Merry Christmas from The Unipiper! - Christmas Time in Portland

[scanloc45]

Keep Portland Weird!

[tsiya2]

I can't imagine doing that sober!

BUAIDH NO BAS!

[Razlo5000]

A dude dressed up as a gay Santa claus on a tricycle playing bagpipes christmas songs?!

Bet your neighbors love you.

Merry CHRISTmas!

[karlsfsn]

This year you need to make rounds in the 39th and Gladstone area. My holiday wish was to wake up Christmas morning to this with a hot cup of cocoa spiked with rum and a PBR chaser. Cheers dude and Merry Christmas!

[karlsfsn]

This year you need to make rounds in the 39th and Gladstone area. My holiday wish was to wake up Christmas morning to this with a hot cup of cocoa spiked with rum and a PBR chaser. Cheers dude and Merry Christmas!



[5282890]

100% normal

[Chargal4]

You definitely busted the myth that bagpipes are only capable of a handful of songs (Like "Amazing Grace" and "Irish Eyes are Smiling")

[cyborgtroy]

All these years learning to unicycle and I can't play an instrument... Guess the ante has been upped.

[RazorRivetRiot]

You should get someone to ride alongside you with a digeridoo.

[watjemaarwild]

Ah! This is how to give a Leslie-effect to a bagpipe sound.

[TravelWithMusic]

Very cool...Love it!

[cottoncactus]

be my boyfriend

[liddlepeter]

i hope that kilt is not completely traditional - saddle sores

[4dbandit]

I saw you playing at PHG one year. Amazing. I couldn't imagine the concentration it must take to do that on a unicycle.

[AstralSight]

Deserves a hug. A really, really big hug. That is awesome.

[subwofer2]

Awesome! I cannot wait to see this on Tosh.O. Love your Pipes!

[looloorex]

wonder if he's wearing undies....lol

[digireedoo]

@looloorex If he was a true Scotsman the answer would be a definite 'no'. So we are none the wiser!

[hog660]

You legend!

[JJdoglegg]

Keep Portland Weird eh? How unoriginal, but I guess hipsters never had an original idea anyways -your friend Austin TX

[coprographia]

KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD AND KILL TEXAS NOW AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

[rhonan]

Most excellent! Now, if only you could get a full unicycle pipe band together.  That would be da shit!

[badreaxion]

@rhonan That is simply the most awesome idea ever...

[atombat]

sob....that is just lovely :)

[Fudgecicles]

Man, you're a legend.

[maggotmonti]

Thank you from another kilt-wearing Portlander. Mind if if share this on my FB page?

[CharlieRutan]

Bra-VO !!

[Michigan1985]

I bet the neighbors love you.

[ItsBagBag]

@Michigan1985 Personally being a Celt I could listen to pipes all day long!

[aabbee150]

it was YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:)

[RTStabler51]

You may want to be careful doing things like this. I'm not sure some people can handle the pure awesomeness that comes from something like this!

[MitchMb14]

Whoa, grace notes galore! That's pretty cool.

Someone should invent a modification to bagpipes to allow the notes to be articulated in a way similar to tonguing on other wind instruments, perhaps a valve that would stop air to the chanter reed when pressed. That would create more options. I'm sure purists would cringe at the idea, though.

[FireOps]

I wish a merry Unicycling-Bagpiping-Kiltweari­ng-Santa-Day to all of you!

[sudsy18]

keep portland weird

[donpdonp]

This has so much win, I am beside myself in amazement. Way to go, UniPiper!

[bcbelle]

um. about the seat on the unicycle and your pants...

...or lack thereof...

in the interim, rich!

[TololBau]

can i ask something? whats the name of the music instrument?

[hippykiller1]

@TololBau o_o

[doglessliberal]

@TololBau I believe it's what's known as an ocarina

[217Gnomes]

@doglessliberal No, it's called a fagot. You can tell because it's an octave lower in pitch than its smaller cousin, the harpsichord.

[217Gnomes]

@doglessliberal You're thinking of the word with two G's. The fagot is a legitimate instrument. The instrument's name is derived from "fagotto" which translates to "Bundle of sticks". Go research it up.

[doglessliberal]

@217Gnomes yeah, you're right. chalk it up to youtube comment pavlovian response :/

[TololBau]

@doglessliberal

ummm i dont think its an ocarina :)

[squiddkidd]

@sim5341 Sorry, sound has not been edited in any way!  It was recorded on a Nikon D90 on internal mic!

[sim5341]

Song has been edited, sounds too much clear to be caught outside.

[leaptheman]

Incredible. I just.. I don't know.. it all.. You accidentally my entire life.

[TomTonner]

Never laughed as much when i saw the Christmas time in portland vid. You need a medal.

[veetour]

You deserve an award man!