Bagpipes police funeral song

If you've ever heard bagpipes played at a funeral, you know just how stirring the sound can be. Some prefer bagpipe funeral songs because the instrument itself is a symbol of remembrance and mourning. However, others who are of Irish or Scottish heritage may opt for bagpipe funeral songs as a way to tie themselves to their heritage, as the bagpipes are a traditional instrument in that part of the world. Bagpipes have long been the primary instrument of funerals honoring firefighters and police officers. During the s, the potato famine of Ireland brought hordes of Irish immigrants to North America.

Pipes are a bastard instrument that can not play with any others. That may be, but when played skillfully and with the right song they can still send shivers down my spine. A highschool teacher of mine played bagpipes. IIRC he used to spend every summer judging competitions, and at one point he was offered a full time job playing for a broadway musical forget the name of it, it was real popular 4 or 5 years ago Just thinking about Amazing Grace on the pipes sends shivers down my spine. I knew a guy in college that was damned good at playing them.

I remember as a child, I've always wondered why are bagpipes played at police funerals? To me, bagpipes sounded like music for happy people. If you're like a lot of people, you have a certain love of bagpipe music that dates back to your childhood.

In the United States, bagpipes are often played at the funerals of police officers, firefighters, soldiers, and other state workers. The instrument has a particularly mournful sound that makes it perfect for "Amazing Grace" and other hymns—but that's not the only reason it's used. The history of funeral bagpipes is a fairly simple though very sad one.