Taking another look at the remarkable Hannay-MacAuslan collection, we now turn to a famous (Set List 2019) tune: PS 013 – The Rout of Glenfruin. You can listen to Bruce Gandy perform it here: Tunes[…]
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Category: Learning Interpretations
George Moss – the Master Piper from Strathglass Part 2
Shaking it up – Rhythm and Echo Beats First of all a “disclaimer” regarding the apparent quality of the playing on the archive recordings: For those who listen to the re-published CD it is important[…]
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George Moss – the Master Piper from Strathglass Part 1
Introduction When I first heard piobaireachd, it was a live performance to commemorate a death, and it made a such a profound impression on me that I took up playing the Highland bagpipes (I was[…]
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Glengarry’s March – Bruce Gandy (2015)
For yet another take on this Pibroch, this is Bruce Gandy at the MacDonald Quaich in 2015. It is an essoecially respectful rendition of the tune from a top-seeded competitor, whereby he respected all the[…]
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Studies in Pibroch – Week 9
New recordings of urlars available for your listening enjoyment. (Hopefully you will enjoy them.)
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Studies in Pibroch – Finlay’s Lament (Part Two)
Over the last week or so, we have been in correspondence with a few of you regarding Finlay’s Lament. One of the most interesting conversations has been taking place musically (as it should). Patrick Molard has been[…]
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Studies in Pibroch – Finlay’s Lament
As you know, I have been working through the Urlars, posting the results on our YouTube Channel. After making it up to PS 175, I decided to turn back around to the beginning a pick[…]
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