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Show 2 A i jy? in? lAlt:hlLfc i Bagpipe From 1 U ltd him if to HiiglJ eiff CtmsiJtf If4hmg mtf, utiuh to d.Jni really Mrcm t jnt u." to Mid. Uai hi wur, Icit). wu!4 in a while tell him ilut he ought M fit a few lesson, uuJi pi w play." hull. Hmttf quietly and politely reamed until, with Mile warning, hi wife died. "He ihA it er hard." It tor Mid. to all did. hut rank it wj jul w ury dilli AHvil tne uni he's firgpttm more times tJ mu well fr tail." Settling (he great need to tarry on and remembering Teny tug getiton atout teaching Waggoner to play the bagpipe. Rowe ap pna.hed hi uft shop customer, inking if he ua ull interested in learning. It wa a hlctlunging moment for both men and. a it hat turn cd out. for several others as well, including Rowes son. Ron. No. Dad had never taught me to play the bagpipes." Ron Mid. "then I found out he wa leashing torn and I dcclJcd to go and watch. I told them I jul would never be able to march." It didn't lake long before Ron became his fathers second mu-deIn the five years since. Rowe has continued to teach a growing number of pipers and has taken it all a step further - the formation of a bagpipe band. Less than two years ago Rowe, family members, pupils and fcllowr bagpipe enthusiasts started The Calloway Highland ers" IJjgpipc Band of GearfielJ. The band now consists of 14 members of pipers and drum mens. and Rowe taught six of the pipers to pljy. "The bagpipes and this band have saved him." his sister said. "As a family, we talk about this all the time, how this has really saved Frank after he lost Terry. It's been wonderful." Others think so as well, as the bagpipe seems to be one instrument that everyone stops to listen. They've been around since the times of ancient Egypt," Waggoner said as he explained a little of the history of the bagpipe. "As far back as 3.000 B.C. There is evidence of them in the hieroglyphics in the pyramids. Then the bagpipe was actually introduced to the Celts by the Romans. Used often for military purposes, the bagpipe has such an unusual quality that it's difficult to tell from which direction it's coming, and that's why it was so useful for signaling and such things, Waggoner said. Waggoner said that when he was next-do- or learning to play, his neighbor commented one day to another neighbor that he was sure he heard bagpipes, but didnt know where they were coming from. And I was right next door, Waggoner said, chuckling. Waggoner, and Rowe's other pupils, are learning to play the probably ccr krn.m -- phii Thompson, onaof Rowe's bagpipe Students Scottish Highbinder pipe, the most common type or bagpipe. Rowe Mid his pupils are accomplishing their lessons in a relatively shorter time than expected. The average student takes about six months to get a fairly good feel for it. and within a year or less is ready to march and play. Actually. though, they end up having to learn twice, Rowe said. They first start out on a e chanter (a simple pipe). It isn't until later that the rest of the bagpipe is introduced to the student, and then the stunine-hol- dent must learn to play, using the chanter, with the rest of the instrument - the bag, the blowpipe and the drones. One important piece of bagpipe etiquette that students learn early on is that pipers do not play "songs on the bagpipe, they play "tunes. This is taken seriously, because the only thing even remotely considered to be a song is something that has lyrics. Everything else, the vast majority of bagpipe music, is considered a tune. While learning, the piper may begin to acquire the famous dress of a bagpiper, and it's clearly something that can't be picked up at the local discount store. "It can cost upward of $3,000 or more to completely outfit a piper, Dennis Rowe and bagpipe student, Phil Thompson said, turning the pages of a supply catalogue. This is where pipers purchase the plaid wool for now-famili- ar kilts, pins and broaches, the "busby" which is the tall feathered bonnet, and the red hackle that adorns the busby. Just about everything the piper could ever desire can be purchased this way. Rowe's Galloway Highlanders are allowed to purchase their Royal Stuart plaid directly from Scotland. Once made of ivory and silver, well-dress- PAULCONRADSanda'd , PERFECTING TECHNIQUE: Examcnar Sara Nichols of Ogden, a member of the Calloway Highlanders, practices with her fellow . Rjpers. African black walnut and leather, the modem bagpipe has had to yield to modem times. So many things have been banned,' Dennis Rowe said. The result has created different tones. Even so, the tones are still enchanting and Albert Rowe and his Galloway Highlanders are making a name for themselves, both locally and. throughout the state. ; Rowe and his band of bagpipers played in the Salt Lake parade on July 24th, and the band practiced recently in the parking lot behind a day care center in ' . Roy. preparing for a competition in Payson's Scottish Festival. With two