Connor Sinclair: Medley - Winner of Pipe Idol 2012

[@JohnBaird-oe8nx]

What a magnificent performance

[@davidsinclair4498]

This is ma little brother and am proud to see him play the pipes :) took after our papa and I wish I turned back time to start playing! #bestpiperinscotland

[@janetwilson6069]

Never too late Davvie !

[@davidsinclair4498]

+Janet Wilson very late 😂😂😂

[@malcolm9650]

David Sinclair Never to late. I have just started and getting lessons at the national piping centre. Go for it mate

[@southernromeo7952]

David hello lad am a desendent of the sinclair clan. Your lil bro is special. Be proud of who u are and hail scotland cheer

[@roadtoad2009]

Never to late mate. I started lessons at 56 yrs young. Can play some tunes and happy just to do that. Go for it. Ps 58 now.

[@BobMacLeod-ru5uj]

Reminiscent of Bruce Gandy's performance so many years ago in Ireland

[@BobMacLeod-ru5uj]

Spectacular

[@spiritof6986]

What a talented lad. I Really enjoyed that. And the McPhee's sound grand.Cheers and all the best.

[@SelkirkPipey]

Oh my goodness!!! A fully brilliant performance! There couldn't have been anyone capable of placing near you. I interrupted the soaring Mozart Requiem from our Gonzaga University to listen to this. Now, after hearing you, I don't want to hear anything more than the ticking clock. I think I shall go to bed early now, and cry myself to sleep!!!

[@jamieswainston881]

Outstanding medley from Connor as usual and the performance was worth 1st. I would rank Connor up there with the top solo Pipers today, including Jack Lee SFU and Gordon Walker. A total joy to listen too. Great technical execution on the chanter and his pipes, need I say anything else apart from well done young man ;)

[@hipocampelofantocame]

I believe that this lad can play these tunes in his sleep. Well done!

[@52XGUZZI]

Congrats ! It's a great pleasure to hear you.

[@cardinalflower6959]

Phenomenal!

[@pointy5911]

This kid reminds me of myself at that age as a young piper. Playing super fast and bending notes all over the place. I am a strict traditionalist now but that was fun when i was young. He is certainly an amazing piper.

[@johnminer8672]

Like Stuart Liddell, he can play an MSR and piobaireachd at the highest level, but can kitchenpipe with the best of them. Fred Morrison comes to mind as well.

[@perrypiobaireachd]

Great piping 😲

[@jimsey3]

beautiful sounding pipes. Powerful. Has more to d with the recording. Awesome none the less.. MacDougalls?

[@thevelikovskian6119]

Magic.

[@ricardodibartolomeo3969]

Fantastic! Bravo! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😘😜🙂❤❤

[@BagpipeHero98]

The first jig he plays was The Boys of Ballymote, into Chloe's Passion

[@TheHoohoodragon]

Cheers!

[@macdonaldd900]

McPhees pipes is what Connor plays

[@jimsey3]

Reel is the Galty Rangers by Bruce Gandy

[@macdonaldd900]

Not sure my friend. My major feeling is Donald McPhee of Glasgow. I could be wrong but they are definitely 1 of the 2

[@TheHoohoodragon]

Does anybody know the name of the jig he plays after that first strathspey? I've been keen on learning it, but I don't know where to find it!

[@magnusstone]

How old was he at this point? Wow!

[@piperbob2]

Sixteen: he also competed the year before - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYSkdHZuls6tjck

[@magnusstone]

@@piperbob2 ah cool! Hopefully next year there will be a similar video with my name haha!

[@piperbob2]

Didn't I film you last year Magnus ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/faqzqn6ueduMaaM I especially liked 'Kelsey's Wee Reel'.

[@magnusstone]

@@piperbob2 you did! I’m just hoping to win it next year :)

[@soud0076]

I want this note paper for the first marsh

[@piperbob2]

The first tune is a slow air, called "I Will Go Home to Kintail" (in Gaelic 'Theid mi dhachaidh 'chrò Chinn t-sàile') The tune can be found in the Scots Guards Collection, Volume 2 . The second tune is a march called 'Helen Black of Inveran' - I do not know where the music is published. Also see this video of the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland (from 1:18 onwards) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2HKiqJ9fc2Bm7s

[@WATSSSSSSUP]

Anyone know the Strathpey?

[@daoism2000]

Hey Bob,do you know the first 2/4March? I have been serching for long time

[@piperbob2]

I've got it now - the tune is "Helen Black of Inveran", composed by Phil Cunningham.

[@daoism2000]

Wow,you are a noble person!!!!!!!!!

[@TheTweedhope]

@@piperbob2 It was composed by Jimmy Ritchie actually

[@piperbob2]

@@TheTweedhope Thanks for that Duncan - I must have remembered that incorrectly. I have it somewhere on a photocopied sheet (amongst a thousand others) - I'll have to find it and check it out.

[@Panda-gs5lt]

What is the name of the very first tune played?

[@piperbob2]

It's a Gaelic air called "Theid mi dhachaidh 'chrò Chinn t-sàile" (Eng: 'I will go home to KIntail"). One version can be found in the Scots Guards Collection 2, on page 120.

[@Panda-gs5lt]

@@piperbob2 … thank you kindly

[@piperbob2]

@@Panda-gs5lt You're most welcome !

[@WATSSSSSSUP]

I wonder what kind of pipes those are?

[@jamiebrownlie684]

Can anyone name the air the jig starting at 1:53 and the strathspey starting at 2:45? Thanks

[@dlc5242]

Jamie Brownlie The jig is The Boys of Ballymote, but I'm not sure about the strathspey, sorry.

[@logandale8288]

Jamie Brownlie sorry mate I play that jig can't remember the name thow

[@Gazmie]

Tunes names?

[@pipersmitty87]

Thought his chanter was gonna pop off

[@CopperheadAirsoft]

Nah seumas Coyne would’ve won it all

[@CopperheadAirsoft]

Why is he wearing an Irish hat? He should be wearing a glengarry

[@piperbob2]

Reaper 130 - Connor is NOT wearing an Irish hat !!! He is wearing a Balmoral bonnet: Balmoral is in Scotland. The Balmoral bonnet is the same as worn for hundreds of years by the highland clansmen of Scotland. The Glengarry bonnet is an adaption of that. The colour of Connor's bonnet is Lovat green, to match his waistcoat.

[@JohnBaird-oe8nx]

If that’s his take on this he should stop addressing the video