Forum: Technique & Instrument
09-29-2019, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,615
Re: Dale Jackson's new synthetic chanter reed
Harley asked for a copy of a very well known tune by Murray Blair. I have looked over the thread and have seen no evidence of anyone else claiming to have composed it.
Harley knew what he was doing,...
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Forum: Beer Tent
09-15-2019, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 5,089
Re: Gordon Walker
As there has been mention of "the moderators" often on this thread, I thought I'd chip in.
First, I'm surprised this story has come up now, it's been common knowledge since at least the 2nd of...
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Forum: History, Tradition, Heritage
09-09-2019, 05:09 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,232
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Forum: Music
08-27-2019, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,649
Re: Inisheer
The site you refer to is illegal and has been ordered to be taken down in the past due to legal action by some very well known pipers and composers, one of whom is an international lawyer as well as...
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Forum: Music
08-22-2019, 04:17 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 682
Re: Jane Campbell tune
Folks, there's been a rise in people sharing music on here and providing links to banned sites that have been the cause of legal action between members of this forum and the banned sites.
Please...
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Forum: Music
08-22-2019, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,649
Re: Inisheer
Folks, there's been a rise in people sharing music on here and providing links to banned sites that have been the cause of legal action between members of this forum and the banned sites.
Please...
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Forum: Music
07-29-2019, 04:04 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 973
Re: Rakes of Mallow pipe tune
I think it's just one of those tunes that has several titles. If you listen to the English Morris Dance tune "Rigs of Marlow", (transcribed by Cecil Sharpe in the 1800s after hearing it in...
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Forum: Uilleann, Northumbrian, Smallpipes +
07-28-2019, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 420
Re: Question about Smallpipe reeds
The reeds are smaller and have inverted tongues. I don't know much/anything about mouth blown smallpipes/folkpipes, but the dimensions suggest they use a similar sized drone reed to bellows blown...
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Forum: Beer Tent
07-19-2019, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 712
Re: Billy Connolly and Aberdeenshire
Lonach pipe band. He used to live in Candacraig House. I used to see Billy in the area, sometimes with people like Robin Williams and Steve Martin. Once a year he would provide drink for the men of...
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Forum: Beer Tent
07-05-2019, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,348
Re: Are replica pipes comparable to the original?
I used to have a set of antique MacRaes, I now have a set of the new MacRae SL4's. They don't sound exactly like my old MacRaes, but they are far steadier, far easier to strike in, and take a wide...
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Forum: Beer Tent
06-29-2019, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,973
Re: I.D. Cover sketch on S. Jones tutor
A lot of the time it was a matter of numbers. At the Battle of Bannockburn there were over 2000 English cavalry. It would have been impossible to capture and ransom such a huge amount. Around two...
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Forum: Beer Tent
06-28-2019, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,973
Re: I.D. Cover sketch on S. Jones tutor
It was a method used throughout Europe. In the Kelvingrove museum, where I work, we have a large collection of medieval weapons and armour. One section is devoted entirely to the injuries suffered by...
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Forum: Beer Tent
06-27-2019, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,146
Re: OK, Who Knew?
I don't know who the guy is, but the playing seems OK to me, even though his posture is not something I'm used to seeing.
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Forum: Beer Tent
06-27-2019, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,973
Re: I.D. Cover sketch on S. Jones tutor
Not all ballock knives have the ballocks at the guard. The ballock knife is generally considered the ancestor of the dirk. The main difference is that the handles of ballock knives tend to be turned,...
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Forum: Beer Tent
06-25-2019, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,973
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Forum: Uilleann, Northumbrian, Smallpipes +
06-25-2019, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 747
Re: Case for Smallpipes
A pal of mine uses a soft alto sax case he was given. The pipes fit in the long section and the bellows fit in the bit where the horn would go. Works for border pipes too. ...
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Forum: Music
06-21-2019, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,883
Re: Row me home to Islay
The sheet music download seems to be a page out of Julia Gordon's book, Songs and Airs of Scotland Book 2. This book does contain the tune, but it's an arrangement for accordion, like the rest of the...
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Forum: Uilleann, Northumbrian, Smallpipes +
06-15-2019, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,881
Re: Tunes for a new smallpiper
Hi Murray,
If you already have some musical ability, then may I suggest the LBPS publication, Suggested Session Tunes (https://lbps.net/j3site/index.php/lbps-publications/suggested-session-tunes),...
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Forum: History, Tradition, Heritage
05-07-2019, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,535
Re: Vintage photo - 1944 Eindhoven ???
Could well be. The 2nd Batt Glasgow Highlanders led by Lt-Col. P. Hunt were certainly in Eindhoven in Sept 1944. The badge is very similar to the 42nd BW....
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Forum: Uilleann, Northumbrian, Smallpipes +
05-02-2019, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,509
Re: SSPs with keys?
Well, I learn something new every day, I'd no idea such a thing existed. At the Glasgow Smallpipers group on Tues evenings, we have used good old electrical tape to turn our sharps into natural. Like...
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Forum: Uilleann, Northumbrian, Smallpipes +
04-24-2019, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,509
Re: SSPs with keys?
I don't have a set with keys, but most smallpipe makers in Scotland offer it as a choice. A high B key is the most requested one, but Julian Goodacre, say, also offers a keyed chanter that allows...
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Forum: Music
04-19-2019, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 720
Re: The way old friends do. Air
Guys, I've had to delete a number of posts here. I don't want this forum to get in trouble again. The tune is not an "air", it's a very well known song written by Bjorn and Benny from Abba and...
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Forum: Beer Tent
04-08-2019, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,725
Re: bagpipes and Gaelic
I started with the Gaelic in 1970 at the old Aberdeen Academy. I was only 10 and played no instrument, but the amount of Gaelic music and song we studied must have had some influence on me.
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
04-01-2019, 04:42 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 739
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Forum: History, Tradition, Heritage
03-20-2019, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,450
Re: WarMac Pipe Chanters
Mid 70's definitely, especially if the plastic has that slight "mottled" effect. Must be played with McAllister gut buster reed for that real 70's sound.
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