Fade to Black | Cleveland Irish Festival 2023

Ally the Piper live at the Cleveland Irish Festival 2023, playing the intro to Fade to Black by Metallica
Thank you to Mike Williams for this footage!
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Guitar: Dov Beck Levine
Drums: Dom Rosario Marraffa III

[@slyjester3315]

I now want Fade to Black played on bagpipes at my funeral. That was beautiful!

[@jackblack5996]

I hope that you get that on your last ride bud. I too would want my end to be great 👍

[@ajayjust2626]

Sounds like the perfect last ride 🤘 hoping it comes true for you.

[@Slaynnnn]

Bag Pipes are beautiful, and they suit fade to black perfectly!

[@darkiee69]

Sounds almost like a traditional lamentation. Love it!!

[@SteveCoronado2]

I’m not sure if it’s possible but you should get in touch with Apocalyptica and do a Metallica collab🤘🏻💥🔥🙏🏻

[@rondahiller8541]

I'm so here for that collab!

[@ideegeniali]

Second this!

[@hollygarman5318]

Just saw Ally tonight at Cleveland Irish festival. Absolutely amazing.

[@floodtech7099]

I remember reading that comment and seeing Metallica respond on the same post, that was awesome, they totally put him in his place

[@borealisnight1]

You should collab with the Harp Twins. They play Fade to Black and many other non-traditional music on their harps and all you ladies would be amazing together. Please consider it.

[@jeffk1482]

I concur!

[@suemoo22]

Or she should play her pipes with The Bad Piper!

[@c5d53g2e]

Every time you play, I am absolutely moved to tears. You are awesome. You are incredible. ROCK ON!!!

[@kevinkeith1142]

Absolutely love it !!!!! YES bagpipes do have a place in metal !!!!!!!!❤❤🤘

[@markwallace1727]

Damn straight they do. One of the greatest metal bands ever, AC/DC, used bagpipes in "It's a Long Way to the Top". So yeah, I'll take the word of Metallica & AC/DC over some rando that probably has as much musical talent as me. Plus I think it sounds awesome (and if I didn't, I wouldn't listen to it rather than try to tell a very talented musician they shouldn't play it).

[@rmawer1986]

One name springs mind - Jonathan Davis

[@robgreenwood6939]

I found the sound I want to spend the rest of my life listening to. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@KIKROX86]

Heck yeah Ally James definitely approves!! 🤘

[@northerneventsandimaging150]

Nothing like a solid piper! Great stuff girl!!

[@michaelgalenwill]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful music Ally!

[@PiperAlly]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@sourgummyworms45]

I can't believe you were so close to where I live..and I couldn't make it to the festival... Had to work the whole time 💔 Maybe next year? 🤞

[@kevinkrochak2546]

Great to see your live performance! Incredible!!

[@Sidebranches]

Awesome thank ya for sharing this with the world 🌎.

[@StabilityMan]

You rock, Ally, and we love you here in Sweden! 💛💙💛💙

[@BenjySparky]

Ally you rock! Peace

[@dutchvanderlein6498]

That is so awesome. I love this

[@phelinephrenzy2358]

I prayed for this 🙏🤘🖤

[@DoctorLoganPhD]

Well done Ally. It sounds great. I would like to hear a full Metallica-Ally collaboration! ❤

[@joelmandalor2179]

Awesomeness. Love it.

[@richardhartman5995]

Absolutely amazing!!!!!!

[@alicepipermorris8505]

Hello Alley, I'm Alice Piper from California ❤ I'm quite a bit older and found you on social media- and have become a huge fan of yours, love you and what you have brought to the bagpipes keep rocking it.

[@Tinman386wisconsin]

OUTSTANDING! very cool!

[@vicmiller7191]

love it

[@CarlCarson362]

🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@StimulusPackage]

Outstanding! ...again :D

[@DragonflySigns]

LOVE IT!❤

[@robertmacclearysaltz8372]

Lovely, just Lovely.

[@user-mc7hx8je2b]

Love you music ❤❤

[@rodneybell3201]

Outstanding

[@arthurstreet2811]

Fade to Black is my favorite song of theirs. Are you planning on a full length cover anytime?

