Modern Traditional Piper – Page 3 – Learning Living Pibroch

APC Approach 1: PS 171 – End of the Great Bridge (Part 4)

24 June 201725 May 2017 J David HesterLearning Interpretations

Here are a few other things for your consideration, things you have never seen before (unless you’re a visitor to this site). First, half grips used as light D-throws: Second, whatever in the heck these[…]

APC Approach 1: PS 171 – End of the Great Bridge (Part 3)

17 June 201725 May 2017 J David HesterLearning Interpretations

Rule 3 – Cadences are optional Rule 4 – Crahinins are flexible There are some interesting elements to this song* score that I want to highlight. First, as I mentioned in Part 1, the cadences[…]

APC Approach 1: PS 171 – End of the Great Bridge (Part 2)

10 June 201712 June 2017 J David HesterLearning Interpretations

Rule 2 – Genres are distinctive In the previous post, I called this tune one of the Battlefield Pibrochs. This is a genre classification I have developed that tries to imagine performances in the context[…]

APC Approach 1: PS 171 – End of the Great Bridge (Part 1)

3 June 201725 May 2017 J David HesterLearning Interpretations

Rule One – Primary Sources are required Another of the Battlefield Pibrochs in the Hannay-MacAuslan collection (the others being the Finger Lock [PS 132] and Cille Chriost [PS 170]), the interpretive tradition of this tune[…]

PS 172 – Lament for the Sword, or The Aged Warrior’s Sorrow (for not being able to wield his sword as formerly)

27 May 201721 April 2018 J David HesterLearning Interpretations

Here is another tune from the Hannay-MacAuslan collection. Over the weeks, I will be posting more recordings, until all 10 songs* have been recorded. Some tunes I will take you through my interpretive process, much[…]

APC Approach 1: Glengarry’s March – Putting It All Together for Feedback

20 May 201711 April 2018 J David HesterLearning Interpretations

Okay. The moment we’ve been waiting for. This is the final results of our journey, performed on the big instrument. The thing about being a musician is that you always feel there is more to[…]

Lacrimae

13 May 20178 October 2017 J David HesterCompositions

The latest composition by Club Member J Montague. Enlisting the help of Willie McCallum, Jim McGillvray and Craig Muirhead, this is a pibroch duet. Astonish creativity. An unique contribution to the art. Enjoy!