We recorded some tunes on video for the band this past week, and the members also recorded some solo’s. Here is Kevin’s Hornpipes on youtube
Category: dancing
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.
Piping for Highland Dancing tune list
Having just piped for some highland dancers at a Robbie Burns night, and having to go searching various places to remember which tunes were used for the dancing, I thought it would be useful to list them here as well. The fling – Marquis of Huntley Highland Fling Sword Dance – Ghillie Callum Pas de … Continue reading “Piping for Highland Dancing tune list”
Having just piped for some highland dancers at a Robbie Burns night, and having to go searching various places to remember which tunes were used for the dancing, I thought it would be useful to list them here as well.
- The fling – Marquis of Huntley Highland Fling
- Sword Dance – Ghillie Callum
- Pas de Bas – first part of Ghillie Callum
- Sean Tribhus – Whistle O’ the Lave
- Gay Gordons – Gay Gordons (though a set of strathspeys can also be used)
- Highland Laddie – Highland Laddie
- Lilt – Battle of the Somme
The tunes for some of the other dances I didn’t pipe for that night include:
- Sailor’s Hornpipe – Crossing the Minch
- Irish Jig – Paddy’s Leather Breeches
- Strathspey and Reel – Loudon’s Bonny Woods and Braes & Jock Wilsons Ball
- Johnnie –
- Broadsword – Set of strathspeys
Celtic Folk – various amateur Celtic performers
Celtic Folk holds 4 gatherings a year, and the 2011-2012 year is about to start. The first night is September 24th. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the door. Further details can be found at <a href=”http://www.celticfolkcalgary.ca/”>their website</a>. I was a guest performer at Celtic Folk for their November 2010 gathering. During the … Continue reading “Celtic Folk – various amateur Celtic performers”
Celtic Folk holds 4 gatherings a year, and the 2011-2012 year is about to start. The first night is September 24th. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the door. Further details can be found at <a href="http://www.celticfolkcalgary.ca/">their website</a>.
I was a guest performer at Celtic Folk for their November 2010 gathering. During the 2010-2011 season, they had a large number of soloists and groups performing. Most groups perform common (within the Celtic community that is) tunes, and you will find the audience singing along with the performers. For my performance, I intentionally chose tunes I knew to have words, and I wasn’t disappointed as the audience sang along as I piped. Many of the performers are guitars and vocals, and a few of them could give Great Big Sea and the likes a run for their money. One night they even had some step dancers perform.
Their house band, who play the first hour of every gathering, is the Sunday Night Band. They are definitely one of the groups that could challenge GBS, especially live. Their fiddle player can play the jigs and hornpipes with the best of them, making many a piper envious with the finger control demonstrated.
Hope to see you at their events!