[@joshuajohnson2216]

Rock on Ally 🤟🤘

[@epicspacetroll1399]

Awesome! Metal indeed!

[@billcastle1987]

It's my birthday today. I love this & am posting this too my Facebook feed.

[@TheTweek1131]

I love bagpipes and metallica. AWESOME COVER!!

[@theoisaac9948]

👍👍

[@ecospider5]

Really nice

[@aquariusprincess18]

🤘🏻💚

[@MmNn-mp3lh]

Love from Jordan ❤❤

[@bilking1962]

Thank you for your art.

[@shanebeightol8280]

That hit me deep!

[@adrianarredondo742]

Congratulations You present in festival

[@happyshoe1]

That’s awesome!

[@ThomasGunn45won]

👍👍💯.

[@uncralph4354]

excellent!!❤❤

[@e.t.2020]

I love the thing that you did Metallica solo that's amazing

[@jamesturner5701]

Freakin awesome bagpipes

[@mikecurtis2585]

Very nice 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Papalou1234]

😳😲 we want the whole song please!

[@bani1046]

There is always someone that will bitch just to make themself feel better. You rock don't stop!!

[@OnTheFritz602]

You rock Ally!

[@kevinphelps9577]

Would love to see you come out to the Estes Park Highland Games in Colorado!

[@jaredrobinson7071]

Death greets me warm

[@runendownlife]

Bag pipes go with all music!!!!! That’s what is so cool about the instrument!

[@Searching-4-Paradise]

I'm a die hard Metallica fan. I have seen them 37 times. This is exactly what Metallica would like. They did completely different things and play with symphony's. Keep making bad ass music.

[@55bolts]

I find this interesting. The bagpipes don't personally appeal to me but they are certainly no less than any other instrument. This young lady is actually sounds really good from my limited knowledge and exposer to the Bagpipes. I found this video after stumbling onto the short video this young lady posted on the Metallica comments by a random person and how Metallica replied back. It's nice to appreciate other people's talents applied to songs (in this case a cover). No matter your choice of instrument it takes talent and time to learn and get good. I love the song Fade To Black and she and her two band mates to a nice job here. I wish her well as she continues on her musical journey!

[@techslfink9722]

👍👍👍🤟🤟🤟

[@thetroll1247]

That pipe screaming WOW. Put that with a screaming guitar 😮

[@stuartrawson5057]

Metallica sounds amazing on the bagpipes ❤❤❤❤

[@saschatrute4021]

Hammer klang wunderbar ❤

[@mrbippydo]

My dumbass read this as paint it black and now I want a bagpipe stones cover

[@GRT1865]

Sounds good to me.

[@EngineerfifeninerO]

Bagpipes have a place in warfare and metal! And rightfully so!! Link to the Metallica comment thread?

[@Disembodied84]

amazing! almost mysterius pipe music. can you play braveheart? from the movie?

[@facundolal5946]

Play earthworm jim 2 granny bonus theme please! Love you! U re the best!

[@jeromythomas353]

You need to come out to Arizona. It's only 117 degrees. I bet you could get it up to 125, no problem! 😅

[@Rob82876]

Kirk would be proud to hear this.

[@xyu3naxto]

👍

[@MakeitZUPER]

Great intro story. I'm glad that you got support from other musicians to put the troll in his place. While everyone is entitled to their own opinion, Some head banger that doesn't have a clue about playing music obviously has no facts to support his perspective beyond personal preference. Rock on, save your money, enjoy the fame and ride out the wave to its end.

[@e.t.2020]

Anyway Ally I think you're amazing. I shared a link with you I made on the back pipe some of them belong to my traditional country song others are international music I played some of the pieces you played earlier. I hope you like them

[@General_X]

The absolute disdain when she said "some GUY"... Damn lol

[@dr.floridamanphd]

Does Paint it Black by the Stones pipe? 😎

[@cedarwaxwing3509]

How do you mic your bagpipes? Are there pickups that you attach? Do you just play near a stage mic and let it pick up the sound? Just curious. I know pipes can be loud, but you are often competing with a guitarist and drummer (and on your recent tour a heavily amplified electric violin) … how do you punch through in the mix?

