Maclean, a small town of 2000 people... and 400 pipers.

Colectanza fotográfica recopilada por Bieito Romero que amosa parte da riqueza da tradición musical galega a través dos tempos.

Mostra fotográfica da importantísima tradición musical de gaita en Galicia e algúns dos seus máximos exponentes de antano.

Boston Police Gaelic Column, the Boston Police's Bagpipe Band, performing at a Jimmy Fund event for Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Milton, MA on Mar 10th, 2007. The tunes are Pikeman's March - 20 Men From Dublin - A Nation Once Again. For more info on the band, visit bostonpolicegaeliccolumn.com

This piece was played last weekend at Hermandad Gallega in Caracas, Venezuela. It begins with a Galician country man introducing the show, followed by the Scottish songs.

Bagpipers of Royal Air Force in Moscow

show of scotland bagpipers in Moscow military tattoo

The bagpipers and football team rush the field braveheart style before a game

Traditional Scottish Musicians "Clan Wallace" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival August 26th, 2007.

Pakistani Military bagpipers in Voinjama, Liberia

On this Tempo we come to your from Bethlehems Northeast Middle School.
Our focus is mentoring. Students involved with a caring adult often do better in school.
Well show you how you can help make a difference in a young persons life.
Plus well meet some Pennridge High School students helping folks half way around the globe.
And well listen in on the Liberty High School Bagpipers.
Please join us as Tempo explores the impact of mentoring.

scotland the brave

she loves bagpipers!!!

It started raining, we all ran for cover in an unsuspecting cafe but the lone piper lead the singing, just before we left on the march to the ground.

http://www.orange-order.co.uk http://www.ulster-scots.co.uk http://www.dunamoney.co.uk Orange Order Twelfth of July demonstration, County Londonderry / Derry, Northern Ireland / Ulster - 2005 - Ulster-Scots / Scotch-Irish culture

During his research into old folk songs from the southern canton of Ticino, a Swiss musician came across a long forgotten instrument, the piva. Ilario Garbani learned how to play this ancient bagpipe, and has helped revive an interest in it...

Every St. Patrick’s Day, millions of Americans celebrate by wearing green clothing and four leaf clovers, listening to bagpipers at local parades and eating customary Irish food such as corned beef and cabbage. But how much do you really know about the customs, traditions and history of the Irish holiday?

Jamie Walker, a renowned mixologist and entertaining expert, who has acted as bar consultant for some of the most lavish functions, including a birthday party for Elton John and the extravagant wedding of David and Victoria Beckham, knows how to throw a good party. On Friday, March 14, he will be able to provide your viewers with tips on how to throw a great party this St. Patrick’s Day. He will be able to discuss the history of the holiday, how to incorporate the traditional food, drink, music and customs of St. Patrick’s Day, and demonstrate how to create the perfect Black and Tan using a new tool called the Bass Brolly.

For more information, please visit www.bass.com

I still haven't come up with a good name for that shield.

Saskia Konz, one of Austria´s best bagpipers, supports the Philharmonic Orchestra Lugansk at the galaconcert at Casino Baden, Austria, in July 2007 with "Greensleeves".www.dudelsack.cc

AC/DC's Bon Scott once played in the Fremantle Scots Pipe Band in western Australia.

The bagpipers and drummers of The Colorado Highlanders. The Highlanders are based in Grand County Colorado and participate in many local festivals and parades including the Estes Park Scottish Irish festival in the fall.

Here playing Scotland the Brave at the Grand Lake snowshoe festival, Grand County, Colorado.

from SkyHiDailyNews:

One fine summer day, as parade entries formed to go through Granby, lone bagpiper Mark Feigner picked up his bagpipes and became the only member of a new highland band. Parade goers were fascinated by Feigner's Celtic music. Today, his initial energy for the instrument is carried on through his group, which now boasts almost a dozen musicians - all who are set to perform Saturday during the Grand Arts Council's Concert in the Pines.

Since that debut in 2000, many accomplished bagpipers and drummers have joined Feigner's group, including a great deal of youth musicians from the county. Members include Mark Daniel (pipe major), Marc Hann (piper), Denise Robertson (piper), Holly Peck (piper), Nick O'Connor (apprentice piper), and in the drum section: Ryan Gallagher (drum sergeant), snare drummers Ethan Daniel and Noah Ralph, and bass drummer Simon O'Connor.

When Feigner's family moved to Texas in 2006, he made sure to pass along the baton to the group's new pipe major and leader, Mark Daniel and Drum Sergeant Gallagher. Daniel said it was an honor to be chosen as the leader. His first goal, he said, was to try to keep the band together and admits the group is still pretty small and in its formative state.

