Kevin Fraser Bagpipes – The Man in the Kilt
Loud Pipes Save Lives!
Came upon a link to a PDF of the list of tunes the College of Piping recommended for sitting their exams, back in 2007. The list is probably reasonable for the SCQF that replaced the framework at the time. Trying to upload the PDF has failed, so I’ve copied and pasted (unedited) below. […]
On the following link, Matt unboxes a set of bagpipes he purchased off of Amazon for $150USD. Out of the box, they aren’t worth playing. He promised a 2nd video to see if they could be made play-worthy. Note: he intentionally purchased this set to compare against professionally made pipes. Over the last few years […]
This tune is traditional. It is believed it was written in the early 1700s. Apparently Old Wife in this context is slang for spider. Another title speaks of Sacred Women of the Mill. I recorded each part individually on a practice chanter, whereas I recorded the entire tune on kitchen pipes. Tune in its […]
PDF: Marquis of Huntley Highland Fling Recording at about Half Speed: Recording at full speed:
