John D. Burgess Full Piping Documentary !

[@gerardrooney4366]

A great video of a great piper told in his own words. Thank you for posting.

[@karlwallnerpiping]

Welcome!

[@bagpiperharry9189]

Thank you for sharing. This a MUST for pipers and a important piece of piping history.

[@RichardDCook]

Interesting that in Paddy's Leather Breeches he quickly plays through the first two notes of the GDE triplets and puts most weight on the last note. How many pipers play in that style?

[@WernerMi]

Fabulous documentary. I hope that this recording will stay available in the future because every piper who is serious about his piping career should watch this. Thanks.

[@damonm7541]

Watched this on VHS years ago, a great production. Glad to see it online. 👌🏻

[@pipersej]

I was very fortunate to have been tutored by John D. back in the '70's and '80's at several College of Piping clinics. He fine tuned my expression.

[@Raginglaswegian2008]

Why are you not famous

[@lewissmith3896]

@@Raginglaswegian2008 Exactly.

[@pipersej]

@@Raginglaswegian2008 , life got in the way.

[@pipersej]

@@lewissmith3896 life got in the way but I pass my knowledge to my own piping students. I definitely listened to what he taught me . He was a piping prodigy.

[@pipersej]

@@Raginglaswegian2008 , look up " Bagpipe demonstration , Redmond, Oregon " and that's me. That's me passing on my playing capabiities to a classroom .

[@duffshokk5828]

Yes...that's it ...play the pipes laddy....dont you stop...play the pipes!!!!!!!...nothing compares....we need you.. that sound keeps us alive

[@mitchellmcdowell8546]

Tremendous video. Much appreciated!

[@karlwallnerpiping]

Very welcome!

[@mitchellmcdowell8546]

My late piping teacher used to tell me such wonderful stories about playing in the Edinburgh Police alongside JDB. Also, some pretty good ones about walking the beat with him!😉

[@richardtallach7104]

Very good, though the old recordings don't always reproduce the sound of the pipes well.

[@mattthomasross]

Thank you so much for posting this!

[@angussmith4305]

Just fabulous thanks ever so much for posting this.

[@hfranke07]

Wow, great video. Is it the Finlaggan Castle where he plays the popbaireachd The Lament for the Children?

[@karlwallnerpiping]

Possibly.

[@Drew_The_Man]

Thanks for sharing this. What a special video

[@mitchellmcdowell8546]

So very well do I recall the warm ambience of honey, leather and/or sheepskin, during the earliest years of my piping journey. 😊

[@runeulriksen]

Karl, when was this programme made?

[@karlwallnerpiping]

Think in the 90's.

[@alanbradford9237]

Hi, do you know in what year the performances were filmed?

[@karlwallnerpiping]

I am sorry, no.

[@Mr_Goodall_CD]

Hes a charming fella

[@gundam7278]

Does anyone know the tune at @59:00 ??

[@williamswhistlepipes]

What the tune at 6:00👍🏻

[@jazzman1626]

The tune is the competition 2/4 march Bonny Ann.

[@connoro8610]

That flat high A was uncomfortable.

[@karlwallnerpiping]

Slightly flat.

[@lesliedodds3678]

john d indeed .

[@duffshokk5828]

Play the pipes laddy!!!..play the pipes!!!

[@duffshokk5828]

Nothing like pipes being played after a hard fought battle...the sound is so uplifting....ALL I CAN SAY IS PLAY THE PIPES LADDY!!!!PLAY THE PIPES!!!!!

[@nubagpiper7431]

ADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@karlwallnerpiping]

What is that?

[@sebastianmacduck2222]

Ich finde der spielt gar nicht so schön, alles so schnell wie möglich, teils unmusikalisch und unbetont. Damit kann man heute beim Wettbewerb keinen Blumentopf mehr gewinnen. Dabei gibt es Aufnahmen aus der Zeit die schon so spielen wie es heute gespielt wird. Es ist nur verwunderlich wie weiche Finger John hat und wie gewagt teils seine Uniformen waren. Kann man sich bestimmt drüber streiten ob er gut war. Die Dokumentation ist trotzdem interessant.

[@Ailigean]

Ich würde sagen, es gab früher einfach mehr individuelle Stile und Interpretationen als heute. Heute ist die Szene viel vernetzter, der Unterricht standardisierter, was zu mehr Konsens und Homogenität beiträgt. Ob das für Volksmusik zwingend besser ist lass ich mal offen. Klar befindet sich das technische Könnnen heute auf einem Niveau, das Mitte 20. Jrh. unvorstellbar gewesen wäre, dennoch haben die alten Aufnahmen m.E. ihren Reiz eben weil sie Arten klassischen Pipings ausserhalb des modernen Competition-stils aufzeigen. Johns Markenzeichen waren seine flinken Finger und sein damals unglaubliches Tempo, und seine wild verzierten Hornpipes. Er war eine Art Lincoln Hilton der 60er. Klar, er würde heute wohl keine Preise mehr gewinnen, dennoch wird er von den Judges verehrt und viele haben ihn noch persönlich gekannt. Funny, innit? 😉

[@karlwallnerpiping]

Hat schon was, so wie er spielt.