Favorite pipe music...?

**Blu (Ontario)** · 20th November 05, 08:22 PM

A question for those who play the pipes or those who just enjoy listening to it....

What is your favorite piece of pipe music?

Is there a particular piece of pipe music generally considered the most difficult to learn and perform as a group?

**Graham** · 20th November 05, 08:47 PM

Traditional Highland Pipes, I would say Highland Cathedral, closely followed by Dark Island. "itchy fingers" is a challenge to play (so our pipe major tells me).

Irish Pipes: Brian Boru's March by Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains, anything by Liam O'flynn, Colin Melville (Tannahill weavers).....
beyond that, I love all pipe music, Highland, lowland, uilleanne, even the water pipes in our bathroom excite me!!

**Southern Breeze** · 20th November 05, 08:52 PM

I don't have any real favorites,although I do listen to mostly traditional.

**sav** · 20th November 05, 10:33 PM

My list would be so long, it would get annoying, even to me! ;-) I agree with Graham on this one...If it has drones, it's worth listening to!

**switchblade5984** · 21st November 05, 01:02 AM

Originally Posted by sav

My list would be so long, it would get annoying, even to me! ;-) I agree with Graham on this one...If it has drones, it's worth listening to!

+2 means i agree(just in case)

**cormacmacguardhe** · 21st November 05, 01:03 AM

Any bagpipe music is fine with me although I do tend to nod off a little when "Amazing Grace" is played. Just heard it too, too, often.

**Yaish** · 21st November 05, 01:14 AM

Marines Hymn and Taps always make my soul stir when I hear them on the pipes.

For fun I really like this bit of filk called "March of the Cambreadth" by Heather Alexander. Its featured in several books I like, and the theme is awesome.
http://www.mp3dimension.com/HeatherA...hOfCambreadth/

Really though anything on the pipes is worth listening to.

**wgority** · 21st November 05, 05:38 AM

Virtually all pipes music is worth listening to-and believe me, I listen to it all. Right I'm listening to a CD by Jean Baron and Christian Anneix on biniou kozh and bombarde-some of the finest breton music available. Next on my CD player is Live from the Pipers Gathering featuring concert highlights from that event over a number of years. After that I've got Brian McNamara's CD Fort of the Jewels ready to go.

Picking a favorite piece? There are way too many to choose from!

The most difficult type of music? I'm not even going to touch that. I will say the uilleann pipes were the hardest type of pipes to gain a measure of mastery over. For pure technique, getting the highland pipes gracings down so they are consistent and near flawless took years........

That's what happens when you play 17 varieties of pipes........ Oh well

If you want to learn about all kinds of pipes beyond the highlands, check out The Pipers Gathering http://www.pipersgathering.org

Love them drones,
WSG

Originally Posted by Blu (Ontario)

A question for those who play the pipes or those who just enjoy listening to it....

What is your favorite piece of pipe music?

Is there a particular piece of pipe music generally considered the most difficult to learn and perform as a group?

**Cawdorian** · 21st November 05, 05:42 AM

My favorites are:

Highland Cathederal
Dark Island
Flower of Scotland
Scotland the Brave
Keester McGee's Favorite Drinking Song

I am sure I missed a few, but all bagpipe music is great.