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Post by ProzaKc on Jan 24, 2020 18:34:41 GMT -5
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Post by LesTele on Jan 24, 2020 21:32:54 GMT -5
I love them. Except when drunk pipers insist on playing indoors.
Too loud.
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Post by ProzaKc on Jan 25, 2020 8:10:31 GMT -5
I've seen the Black Watch at least 5 times when they go on tour. When they start playing in an indoor stadium it is definitely loud. In a good way
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Post by Leftee on Jan 25, 2020 8:40:16 GMT -5
Yes... yes I do.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 25, 2020 11:29:26 GMT -5
Interestingly, the modern bagpipes sounds pretty much identical to the earliest prototypes:  |
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Post by TonyM on Jan 25, 2020 20:49:02 GMT -5
I like them when played by someone who knows what they are doing.
I like Pibe Uillian, and Northumbrian pipes much more than Scottish pipes in general.
Paddy Maloney, Jerry O’Sullivan, Carlos Nunez, Willie Clancy... all great players.
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Post by Leftee on Jan 25, 2020 21:56:43 GMT -5
I heard one tonight!
At our daughters cotillion, they played them in on their grand march. 😎
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Post by michael on Jan 26, 2020 5:19:01 GMT -5
i've always been drawn to the pipes and things Scottish... after have been "gifted" with the DNA testing, i see that most of my ancestors are from the area around the area where England and Scotland meet, so i guess it's in the genes...
i can play songs on the chanter but they don't sound like pipes, more like a sick oboe. being a wind player, i figured it would be pretty easy to learn to play and it's not bad, but learning to play in THE STYLE of the pipes was more than i was willing to fool with.
i am in love with the sound of the smaller pipe instruments as heard in the music of the Celtic Women. i'm not sure what the instrument is, but i'd love to give it a go some day.
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Post by ProzaKc on Jan 26, 2020 8:23:22 GMT -5
i've always been drawn to the pipes and things Scottish... after have been "gifted" with the DNA testing, i see that most of my ancestors are from the area around the area where England and Scotland meet, so i guess it's in the genes... i can play songs on the chanter but they don't sound like pipes, more like a sick oboe. being a wind player, i figured it would be pretty easy to learn to play and it's not bad, but learning to play in THE STYLE of the pipes was more than i was willing to fool with. i am in love with the sound of the smaller pipe instruments as heard in the music of the Celtic Women. i'm not sure what the instrument is, but i'd love to give it a go some day. Uilleann pipes. These are a smaller set of pipes played sat down. |
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Post by jefe46 on Jan 26, 2020 20:57:40 GMT -5
Uilliann Pipes with all the registers are quite a hand(arm)full. Characterized by bellows rather than a blown fill-pipe.
North Umbrian Small pipes are considered, by many, as the sweetest sounding pipes. Originally pitched in a sort of F#. Newer pipes are usually pitched differently.
For the Queen of NorthUmbrian pipes,, Katharyn Tickell (SP)
I have a set of GHB made by Lawrie sometime between 1920 and 1940 in Glasgow. Needs some attention but all there and all original.
"Celtic Women" ?
Would that be Scots, Irish, Breton, Bohemian, North Western Spain ?
All of these areas have their own pipes.
Carlos Nunez, one of my favorite pipers.
