This is a humorous story about one boys determination in the face of adversity. Young Gregor MacDonald is thrilled when he receives a set of bagpipes for his birthday. Now he can be just like Granddad. However, each time he starts to play, an awful noise comes outhonk-eeyyoww! And each time, he hears the same angry cry: You cant play here!

Angus Corby is a landscape architect, living in Fife, Scotland, with his wife and three daughters. He is also a proficient bagpiper (his grandfather was once a piper for the Duke of Hamilton) who remembers well the painful process of learning such a loud instrument.