Performances – Community Pages

Chris Lee – B Drone Spree

12 July 201913 July 2019 J David HesterCompositions

b-drones-second.m4a Composition by Chris Lee, as heard on Pipeline July 2019. Enjoy!

Ed Neigh – KKRN Piping Hour (November 2018)

18 November 201818 November 2018 J David HesterGeneral Information

Our Member, Dr. Stephen Rooklidge (Shasta Piping Society), hosts a weekly radio broadcast called The Piping Hour. It is an excellent hour-long broadcast of old and new recordings of ceòl beag and ceòl mòr. He[…]

2018 Archie Kenneth Quaich – APC and Lament for Finlay

13 March 201817 March 2018 J David HesterModern Traditional Piper

For your consideration: Lament for Finlay (PS 024). Here are the notes from the judges (as published in Piping Press, a Rab Wallace site): Outstanding amongst this list was David Hester who had come from[…]

Music from Simon Chadwick

24 September 20176 October 2017 J David HesterPerformances

More lovely harp pibroch, from our member, Simon Chadwick!

Something to Listen to…

1 August 20176 October 2017 J David HesterPerformances

August is upon us, which means the competition season is at its peak. This usually results in performers spending a whole lot of time concentrating on brushing up their performances, traveling to various venues, and[…]

Alternate Styles in a Competition Setting

9 July 20179 July 2017 William WaitesLearning Interpretations

Recently, I played Salute to Donald, a version freshly transcribed from Colin Campbell’s Manuscript. There is no recording of the performance, but it was on similar lines to the one that I made for the[…]

APC Approach 1: End of the Great Bridge (Final Part)

1 July 201711 April 2018 J David HesterLearning Interpretations

Putting it all together, here is a recording of my efforts. Please feel free to comment and make suggestions. More importantly: please go out and make your own interpretations! Feel free to submit them here[…]