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  • January 1, 2011 at 12:00 am #163205
    drmcd
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    Does anyone know whether there are any active, playing bagppipe bands in Costa Rica? I’m about 8 years from retirement and seriously considering Costa Rica but piping is a big part of my life and it would certainly be nice to carry that on down there if possible. Thanks.

    January 1, 2011 at 1:00 pm #163206
    costaricafinca
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    As a Scot, I’m sorry to say, pipe bands are not to be heard here.
    That’s not to say that there is no-one playing the bagpipes as there is a group who celebrate Burns night in January.

    January 1, 2011 at 2:09 pm #163207
    drmcd
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    Hmmm, wonder if there might be interest in starting one? What’s the likelihood of rounding up a gaggle of hardy Scots in possession of sticks, ya think? 😆

    January 1, 2011 at 2:51 pm #163208
    costaricafinca
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    Problem is, that ex-pats are spread all over the country…so I wouldn’t recommend retiring here on the chance of starting one.

    January 1, 2011 at 3:24 pm #163209
    Andrew
    Keymaster

    You can see the website of the group that we normally have playing at Burns Night at [ http://www.peregrinogris.com/ ]

    Might be an idea to speak with them and ask about fellow pipers in Costa Rica…

    Happy New Year by the way …. We had a wee dram last night but no lump of coal I’m afraid…

    Scott

    January 2, 2011 at 1:34 pm #163210
    drmcd
    Member

    Thanks to you both, and a Happy Hogmanay to all as well. I’ll check those guys out, but this was never a deal breaker for me, I’ve done lots of research and Costa Rica looks very attractive for retirement, pipers or none.

    January 6, 2011 at 7:25 pm #163211
    Plastina
    Member

    I skipped over this post a number of times, not bothering to read it, because I thought it was a question about [u]plumbing[/u]!! I’m still laughing as I type this. 😆

    PS: I love listening to pipes! Bagpipes, that is. 😉

    January 6, 2011 at 9:18 pm #163212
    raggedjack
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    [quote=”Plastina”]I skipped over this post a number of times, not bothering to read it, because I thought it was a question about [u]plumbing[/u]!! I’m still laughing as I type this. 😆

    PS: I love listening to pipes! Bagpipes, that is. :wink:[/quote]

    I thought it might have been referring to the Blue Man group!

    January 6, 2011 at 11:08 pm #163213
    costaricafinca
    Participant

    Some folk have been said to say there is a noise common to both…:lol:.
    Och …I can say this since I’m a Scot!

    January 6, 2011 at 11:09 pm #163214
    drmcd
    Member

    Well, there have been times when I’ve played my pipes for so long that I get a little blue in the face, but I’m thinking that’s not quite the same thing . . . . and I love listening to bagpipes too, although I may be a little biased.

    January 6, 2011 at 11:21 pm #163215
    Andrew
    Keymaster

    … and if you love the pipes you’re all coming to the Burns Night at the end of the month, right?

    Come Celebrate With Us On Friday – 28th January 2011! The birth of Robert Burns, Scotland’s most famous son.

    [ https://www.welovecostarica.com/public/Come_Celebrate_With_Us_On_Friday__28th_January_2011_The_birth_of_Robert_Burns_Scotlands_most_famous_son.cfm ]

    January 6, 2011 at 11:36 pm #163216
    drmcd
    Member

    If only . . . but I’ll be playing at our own version up here in frigid Canada the following evening.

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