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Posted: Sep. 11 2002, 08:14

In his recent webchat, Mike, when asked what was the last instrument that he learned to play, he answered 'Northumbrian Bagpipes'. While some readers (especially people on the Amarok and Hibe maling lists) have tended to doubt the seriousness of that answer [Mike was drunk, the chat was not entirely serious etc. :)], I think it is true. The last instrument credited to him which is different from guitars, keyboards/computers and percussion,  is really the Northumbrian Bagpipes, in QE2 (the song). All the instruments he is credited for having played after that do all belong to the categories of guitars, keyboards/computers and percussion, all things he could perfectly play before he played the Northumbrian Bagpipes.

What do you think about this?

PS: I'm listening to Amarok while I type this. The aeromodeller's kit is not a proper instrument, and anyway it is used as percussion during Amarok [at least I think so  ;) ].


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Posted: Sep. 11 2002, 14:37

The question was whether he'd learnt any new instruments recently - I'd not call 1980 recent, really, but maybe that is what he meant (either that or he's forgotten that he'd learnt them and played them on an album ;). I think he actually started learning them in the mid 70s - a TV interview done around the time of Ommadawn's release showed him playing them.

I don't think that Mike was drunk when he did the chat, though...
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Posted: Sep. 19 2002, 18:45

It was me that asked Mike that - my question was whether he had learned any new instruments recently...

maybe he thinks that he's still learning and hasn't realised bagpipes really do sound that bad no matter how long you've been playing them!


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