He also said he enjoys seeing his sons interested in bagpiping music, "an expression of our heritage," and "being able to pass on to them something they can participate in throughout their lives."

With piano and music lessons under his belt, Daniel found himself moved to learn the bagpipes once he began researching his heritage. He visited Estes Park for the Scottish/Irish Highland Festival and said "the sound and energy was tremendous.

That sparked something from within that I can only describe as innate or genetic." He was inspired to track down an instructor, which is when he met Feigner.

Daniel said it takes some time and a "bit of commitment to play the pipes well." Once players learn the basics and learn to play the practice chanter they can move up to the pipes, "and then the real challenge begins."

He supposes the Highland bagpipes can be classified as a woodwind instrument, since the chanter has a double reed, and said the three drones (bass and two tenors) have reeds as well. Since bagpipe music is most associated with the Scottish and Irish, Daniel said the group tries to preserve those cultures by playing traditional tunes, passing along the culture through education, and dressing up in kilts (and all of their accessories) for public performances.

Daniel said each member plays an integral part in the group and the sharing of ideas is encouraged. Although everyone in the band probably can relate to many different inspirations, he believes that a common influence among them all is the music itself. "Listening to, learning to play, and preserving the genre is what inspires most of us."

Some of the band's members have extensive collections of pipe music, he added, as well as works by traditional Celtic bands and rock groups, and individual musicians who play the pipes and drums.

Most of the sets by the Colorado Highlanders are marches, but the group is also learning some jigs (including "The Foxhunter" and "Paddy's Leather Breeches"), reels and strathspeys Daniel said, "to keep things lively." Of course, he added, members always are tuned up to play familiar songs people usually associate with the bagpipes like "Scotland the Brave and "Wearin' of the Green."

The Colorado Highlanders Pipe Band encourages new members to join, and urges "closet pipers" to get those instruments out of storage and join in the experience. The group practices at 6:30 p.m. Thursday evenings in the Middle Park High School band room.

Saturday's performance will be the Colorado Highlanders Pipe Band debut at the Grand Lake Community House, and, although each member undergoes various levels of the performance jitters, Daniel said, "It is always fun to be a part of these events andto contribute to our communities."
http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/20080118/AE/864044476
Balcony cam footage from grandcountydave

Part of a bagpipe solo from the Flint Knapper guy at the local history festival (you can see the other song at http://www.veoh.com/videos/v13259496QCbbAEk )

Bagpipes playing at a local history festival

Concerto Sines 2006

Scottish music and dance clip from "My Pub Runneth Over”, a free Intrepid Berkeley Explorer visit to Britain and Ireland, with London, Stonehenge, Ireland's Blarney Stone, Dublin, Cliffs of Moher; Scotland's Edinburgh, highlands, bagpipes & Lo...

Irish music and dance clip from "My Pub Runneth Over”, a free Intrepid Berkeley Explorer visit to Britain and Ireland, with London, Stonehenge, Ireland's Blarney Stone, Dublin, Cliffs of Moher; Scotland's Edinburgh, highlands, bagpipes & Loch Nes...

"Amazing Grace" is a well-known Christian hymn. The words were written late in 1772 by Englishman John Newton. The melody most often used for this hymn was not original...

"It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the first track of their Australian album T.N.T...

A video of me playing the bagpipes in 2002 to honor American Military Veterans.

An amazing performance by Gold Medal/World Champion level piper John Cairns at the First United Methodist Church of Bossier City for the Red River Workshop in Shreveport, LA, 2004
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For more on John Cairns, check:
http://www.bagpipesolutions.com/

Uilleann pipes (IPA: [ˈɪlən]) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. The uilleann pipes bag is inflated by means of a small set of bellows strapped around the waist and the right arm. Found in other European bagpipes ...

Uilleann pipes (IPA: [ˈɪlən]) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. The uilleann pipes bag is inflated by means of a small set of bellows strapped around the waist and the right arm. Found in other European bagpipes ...

Short history of the uilleann pipes including the bagpipes and hurdy gurdy etc. Uilleann pipes (IPA: [ˈɪlən]) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Irel...

Bagpipe contest in Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Three pipers playing this piece written in three parts at a Liverpool Scottish R.A. Pipe Band practice.

Memorial Day Parade 2006

Scottich Bagpiper in the streets of Glasgow, OranMor Club, Great Western Rd

amateur and professional bagpipers in Scotland