The Secret History of Bagpipes (BBC7)

**Freelander Sporrano** · 7th January 08, 09:39 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/sunday/

You can listen here . You'll need Realplayer to do so ..Enjoy

**Rex_Tremende** · 7th January 08, 04:00 PM

Not only do you need RealPlayer, but also a good 25 minutes or so to enjoy it.

Thanks for posting that - I thought it was a very thoughtful appreciation of the bagpipe.

Regards,
Rex.

**beloitpiper** · 9th January 08, 03:04 PM

Ugh, I HATE RealPlayer. Too bad, I really wanted to listen to that.

**belsen** · 9th January 08, 05:48 PM

that was realy interesting especially about the Northumberland bagpipes i wouldnt mind a set of them i dont like bellows tho

**Chrissss** · 9th January 08, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

Ugh, I HATE RealPlayer. Too bad, I really wanted to listen to that.

You and me both. I refuse to install RealPlayer anymore. The last time I had it installed I had to tell my firewall to lock it down because it was constantly "calling home".

I've also given up installing Quick-time on my PC's. I've never had an installation of it that has worked properly.

If anyone finds a non-Real media version of the file, please post it here.

Chris...

**wgority** · 10th January 08, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by belsen

that was realy interesting especially about the Northumberland bagpipes i wouldnt mind a set of them i dont like bellows tho

I guess that pretty much leaves you SOL, as both Northumbrian smallpipes and Half-Long pipes (aka Border or Lowland pipes) are powered by bellows.
I long ago found that learning bellows-blown pipes was well worth the effort. If you enjoy playing by the likes of Kathryn Tickell, Andy May and Chris Ormston, perhaps you should consider making the effort too.