Mike (AKA Pops)
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- Around the Clyde
- Grandpa Piper
- Living with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
- Minstrel Krampf's Bagpipe Blog
- Shriners Parade
- The Diary Of A 20-Something Piper
- Utah Bagpiper
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Bagpiper |
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Introduction | I ply my craft in the Great Southwestern Desert,as my Little Brother says "midway between sunrise over the haunted Superstition Mnts. and sunset over the desolate White Tank range. For the less poetic that would be Phoenix, Arizona. Ah, but where do I live? High on the Colorado Plateau. Deep with in an ancient forest that turned to stone millions of years ago! I play bagpipes. Perhaps some still, starry, desert evening you've heard my piping on the soft, warm night air of the vast desert? You'll know it's me, by the sparing use of ornamentation. I just refuse to guild the lilly. But that's OK! You see, the secret to piping is to play for yourself. If you're having fun, those around you will too. As long as the drones and chanter fill your heart and the hearts of those around you with mirth and joy, the ruckus you raise will be your own reward! Believe me when I tell you that nothing can raise a ruckus like a stand of bagpipes. No wonder the Saxons declared them an "instrument of war"! |
| Interests | Bagpipes obviously, both GHB and lowland. As you will deduce from my posts, I am also a fairly active Shriner, and have been a traveling man for most of my adult life, even spending some time in the East. |
| Favorite Movies | The Man Who Would Be King. |
| Favorite Music | Other than Pipe Music, I also like Irish Ballads, most of the Wolf Tone's work, and of course, Celtic Woman! |
| Favorite Books | "The Goddess, The Grail, And The Lodge", "The Last Templar", "The Woman With the Alabaster Jar" |