The Story of Scottish Piping in the 17th Century, Lowland and Highland Bagpipes

[@moffat5914]

this is brilliant i never knew much about pipe history, i grew up playing snare in newtongrange pipe band near edinburgh for most of my childhood im 27 and now play pipe tunes on mandolin

[@JamesRattray]

Thank you Ryan. Stuart has created a part two as well and part three has yet to be final edited by me. Hopefully not to distant future time will allow me to complete this for Stuart. Here is the link to Part two - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a52woXqYrJqfm8k

[@moffat5914]

Smashing cheers bud, keep up the great videos

[@timeastwoodbagpiper]

Fantastic, I've learned a lot. I play Welsh and Breton tunes on my border pipes, I might have to look up the lowland tunes too!

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@alanmolox2095]

The 2nd set of pipes has a very NICE sound, I did note a bit of fingering trouble tho (ha!) the air must have been cold & dry that day, fingers have trouble covering the lower end of the chanter, and that set is probably not the one you usually play.

[@DuncanRBell]

A lovely overview! Good to see Dixon being played without the superfluous Highland gracings! It is a different repertoire after all! Link posted on LBPS Forum. I have a set of (blown) pipes in A with a single long drone (and elder drone reed) to represent a 17th century piper. The chanter is very conical and fairly chromatic with cross-fingering, (The conical chanter also shortens the distance the sound wave has to travel o reach the same pitch, compared to a parallel-bore chanter, so the finger holes can be closer together).

[@JamesRattray]

Thank you Duncan, you obviously know what you are saying. I will let Stuart Letford know you have commented. Thank you.

[@stuartletford4349]

Thank you, Duncan. Your A pipes sound interesting. Who made them? Are they based on any particular 17th century pipe?

[@dublinpiper]

@@stuartletford4349 Thank you so much Stuart for that video, I left a general comment above about it, but I want to ask you, who made your Border Pipes? Its just they look almost identical to my set, made by Jon Swayne. I saw pictures of 2 sets from museums, and loved those goblet ends, so he made me a set in plum (horn mounts) 4 drones Bass Baritone Tenor and alto! they sound amazing... Julian Goodacre made my chanter. Both men specialize in re-creating pipes now extinct. I have put together Border drones, with a smallpipe chanter. I love the richness of sound this gives. Anyhow, soon as I saw your pipes, they look almost the same, and I can see you, seem to have the same interest in the instruments from the 1700s as I have. There is a whole head, heart and soul bursting to get out of you in that video in the cold - and I could see you were trying to condense it, to keep it brief and simple for a novice. I am at the moment learning folk songs from that time, to be sung and played on pipes.... is there an email, or any way I could get in touch with you, to share ideas, or maybe ask you a few questions sometime? , here is a talk by Julian Goodacre on re-creating museum pipes for the modern age,,kzbin.info/www/bejne/moDbfWiZq72srsk Thank you, and please do another video, I was particularly interested in the town pipers, and the social setting of pipes in the lowlands, also those two collections (Dixons etc.) Trouble is, I cant read music, so I rely on others, like yourself, to play these old tunes and post them - sorry I went on a bit, these are the conversations best had over a few pints! pipes on the lap, Thanks!

[@stuartletford4349]

@@dublinpiper Thanks! Those Border/Reel pipes were made quite a few years ago now by Hamish Moore. He made them from yew. The smallpipes are an interchangeable set - I can play with an A chanter and change to a D chanter depending on what mood I'm in :-) I tend to prefer the D chanter - a lovely, sweet sound. I am interested in all bagpipes from all periods but in particular the 17th century. I enjoy hearing instruments Julian has made. Aye, it was a desperately cold day when we shot that video. We wante dto cove rmore ground but it was simply too cold and we were keen to get something produced. We're planning another one very soon but it will be more related to 17th century Highland piping, I think, ceòl mòr and so on. Feel free to drop me a line any time at: [e-mail]

[@MAMDAVEM]

very interesting

[@JamesRattray]

The links to the other parts are in the text below. The final part yet to be released. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

[@lochlainnmacneill2870]

Fantastic video.