[@PiperAlly]

This mic is new, but you you can see it right in front of where my hands are! It’s a shure saxophone mic

[@Jayteaseepiirturi]

What the actual fuck?? :D That's just friggin' awesome! I sure want to see that guy come back from THAT particular takedown! :D

[@manusalinas3994]

Time to pay the piper

[@suthernkumfurt8515]

Bon Scott would of loved you.

[@firefighter_raven]

Loved all the covers of Metallica and when you did Crazy Train. Have you ever done Paranoid? I couldn't find if you did.

[@floodwaterfarmer]

Keep pushing ally ...if it can be possible to play on pipes then go for it.......!!!!follow n Love your playing of bagpipes....!!! 👍😄

[@jeffreybirman7281]

Dang it, I didn't know you were going to be performing there. I knew I should've gone regardless. That's on me.

[@NateyCat]

Eff the hater. This is great ❤

[@FabledHeroes3351]

Can you *In A Big Country* by *Big Country*

[@ianbetts1814]

Sounds and suits great …. Bagpipes do have a place in metal.. (just ask AC/DC)….

[@user-gt2lh2ec9e]

Wow, what a GREAT player, sad some a hole bothered you! John P.

[@twtchr44]

Metal as fuck! Keep auditioning for Metallica, hopefully they pick you up one day!

[@visiter127]

Can u do over the hills and far away with Mia,

[@jonathonvince561]

That's so badass. Wish there was a way to tag Metallica 🤘🤘🤘 I'd watch tf outta this at an actual Metallica concert.

[@3rdDimensionV4]

That last note had more attitude than Metallica's whole career.

[@williamsmith5340]

Very bafully music

[@emboe001]

I love bagpipes and Metallica, but that guy was right.

[@mikejettusa]

Screw the haters 😂

[@PaulBasso]

Allly, I don't think there is any tune you can't play. Do you know the tune "Highland Cathedral"? And can you record it if you can?

[@tritontransport]

The hater about the Metallica not approving must not realize they once did an entire concert with an orchestra 🥴😂

[@christophertaylor2464]

I know I love that Metallica did that it really showed off some talented people.

[@evacody1249]

I don't think that person even knows that there are some very heavy bands like death and black metal that have used an orchestra, keyboards, violins, etc Heck there is a whole genre of symphonic metal and folk metal.

[@SumNutOnU2b]

Dunno who that guy was who said bagpipes can't do Metallica but I hope he's suitably embarrassed by how wrong he was. The way you play them at least, bagpipes are *_metal as fuck!_*

[@ICOFRITE]

Collab with Patty Gurdy

[@Vonericsonz]

Fantastic but the recording is a bit "potato" I would love to hear a studio version

[@PiperAlly]

Well it is just a live show recording!

[@Vonericsonz]

@@PiperAlly very true and I understand that, just saying it was beautiful even with bad audio it would be incredible with a studio cut is all I was getting at :)

[@Killer_Elmo]

They used pipes in a few of their songs. Low mans lyric for one!

[@RicardokonglucrcNorris]

Yeah, you don't need the guitar accompaniment... Just mic your pipes🥰🥰🥰🧐😝

[@PiperAlly]

They have a mic on them haha I can’t play both parts at the same time though

[@RicardokonglucrcNorris]

The mic's on the rear Pope's are supposed to be set at a higher volume than your primary. Turn those three up. And turn his volume down a little 🧐.. the mix is not correct.🤷🏿‍♂️.

[@PiperAlly]

@@RicardokonglucrcNorris this was also audio picked up from a device a decent distance away from the speakers. Mix engineer did a great job considering we had no sound check.

[@PiperAlly]

@@RicardokonglucrcNorris also, there was no mic on the drones. Those never have mics on them. The chanter is where the melody sound comes from

[@RicardokonglucrcNorris]

Yes, I know.

[@robertsprague5440]

I personally have not loved everything you have covered. It is a truly small minded person who would think that about your cover's. Keep trying different songs shock me if you can ❤❤❤❤❤