sons, Ron and Robert, and one grandson, Jeremy, playing the pipes while another grandson, Jason, plays the bass drum, the Galloway Highlanders has the feel and reality of close-n- it clan. The youngest member is Lyssa Halderman from Eden on the pipes. Rowe is the eldest member. ' Other band members include Paul Harmann, Sara and Angie Nichols from Ogden, Jenny Greiner from Hooper, David Evans from Gearfield, Tosh Farr from Plain City and Reed Meacham from Roy. Toward the end of practice it's time for the jam session. Tunes Blue Bells like Itchy Fingers, and Clumsy Lovet fill the air. On one last run through their upcoming competition program, Waggoner explains the details. First, there is a march tune, followed by what is called a strat-phe- y, then two reels, one slow march and a jig, he said. The slow march that the Galloway Highlanders will be playing, is something rather special and very moving. As Waggoner tells it, "The Heroes of was written in memory of Ka-him- a" the British as they were leaving Kahima, Japan. "It's my understanding th?i this happened at the start of WWII and the British were having to evacuate," he said. This was written back cast and Albert brought it here." Practice sessions are in earnest, as one tune after the other is played, all from memory. Albert says he's forgotten more tunes than well probably ever know, said Thompson. He estimates Rowe knows well over 3,000 tunes. A Budget deal benefits Utah Large families, low wages may lead to big breaks on taxes in 1998 The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY - Utah taxpayers should fare well under the balanced budget-ta- x cut deal agreed to this week by the White House and Republican congresv sional leaders. Generally, residents of the Beehive State will benefit because of a combination of large families and relatively low wages, analysts believe. The budget agreement, which heralds a significant tax cut for Americans for the first time since 1981, includes a $500-per-chi- ld Fourth From 1 r have to stand in the heat, Johnson finally said after hemming and hawing. The cheerleaders were the most exciting. The parade is about the same every year, said Julie Knowlton of Layton. They basically have the Corvette clubs and the groups. They don't seem to have a lot of floats. all-st- ar All the planning and organizing that goes into a parade rested on the shoulders of one woman, Lisa Garbett. the executive director for the Laton North Davis ;Area Chamber of Commerce. Garbett has one answer for all the complaints - help. ! . federal tax credit. In 1995, the last year such figures are available, Utah taxpayers claimed 736,800 dependents on their state income-ta- x returns. The federal budget deal gives a tax credit to most Americans for 1998 taxes, and $500 thereafter. But the credit applies only to children younger than 17 years. Some Utah residents declare dependents on taxes for older children, up to age 22 if they are serving religious missions. In addition, the federal tax deal phases out those credits for S400-per-chi- ld families making more than a year (about 5 percent of Utah taxpayers). The tax credit families also reaches $1 10,000 low-inco- If anyone who has com- plained would like to get in the committee, Garbett said, great. No one had volunteered to help organize the parade. If they had, they could have seen firsthand that the parade time was changed to accommodate the police and fire crews. Also, the time-changrouped the events together instead of having a parade in the morning, fireworks in the evening and a big lull in the afternoon. Garbett said she desperately tried to find a marching band, but no one stepped up to orchestrate one. Some bands said they would play if they were paid. Also, every year she holds a float design contest for Best making as little as $18,000 a year who may pay no federal tax now. Still, it is clear Utah families generally will get to keep some $350 million now paid to the federal government. For example, if you have five children younger than 17, you get to keep $2,500 in federal tax -assuming you are paying that much federal tax already. However, becaustf Utah residents can deduct only half their federal income taxes on their state returns, a lower federal tax means a higher state tax. A married couple in the top Utah tax bracket will get to keep $500 in federal tax but will pay $17.50 more in state tax. Float and Mayors Choice.' Again, few people volunteered. Garbett said she will resign from parade duties after filling the spot for eight years. She will concentrate on her duties with the chamber of commerce. Dean Allen, director of the Parks and. Recreation department, said there are a couple of people interested in organizing the parade. Allen and other city officials that oversee the Fourth of July events will' evaluate this year's festivities before planning the next, he said. He's heard a mix of good and bad comments about the events. 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