I almost died of excitement the first time I saw and heard a real life piper performing in the streets. Little did I know this bloke (or a bunch of pipers on a rota system) occupied this little corner of the Royal Mile, pandering to tourists like me, for days at a time. The novelty soon wore very thin.

I almost died of excitement the first time I saw and heard a real life piper performing in the streets. Little did I know this bloke (or a bunch of pipers on a rota system) occupied this little corner of the Royal Mile, pandering to tourists like me, for days at a time. The novelty soon wore very thin.