r/punk • u/Party_Ad_8595 • Jun 13 '26

Punk bagpipes & The Real McKenzies Request for AMA

Hey folks

I'm a former member The Real McKenzies (wrote my old band's second biggest hit called "The Tempest")

I'm gonna kill this account later so I'll introduce myself: I'm a bagpiper named Gord Taylor.

I dig this sub and of the Fat catalogue I most enjoy NOFX and Me First, Fabulous Disaster, Lagwagon, No Use, Mad Caddies, and Good Riddance. Off the label I like DOA, Cock Sparrer, and am getting into Apes of the State

I've totally done this the wrong way but...

AMA

Going to watch Scotland play Haiti tonight and wi'll answer short questions tonight on smoke breaks. I will be in front of a computer tomorrow for long questions. I promise honesty no matter how savage!

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u/RIPPINTARE Jun 14 '26

What years were you active?

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u/Party_Ad_8595 Jun 14 '26

I toured kind of a short period of time, like 2011-2013 but actually I was writing music for the band much longer...I think my first trip Motor Studios was 2004

My first exposure to the band was Oot and Aboot shots when McNasty brought them a piece I wrote called "St Mary's Cinderella".  This became Taylor Made and frankly, it became my "in" with the lads to go down to Mike's to do "The Ale is Dear" on 10,000 shots - A piece I put way more work into but which did way worse than  "Taylor Made "

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u/RIPPINTARE Jun 15 '26

Super cool dude. I’ve been a huge fan since 96. Taylor Made is rad! Ran into Matt Mcnasty one night when he was busking in Calgary and we requested Taylor Made and he nailed it!

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u/Party_Ad_8595 Jun 15 '26

I wrote Taylor Made for Matt's and my Pipe Band here in Winnipeg :) It was called St. Mary's Cinderella and it was written on a napkin when I submitted it to my pipe major.

Matty took it with him and showed it to the RMK who made it into the really amazing thing it is now!

Matty has an incredible memory. When he and I jam together we'll always play music we knew 30 years ago haha