JustJack
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF: May/June 2023
VDLP: April/May 2024
In countless videos about the arrival in Santiago we see the bagpiper playing near the entrance to the cathedral square. Just wondering if these pipers are essentially random buskers, or is this an official job that a piper has? I'm assuming they have their pipes case open for donations. Are they Spaniards or Scottish?
I also notice that the piper generally seems to be playing the same song, which has quite a fast tempo. Do they always play the same song? Is there some significance to that particular song?
Perhaps no one pays attention to the piper, but because I took bagpipe lessons for a couple years when I was a kid I tend to notice pipers more. And I am very much looking forward to hearing the sound of those pipes when I arrive. Perhaps as much as seeing the cathedral.
I also notice that the piper generally seems to be playing the same song, which has quite a fast tempo. Do they always play the same song? Is there some significance to that particular song?
Perhaps no one pays attention to the piper, but because I took bagpipe lessons for a couple years when I was a kid I tend to notice pipers more. And I am very much looking forward to hearing the sound of those pipes when I arrive. Perhaps as much as seeing the cathedral.