![]() ![]() 'He has enjoyed tremendously his time in the role which has been a real honour. 'Pipe Major Potter is stepping down as the Queen’s Piper next month,' confirmed a spokeswoman for the army. Now the current Queen will have to get to know her next piper in a whirl and a skirl. Queen Victoria was so close to William Ross, who served as her piper for 37 years, that she grieved long after his death. She first heard bagpipe music in 1842, when she and Prince Albert visited the Highlands for the first time The rest, as they say, is history.Where it all started: The history of the post dates back to Queen Victoria's reign. Somewhere between several bouts of intense physical pleasure Gid mentioned that he was in a band too, and much to his surprise Myron actually came to see them play the next night! Another night together found Myron and Gideon sharing their musicals passions, among other passions, and suddenly Gid found himself agreeing to leave the family band to play bagpipes and and keyboard for the Sisters. Something about Gideons sincerity and earnestness must have spoken to Myron, because before Gid knew it he was going back to the rockers hotel room. He was also instantly enamoured of the lead singer, and after the concert he made his bashful, way up to the man to gush appropriately about how brilliant it had all been. ![]() ![]() He was instantly enamoured of their music, something so incredibly different from the salt of the earth stuff he played with his family. Gid was in a small town in Holden when he first heard the Weird Sisters play. It wasn't as extensive as Hogwarts, but he knew enough to pass his OWLS. So it seemed like he was always about to die for a good portion of his childhood.īecause the Crumb Family Band was always on the road Aileen took it upon herself to teach her children their letters and numbers, and Boyd undertook their magical education. His mother did her best to keep him safe, but with such a large family she couldn't always watch him, and Gideon was an adventurous boy at heart. But for the rest of his life he would suffer from nosebleeds, headaches, spontaneaus bleeding in his joints, and the inability to stop bleeding on his own. He was given some medication to treat it, and learned some spells to aid in faster clotting. She made the right call, and they diagnosed him with Hemophilia A. The Healers hadn't seen this before, and Aileen insisted on taking her son to a muggle doctor. Mungos, but the standard episkey didn't work, and only a mixture of potions and more advanced spells could stop the bleeding. This should have been no big deal, but the scrapes on his palms and knees never stopped bleeding. When he was just a wee lad, barely toddling around, he tripped and fell down a hill while chasing after his brothers. Gideon took to the life quite well, and could play the bodhran before he could talk. The Crumb Family Singers toured all of the UK and much of Europe, never really settling down anywhere. Boyd and Aileen Crumb were well known Scottish folk singers, and as soon as their children could pick up an instrument the joined the band. His mother was a muggle and his father a wizard, and most of his siblings had magic as well. Gideon was born the eighth of eleven children. Describe 2-3 significant events in your character's life. ![]()
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