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Post by michael on Jan 27, 2020 5:55:29 GMT -5
Uilliann Pipes with all the registers are quite a hand(arm)full. Characterized by bellows rather than a blown fill-pipe. North Umbrian Small pipes are considered, by many, as the sweetest sounding pipes. Originally pitched in a sort of F#. Newer pipes are usually pitched differently. For the Queen of NorthUmbrian pipes,, Katharyn Tickell (SP) I have a set of GHB made by Lawrie sometime between 1920 and 1940 in Glasgow. Needs some attention but all there and all original. "Celtic Women" ? Would that be Scots, Irish, Breton, Bohemian, North Western Spain ? All of these areas have their own pipes. Carlos Nunez, one of my favorite pipers. oops... my typo... "women" = "woman" ... i missed that during proofreading. we found this Irish ensemble on PBS during my wife's dulcimer phase and have kind of been following them since. sort of new age type music ala Enya very easy on the eyes and ears. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Woman |
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Post by ProzaKc on Jan 27, 2020 8:29:06 GMT -5
Uilliann Pipes with all the registers are quite a hand(arm)full. Characterized by bellows rather than a blown fill-pipe. North Umbrian Small pipes are considered, by many, as the sweetest sounding pipes. Originally pitched in a sort of F#. Newer pipes are usually pitched differently. For the Queen of NorthUmbrian pipes,, Katharyn Tickell (SP) I have a set of GHB made by Lawrie sometime between 1920 and 1940 in Glasgow. Needs some attention but all there and all original. "Celtic Women" ? Would that be Scots, Irish, Breton, Bohemian, North Western Spain ? All of these areas have their own pipes. Carlos Nunez, one of my favorite pipers. Uilleann pipes also come as a half set which are more manageable. I think the Highland pipes are tuned to D. I'll let you know because if I can work it out I'll be in Edinburgh this August. |
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Post by Larry Madsen on Jan 27, 2020 12:38:26 GMT -5
Love this one … with pipes
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Post by jeffscott on Jan 28, 2020 19:59:28 GMT -5
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Post by ProzaKc on Jan 28, 2020 20:19:04 GMT -5
This is more my speed.
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Post by bluzcat on Jan 29, 2020 8:53:56 GMT -5
I love them! When I was on the fire dept. I had a Captain who played, he was pretty good. He was asked to play at various events, etc. He would play in the truck bay (nice acoustics) and when finished would come inside and ask “wanna squeeze my bag?”
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Post by rickyguitar on Jan 31, 2020 21:46:40 GMT -5
You are right I do. My folks had some friends visiting from England. My dad had connections and had a full (I guess) ...band....troop....what ever. Several drummets and a bunch of pipers, in uniform come and play at the back yard party for them. Way cool. Neighborhood was, stunned.
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Post by hushnel on Feb 11, 2020 13:34:01 GMT -5
My DNA is plaid.
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Post by modbus on Feb 12, 2020 9:41:29 GMT -5
Yeah, I like them. I like instruments that play those drone notes.
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Post by jefe46 on Feb 13, 2020 10:14:49 GMT -5
"I think the Highland pipes are tuned to D." I believe Highland Pipes are typically pitched to Bb. My resource, and friend of 50 plus years, Sean Folsom,........player, restorer, historian, and teacher. You name, he plays it. www.youtube.com/user/seanthepiper/videos |
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Post by LesTele on Feb 17, 2020 17:01:23 GMT -5
I’ve accompanied a duo playing small pipes on guitar. Capo required.
Typically A or D. If you know the fiddle tunes a capo makes it seem almost normal.
I’ve never played fiddle with pipes but it would be easier for me to play along with an ‘A’ set.
Normally I play with flautists or whistle players. No problems on fiddle, mandolin or guitar.
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Post by Davywhizz on Mar 10, 2020 19:10:56 GMT -5
I live in "the area where England and Scotland meet" michael refers to. I can appreciate the Scots pipes, but it has to be outdoors. For indoor consumption it has to be the Northumbrian or Irish pipes.
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Post by jefe46 on Mar 10, 2020 22:04:34 GMT -5
Note that both of those are bellows blown, not mouth blown.
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Post by LTB on May 1, 2020 17:26:11 GMT -5
You are right I do. My folks had some friends visiting from England. My dad had connections and had a full (I guess) ...band....troop....what ever. Several drummets and a bunch of pipers, in uniform come and play at the back yard party for them. Way cool. Neighborhood was, stunned. That is a treat not many of us on this side of the pond have been privileged to hear live!  |
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Post by rickyguitar on May 1, 2020 20:29:11 GMT -5
It was really cool, they all showed up in their own cars, in uniform. Gathered in the street, marched to the back yard and lit it up.
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