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[EagleJCS]

Great. Now I have that tune in my head.

Any other Bears out there?

I used to be a Bear... As noted previously, SR-211-38 (beaded in Oct 1999).


There's a Wood Badge social group on XMarks, as well as a Kilted Scouter's group.


Kilt-alope, send me a PM with your email addy and I'll send along the PDF.

Also, if you just want those three tunes at your beading ceremony, it would be a lot less expensive in the long run if you just hire a piper. (Cost of pipes - basic set-up, around US$1K, more or less, depending on the make and various options; lessons, US$20-30 an hour.)

It took me 5 months to get the basic finger technique down, and I already knew how to read music, keep time and move my fingers independently (in addition to piping, I can I play guitar and sing). It was another 4 months of practicing just the drones to be able to keep them steady. It was another 3 months after that before I could play steadily on the full instrument (all 3 drones plus the chanter) for more than 5 minutes. (I don't practice as much as I should, but that's another story).