Back in 2001 I had the fortune of taking part in a History Chanel show called "Pioneer Quest - A Year In The Real West". It was quite exciting for us small-town people from Argyle, Manitoba. We found out through the grapevine that the History Chanel would be filming a full year documentary just down the road from our small town. The theme was set as 1875 and 2 couples would use tools from that era, essentially as pioneers of the land. They would break land, build shelters and survive using technologies from many years ago.My involvement was certainly small, but a highlight nonetheless. As the year rolled on into December, the 2 couples had finally had enough seclusion and lack of music, and I thought that I could maybe just add some entertainment. On December 24, 2000, my buddy Bob Grant and I packed up our Scottish Smallpipes and tracked into their "farm" as a surprise for the couples. We found out later that we'd be a part of the Christmas edition of the show called - "101 Chopping Days 'til Christmas". Luckily for us the Treadway's & Logies were thrilled with our music and to top it off they served us up a huge meal.
A point that I think about often is that it was -30C outside while it was probably +25C inside their cozy little cabin. What a way to celebrate Christmas and certainly something to remember as the temperature once again hits -30C tonight!
Cheers,
Kyle Campbell
The Bagpiper
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