Friday, December 17, 2010
“The Highland Sessions” by the BBC are several years old now, but a wealth of great musical sets await the canny video seeker. Here is the inimitable Allan MacDonald performing “Duncan MacCrae of Kintail’s Lament” whilst making the smooth transition into the Irish tune “The March of the King of Loais.” The piobaireachd stands as one example in MacDonald’s thesis of the relationship of many piobaireachd to the song traditions of the Highlands and Ireland, even going so far as making the claim that these two tunes are one and the same. Watching this it is hard to argue.
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Can you believe the holiday season is upon us once more? Here at Pipehacker we love making it yourself, but sometimes there is no substitute for a well crafted, high quality item. We hope you’ve enjoyed these past few weeks’ worth of gift guides at Pipehacker.com. Pipehacker hopes that Santa brings all the good little piper girls and boys everything they wanted!
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Friday, December 17, 2010
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Reeds take a while to “break in,” as many of us already know, and have already experienced. I don’t know for sure, but I assume this is because all the fibers in the cane of the reed need a chance to stretch out and become flexible in order for it to become a bit easier, and for it to reach its full vibrancy.
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Albany, New York’s and SFU alum Andrew Douglas of the Oran Mor Pipe Band and Pipehacker.com have agreed to blend their content as the best way to bring you “better living through bagpipes.” In the coming weeks, many of Andrew’s posts from The Piper’s Dojo blog will be populating the categories as well as new posts appearing regularly. More piping knowledge to explore! Welcome Andrew!
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