World Pipe Band Championship 2 days away!

**English Bloke** · 12th August 11, 10:54 AM

Well, at the moment it looks like flat out Harry has pulled it off. Me an' my boy Tom (Boy? what am I talking about... he's 22) will be there at around zero nine hundered o'clock, parking permitting.

As I say, I'll be the Bloke in the Bruce with the Dandelion. Can't wait.

PS. I've got your number Alex, I'll ring you when we get there.

**creagdhubh** · 12th August 11, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by English Bloke

Well, at the moment it looks like flat out Harry has pulled it off. Me an' my boy Tom (Boy? what am I talking about... he's 22) will be there at around zero nine hundered o'clock, parking permitting.

As I say, I'll be the Bloke in the Bruce with the Dandelion. Can't wait.

PS. I've got your number Alex, I'll ring you when we get there.

Aw mate, wish I could be there!

**madmacs** · 12th August 11, 11:08 AM

Just a thought... Anyone know if that will have to go through a proxy if you're outside the UK?

**English Bloke** · 12th August 11, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by creagdhubh

Aw mate, wish I could be there!

hehehehe... at least there will be lots of pictures to follow.

**OC Richard** · 13th August 11, 03:47 AM

Well the Qualifying Heat is over. We're at the break.

I was up at 1am to watch the entire Qualifier. Our USA bands Oran Mor and LA Scots sounded good but so did all the bands. It's so very difficult to get through to the Final.

Rain fell on a few of the bands, and even worse, at least one band had alternating rain and sun during their set, but somehow their tone held.

The Finals start at 4:30am California time (12:30pm in Glasgow). We'll see then who got through and who gets to spend the afternoon in the Beer Tent discussing what might have been.

**OC Richard** · 13th August 11, 03:48 AM

Originally Posted by madmacs

Just a thought... Anyone know if that will have to go through a proxy if you're outside the UK?

No it's streaming worldwide. Just click and Bob's your Uncle.

**creagdhubh** · 15th August 11, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

That's good news Jimmy.

In 2007 it rained all day and all the bands were fighting the weather, trying to get the pipes tuned but having to avoid playing them too much.

I recently watched the DVD of the G1 Final from 2007 and many of the finest bands in the world had mediocre tone.

I was there that day... and at Bridge of Allan, where likewise it rained all day and they had to cancel the March Past. All the band's coaches were stuck in the mud and had to be towed out by local farmers' tractors.

Good weather is specially good news to bands coming from dry places like California and Australia.

I remember the rain...and the disgusting appearance of my brogues that day!