[@JamesRattray]

Stuart certainly knows his stuff. Here is the link to Part 2, the next video kzbin.info/www/bejne/a52woXqYrJqfm8k The one that follows that Part 3 link kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6e0gnR9lLeYrac

[@josevicentejimenez9070]

I love smallpipes

[@JelMain]

Let's be clear. As far as we know, the Great Pipe was created in the British Army's Highland Regiments in the late 18th Century, and became prominent under Victoria. The larger pipe is more or less a Scottish version of the European pipe, also found in England. I'm a harper, and set with the champion of the Lowland Pipers at the start of the Edinburgh Folk Festival in, I think, 1986 - I had to flee in the end to catch the night bus, as I was due back in London the next morning - dealing large amounts of lucre.

[@fionnmcnessa]

The Irish war pipes had two drones identical to the pipes found at Culloden having only two drones yes the British army added the third drone to achieve the GHB bagpipes we have today . The history of music and instruments we can go round and round all day long talking let's just be grateful to our ancestors and the people who keep it alive

[@JelMain]

@@fionnmcnessa Why, my Burleighs are humming

[@peterrandall9523]

@@JelMain Ye need tae see a doctor

[@JelMain]

@@peterrandall9523 Northumbrians.

[@johnanderson3412]

Let's be clear 😂 the ghb was not created in the British army ..

[@paulcannell7188]

I was taught with Canntaireachd in conjunction with the stave. I think most Highland Pipers still are.

[@soud0076]

l want book marsh hornpipes. Please??

[@johndagostino2451]

Was very interesting video but pipes was outlawed and so was kilt wearing 👍🐾🦊🇮🇹

[@JamesRattray]

There is a myth that survives to this day that bagpipes were banned after the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Sadly this myth or misinformation is perpetuated by all kinds of articles and programs. This is Stuarts 4th episode on Scottish Bagpipes, where he talks about how the 'banning of bagpipes' myth originated. It mystifies him that it still continues to this day. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZuppoujp7JspKM You have to remember the Jacobite Wars in Scotland divided the two Scottish Cultures of this time, the Gaelic or Highland Culture who supported Catholic King James VII and the Lowland Scots-English Culture who supported the Protestant William and Mary. Programs such as the popular 'Outlander' series on Netflix, based in the Jacobite period, perpetuate this misinformation. My ancestor who fought at the Battle of Culloden had English Jacobites standing up at his trial, speaking up to try and help as many Scottish Jacobites as they could. Most people who watch Outlander would never know there were English Jacobites. These sort of programs should come with a Fact Rating. I suspect Outlander would be 30% Fact Rated.

[@JamesRattray]

Please share with us where and how. I do not believe it is correct, as Stewart explains.

[@Pteromandias]

Very annoying that when it cuts to him playing the pipes, it only plays in one ear. Terrible audio problem.

[@JamesRattray]

I have checked using my head phones. I hear the music in both ears. Can you please be more specific, where does the audio only play in one ear - minutes and seconds in to the tape will help me find it? From my check all the clips appear to be OK, with sound in both ears of the headset. I would appreciate your help to find what you don't hear. Thank you.

[@Pteromandias]

@@JamesRattray Sure thing. Here are the parts where the audio output is only on the left. 3:36 - 4:12 7:16 - 7:54 9:38 - 10:28 14:53 - 15:01 17:40 - 18:48 22:19 - 23:06 27:55 - 28:16 Other than that I enjoyed the video.

[@JamesRattray]

@@Pteromandias Yep, you are absolutely right. These clips were recorded in Stewart's home. Not sure why the sound is only one ear. It shows us amateurs trying to bring a story get it wrong. Please accept our apologies.

[@ritschardt]

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