Modern Traditional Piper – Learning Living Pibroch

Mac Mhic Alister’s Dead Lament – Final Reflections

2 June 201929 May 2019 J David HesterLearning Interpretations

This has been a remarkable journey of discovery! As is usual in any encounter with Campbell, we as musicians are taxed to the utmost of our skills, intuition and capability to interpret and bring forth[…]

Mac Mhic Alister’s Dead Lament – Part 3

19 May 201929 May 2019 J David HesterLearning Interpretations

The next motion in this pibroch is ambiguous, and requires of us a musical decision. The “Taolive Gear” motion is written by Campbell as such: This allows for a variety of interpretation. “Hindaento” – at[…]

Modern Traditional – Recording on YouTube

3 October 20181 February 2019 J David HesterAnnouncements

Two more recordings posted on YouTube, for your consideration. The first is MacFarlane’s Gathering/Too Long in This Condition (PS 161): done in a style of a gathering. It is performed as rondo, the Urlar becoming[…]

PS 105 – Slan Fuive

10 August 20189 August 2018 J David HesterModern Traditional Piper

From the Glasgowlands Games in Northampton, MA, USA. Hope you enjoy.

Dr. Barrie Orme – Piobaireachd Exercises

23 July 201822 July 2018 J David HesterGeneral Information

Thanks to Geoff Jones, in reply to Bob Gresh’s article on Simon Fraser, we have been made known of a link to an hour-long recording of Dr. Orme’s instructions on piobairechd!

APC Approach 1: PS 13 – The Rout of Glenfruin

21 April 201821 April 2018 J David HesterLearning Interpretations

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[…]

“Redundant”-A Taorluath: a Visual and Audible History

19 April 201819 April 2018 J David HesterModern Traditional Piper

While we are on the subject, I’ve been pondering this issues for quite some time, and recently overheard arguments regarding Joseph MacDonald, whose musical notation seems to suggest that the rhythmic component of the modern[…]