Author: Fraser Kevin

A Family or Corporate Event

Do you have a Birthday Party to plan?  How about a Retirement party?  Christmas Party or St Paddy’s Day event?  Maybe an Awards Ceremony or Banquet? The bagpipes can enhance all of these events. From a surprise performance of “Happy Birthday” to a long performance of catchy toe tapping tunes or piping for Highland Dancers, … Continue reading “A Family or Corporate Event”

            Do you have a Birthday Party to plan?  How about a Retirement party?  Christmas Party or St Paddy's Day event?  Maybe an Awards Ceremony or Banquet?

The bagpipes can enhance all of these events.

From a surprise performance of “Happy Birthday” to a long performance of catchy toe tapping tunes or piping for Highland Dancers, I can integrate into and enhance your event.

This is equally true for corporate events.  I can pipe in dignitaries, or head tables.  I can play the 15 minute warning to a meal, and I can perform during the meal.

As well, if you desire a custom Piping CD, I can record the tunes you desire.

To learn more, please feel free to phone Kevin at 403 912 1654 or email bagpipes@ksfraser.com.

 

2013 George MacDougal High School Remembrance Day Ceremony

I piped in the GMHS Remembrance Day Ceremony’s Flag Party.  A Mayor, a Mountie, a Scout Leader in Red and a kilt, some Cadets in Blue, some Cadets in Green.

I piped in the GMHS Remembrance Day Ceremony’s Flag Party.  A Mayor, a Mountie, a Scout Leader in Red and a kilt, some Cadets in Blue, some Cadets in Green.

The Recording of Wander My Friends

Bear McCreary wrote the tune <em><strong>Wander My Friends</strong></em> in the celtic style for the show BattleStar Gallactica.  You can see a recording of an <a title=”Wander My Friends on Youtube” href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtO1ZpDcDSw” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>orchestra playing it</a> on youtube. Unfortunately the Highland Bagpipes does not have the range to play the tune as composed, so I … Continue reading “The Recording of Wander My Friends”

Bear McCreary wrote the tune <em><strong>Wander My Friends</strong></em> in the celtic style for the show BattleStar Gallactica.  You can see a recording of an <a title="Wander My Friends on Youtube" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtO1ZpDcDSw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">orchestra playing it</a> on youtube.

Unfortunately the Highland Bagpipes does not have the range to play the tune as composed, so I had to make a few minor changes (4 notes) to fit in.

To record Wander My Friends, I had:

  • 6 Audio tracks of Bagpipes (only 5 made the mix down).
  • 5 Percussion tracks (only 3 made the mix down).

If time permits I intend to eventually add guitars, keyboard, orchestral instruments etc.  But this will be a longer term project.

And the result is:

Competitors – Calgary and Canmore Games – Good Luck

Good luck to all of the competitors competing this weekend at the Calgary and the Canmore Highland Games.

            Good luck to all of the competitors competing this weekend at the Calgary and the Canmore Highland Games.

Photoshoot in Nose Creek Park

The pictures from a photoshoot in Nose Creek Park last weekend turned out spectacularly.  

            The pictures from a photoshoot in Nose Creek Park last weekend turned out spectacularly.

 

New MP3s uploaded in the lesson book

I’ve uploaded MP3s of Mairi’s Wedding and Skye Boat Song played on the practice chanter on their associated pages on the student wiki.

            I've uploaded MP3s of Mairi's Wedding and Skye Boat Song played on the practice chanter on their associated pages on the student wiki.

Highland Games Heavy Sports

Red Deer Highland Games 2011 Hammer Toss Caber Toss Tossing the Caber Stone Throw   Weight Tossed over a Bar This simulates tossing sheafs of grain into the barn

Red Deer Highland Games 2011

Hammer Toss

Caber Toss

Tossing the Caber

Stone Throw

 

Weight Tossed over a Bar

This simulates tossing sheafs of grain into the barn

Red Deer Highland Games 2011 – Old 78th Fraser Highlanders

Videos of the Old 78th Fraser Highlanders practicing and then performing for the 2011 Red Deer Highland Games. Practice for Opening Ceremonies 1: Practice for Opening Ceremonies 2: Opening Ceremonies:

Videos of the Old 78th Fraser Highlanders practicing and then performing for the 2011 Red Deer Highland Games.

Practice for Opening Ceremonies 1:

Practice for Opening Ceremonies 2:

Opening Ceremonies: