping in the tunes, but I'm a glutton for punishment.