Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Quick poll: How many pipers play piobaireachd by taking their instructor’s interpretation and/or following the Piobaireachd Society setting without question? One of the more interesting aspects you find upon deeper study of ceol mor is the fact that the interpretations of the tunes are not fixed and have been expressed differently by just about every individual who has compiled or taught the tunes over the centuries.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Folks love the pomp of the decked out piper in full regalia, don’t they. Sometimes the image of the performing piper looking the part in a well pressed kilt and flags on the drone cords is enough for an appreciative audience—even if he/she sounds like rubbish on the bagpipe.
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Friday, October 15, 2010
Another hitherto unknown melody lost in time is “Lochgilphead.”
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
Awesome food for the piper’s mind.
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Sometimes you just have to break it all down to its basic elements. Here is Barry Donaldson teaching a bunch of young pipers and drummers how to march…
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