Dwayne ate haggis for the first … and he liked it!
Yes, that’s right, my guys played the Seattle Gung Haggis Fat Choy on 19February2012. While persenting the salute to the haggis, Robert Burns style but as a rap, in an impromptue moment Dwayne got called up to eat haggis. To my understanding 1) Dwayne has never had haggis before, and 2) Dwayne still doesn’t know what’s in haggis (BTW folks, its really much better than folks complain, and usually those folks have never had it). Dwayne reported that he liked it, and as this was in front of the WHOLE Seattle GHFC audience, I’m thinking about allowing Dwayne to bypass the customary Nae Regrets’ new musician initiation. We had two crazy sets during both we debuted new music — music the GHFC crowd has not heard and also new tunes we’ve not performed yet. BassMan BriAn sported a shiny new mohawk (it even had that ‘new mohawk smell’), a must-see Seattle land-mark if you’re a tourist; I’m still looking for a picture of the new ‘hawk for reasons of prosperity and scientific review. (NOTE – Picture provided for use with kind permission by Jeff Haws — Thanks Jeff!)
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Nae Regrets’ Playing St. Patrick’s Day 2012
17March2012 Tour … yeah, so what if its a 1-day tour?
Since St. Patrick’s Day 2009 Nae Regrets has played to lively Mick Finster’s Pub & Grill guests. Mick Finster’s is great — they have asked that Nae Regrets keep them on our annual calendar & of course we aim to please! We’re also planning other shows throughout the day around the greater-Greater Seattle Area — watch out for our schedule updates. The 2012 line-up will be the power-trio of your favourite BassMan BriAn, newly presenting Mike AKA “Thumper” on drum kit, and yours-truly playing Highland bagpipes like a banshee … but a male one of course, if they were to exist. Presently Nae Regrets also looks to feature not one but two most-awesome bellydancers Seraphina Fiero and Deidra … oh yes, this is a no-miss one-day “Tour”.
St. Patrick’s Day 2012 Schedule
Mick Finster’s – 1hr set between 530 & 7PM 17Mar2012 WITH BELLYDANCERS
Private Party – 30min set around 8PM 17Mar2012
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BagpiperDon & Dwayne Perform Tina H.’s Birthday 15Dec2011
Pipes & Drum at the King County Arts Council Offices in Seattle
Dwayne & I produced a Nae Regrets-lite performance for Tina today at the King County Arts Council offices in downtown Seattle. Amid their holiday celebration Tina requested a pipe & drum performance for her birthday — surprising her office-mates!
With few of her coworkers aware of our coming, we snuck in — through the front door, of course. We started our performance half-way up the stairs to the second level of their offices with a rousing round of our Brown-haired Maiden set ending at the top of the stairs in the center of the surprised party. We then rounded out our set debuting a jig-combo, a tune relative to the Harry Potter series, and finished with a bit of Queen’s “We Will Rock You” & the tried-and-true Scotland The Brave.
After our performance we found that there are a great group of people operating the King County Arts Council. They received us well and we hope to play for them again!
Dwayne
Hiding out in their break-room
Dwayne & Don
Just your typical kilted office workers
SURPRISE!
There’s loud music in your office…
I think this is the first time Nae Regrets has performed in an office.
…and I reckon it was the first time bagpipes & a drum were used to rock-out in this office, too.
Big finish — BIG FINISH!
EGADS BagpiperDon, what’s that fuzz on your face?!?
GOOD NIGHT SEATTLE!!!
…er, KING COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL!!!