Croatian Bagpipe from Baranya Region

I visited a Bagpiper's Summer Camp in a small village in Southern Hungary 2007 to learn to play Croatian (Slavonian) bagpipe music. The instructor was Andor Vegh, who is not only a great piper but an excellent pipe maker, too. He had a Gajde set for sale and I bought it on the spot. The sound is superb and the craftmanship of the set is excellent. Here, Andor, the maker himself plays a couple of tunes on this gorgeous bagpipe.

[@Bekki369]

Wonderful! I love bagpipes of every description.

[@pipersmitty87]

I think I listen to this about a hundred times and I still love it. Thank you for showing us all.

[@slavenkrupski1679]

Ljepota Podravskih/Baranjskih Gajdi - Duda u fenomenalnoj izvedbi jednog sjajnog čovjeka i mog učitelja Andora Vegha. Trnci me prolaze kad slušam ovu ljepotu. Hvala što postojiš dragi Andore

[@tibaramov]

Bravo bre bratja! Pozdrav za vsički hrvati ot Bulgarija i nasluka!

[@janicat76]

Wow this pipes have a beautiful sound!

[@BagPiperGlennPryor]

Balkan bagpipes are amazing and quite varied. The player here is wonderful. Thank you.

[@melittabarics933]

Naš sjajan Andor. Mi ga volimo!

[@CantwrCymreig]

Sounds a lot like the gaita of northern Spain. The bellows attachment is like that of the Irish uillean pipes -- improves the life of the bag, since one is not blowing damp air from the lungs into it.

[@pipersmitty87]

Hands down the best piping video in my opinion on you tube -including mine.

[@vasilmirmidonski2740]

Bravo sekoja chest! Pozdrav od Makedonija

[@stasekmaciyk8638]

Duchowa Nuta. Pozdrowienia z Polski :)

[@arnaudbibonne]

Magnifique!

[@pipersmitty87]

Chills every time

[@srdjanlukic1496]

Svaka čast!!!

[@Gambrinus75]

AWESOME!!!

[@jaja2536]

Da nema ovog čovjeka ogroman dio povijesti Hrvatske i Mađarske bi nestao.

[@HopeVJustice]

The guy has his eyes closed through the whole thing!

[@RayMainBagpiper]

Hypnotizing!

[@Solomonar23]

Excellent playing!

[@spiritof6986]

Amazing playing.

[@putzmeister1989]

@raonipaes that's beause of the single reeds and the cylindrical bore-- the double bored chanter sounds like a second drone, which has the same basic tone as the chanter. the drone of a swedish säckpipa sounds like the chanter's basic tone, too. That's why it sounds similar to a säckpipa..

[@nemethmik]

Thank You for the comment. To be precise, this type of bagpipes belongs to the group of double-bore chanter bagpipes of the Carpathian region. These types of bagpipes were used only within the Hungarian Kingdom (896 - 1921) which was the homeland of a number of nations including Croatians for about 800 years.

[@reallybadmeme2838]

This is not true. Double bore chanters were used in ancient times in Greece and Phoenicia. Today there are dozens of types of double bored chanters throughout the Balkans.

[@KarlEchtermeyer]

@@reallybadmeme2838 The type he is talking about are kontra-chanter bagpipes *of the Carpathian region*. They are very different from the Balkans pipes you refer to, so he is accurate. Specifically, the second bore is a tonic-dominant variable drone, not a second melody pipe as in the Balkans. You will find no historical evidence for this type outside of that region (with the exception of the French boha, or uncertain provenance), with the first known physical or iconographic evidence for it dating from the 1600s, although it is certainly older.

[@raonipaes]

I like the way it sounds. Although very slavic, resembles the sound of a Swedish säckpipa.

[@Thedoctor19000]

Simply alluring. [:)]

[@ClemP]

Great music! The pipes are much like the Greek pipes, but the music sounds very different. I like this a LOT.

[@ethnotraveller]

👍👍👍👍

[@GreenLantern1916]

Wow!

[@nemethmik]

That means in Hungarian: I love this music.

[@pipersmitty87]

reminds me of ren. fairs. Very pleasant and well balanced.

[@corydale]

the bag wont dry out quicker if you are blowing into it. you are blowing hot and humid air into it. therefore the bag will get wet if you blow into it. bellows blowen sets have specialy prep'd skins that dont need moisture to stay soft

[@raonipaes]

@putzmeister1989 Good explanation. I noticed also that the holes of the chanter are scalloped just like the Säckpipa's chanter. Well, I've heard that many Varangians, which were Vikings from Sweden came to eastern Europe in ancient times; maybe that is the connection between both.

[@andrej4342]

It's not the case; it's just that both bagpipes use the same, oldest type of reed and both bagpipe kinds are often in E or similar. These bagpipes are of far more complex construct.

[@user-dq7gt3tc3r]

Очень похоже на чувашский инструмент.И музыка очень похожа.

[@nemethmik]

It is not more difficult at all; it is different, though. Using the bottom hand ring finger to play a steady accompaniment requires a lot of practice at first. Secondly, the heavy staccato playing requires a similar fingering as Northumbrian piping.

[@vanjailijev3359]

Gospodin Andor, vrstan muzičar, stručnjak. Ali na prvom mestu ČOVEK. Da je više takvih .

[@MrMyrhael]

👍🏻

[@michos4312]

Hipnoza :)

[@slipinskas]

Is it a dance or morelike neverending improvisation? The rythmic-melodic is a bit similar to Lithuanian bagpipe ("labanoro dūda") song "Duosiu Petrui pupų bliūdą".

[@Paintballerfromhell1]

@bagmetarch Try the Croatian national tourist board.Google it.

[@fenevadka]

Only someone who's never tried playing bellows-blown pipes would make that statement...

[@nemethmik]

About 1200 USD

[@kudivanfonoviczlatelakrsan2661]

Andor :D

[@pipersmitty87]

great. How much more diffclt to play than highland?

[@pipersmitty87]

what would a set like this cost? Im assuming the stocks have to be custom fit to the sheepskin...

[@sebenik1066]

Koliko koštaju ove gajde?

[@pipersmitty87]

Please make me one?

[@pipersmitty87]

I heard this tune before ..is it a national tune?

[@ktarnik]

yap

[@nemethmik]

No.