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'The Bagpipe -
Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Galicia, and Canada'

Various Artists

Examples of bagpipe playing, mainly European, from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany and Galicia and Canada.

Uillean pipes from Dublin, the Highland bagpipes of Scotland, and others are featured with jigs, marches and a rare vocal performance of Canntaireachd, which is a vocal imitation of the bagpipe.

'...In a certain sense we can consider these four bagpipe types as typical of the Celtic areas. In the four areas covered in this recording the bagpipe is considered to be more or less the national instrument and this maintains an important place in the social life of the people, and not only on the folk level. For this reason the instrument has continued to be perfected and has developed into an art of highly sophisticated technique and with specialized repertoire. In Scotland, Ireland and though to a lesser degree in Brittany, this repertoire is rich, complex and clearly defined on more than one level. In Galicia it is a more popular instrument with less ample possibilities and functions. 

...an attempt has been made to document the musical highlights of the bagpipe in the four Celtic areas by the way of on-the-field recordings by well-known specialists. Also included along with the instrumental pieces are two vocal numbers, one from Brittany and the other from Scotland, which illustrate the existing rapport in both countries between instrumental bagpipe and vocal music.'
Extract from sleeve notes.

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'The Bagpipe -
Ireland, Scotland, Brittany,
Galicia, and Canada'

Various Artists

This symbol  indicates an mp3 sound clip for that track. Click on the symbol and wait for the clip to start. For more information click here. Tracks

1. Jig (1'17")

2. Composizion Di Turlough Carolan (2'04")

3. The Larks' Song (2'50")

4. Marcial Per Le Zozze Nuptial March (1'17")

5. Melodaie Ballo (9'14")

6. Tralalallaleno (3'34")

7. Noel (2'47")

8. Ballo (1'22")

9. Muinera (4'38")

10. Marcia (Cock of the North) I Reel (2'30")

11. Mackintosh Lament (Pibroch) (9'13")

12. Cannataireachd (1'53")

13. Tre Arie (Three Airs) (4'16")

Triumph Street Pipe Band

14. 6/6 Marches (4'13")

15. Medley (6'13")

16. March, Strathspey and Reel (3'20")

17. 3/4 Marches (3'11")

18. 2/4 Marches (4'17")

19. Medley (6'11")

Duration (68'00")

Our mp3 samples are approximately 30 seconds long and of low(ish) quality for a fast download (file size app 300KB)