Show champion piper played his own death lament As death crept upon illde major george S mclennan lennan of aberdeen scotland claimed to tie be the alie champion chamion piper of the alie world he played his own lament on the bagpipes beefing him self its as lie fie said anav lie risked asked ills his elder son to alay lay n t tp lie pipes the hoy did so an all 1 it alie e n ged man then asked blin to till alie pipes pilles with wind give thein to hlin hill with shaking fiands the dying man fingered out tile notes of a last liin death was fast approaching and the notes notes became slower ind and slower until they died away as I 1 lie file pipe major m ajor fell hack back on ills his pillow at ai nine mcl en nan won a special medal ineda for his play trig in 11 hl his s first tit itt paisley the following year hp he appeared before queen victoria tile the first piper to appe appear ar before royalty since 1020 1626 when patrick mor Ala cCrImmon played before charles 1 mcl Afe lennan annau won more lhnn 2 2000 prizes in bagpipe competitions |