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By the way, the comparison between the border piper and the hypothetical person playing the Northumbrian smallpipes was from a joke I made once after coming home from a visit to Scotland, and being disappointed that the Scots could sell themselves and their culture better than we on this side of the border, and of Scots vs. English nationalism in general. Of course it is unlikely two open-air performers would be able to get a license to perform in close proximity to each other, but the idea that the Northumbrian pipes could even be played in proximity to their more famous cousins from north of the border instantly struck me as absurd! (And yes, I like the Northumbrian pipes a fair bit.)
As an aside, I can recall an old black-and-white film where an American woman was in the Highlands for some reason (possibly trying to marry the local laird?) and there was a local event going on in which the natives boasted there would be three(!) pipers. (Does anyone know which film?) I remember watching this and wishing someone could have made some snark along the lines of "Wonderful! Now I'll need triple strength earplugs!"
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Judging by the entries, this trope is literally "a bagpipe or pipe music appears" and that's it?
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Well it would seem so, but the descripton would imply it's meant to be restricted to the Great Highland Bagpipes, which are famous for their high volume (presumably due to military origins where they needed to be heard above the din of battle).
Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Snowclone
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