Small Tunes Podcast: “Thump the Bitches”

Posted on | March 23, 2012 | by Vince Janoski | No Comments

On this episode, I bring you the perky little tune “Thump the Bitches.” Oh my. This tune comes down to us from the eighteenth-century English pastoral pipe tradition. The English pastoral pipe is considered a bridge in the evolution between bellows-blown border pipes and the Union pipes of the 1800s and what would eventually become the Irish uillean pipe. Much of the character of pastoral pipe music is deeply evocative of the transitional music of the Baroque to Classical period. The tunes are light and airy in contrast to the driving rhythms of Scottish reels or jigs. Listen to the podcast for more background of the tune and a rendition on the bagpipe.

“Thump the Bitches”.

Small Tunes: Vintage Melodies from the Bagpipe Tradition 007 Thump the Bitches [ 3:19 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (992)

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