John D. Burgess - Performing Piobaireachd "Lament for the Children"

[@raycookson416]

A favourite piper and a favourite piobaireachd beautifully played and placed. 👍❤️🎶

[@franksutherland3371]

Was lucky enough to be a pupil of john d. A fantastic piper and teacher. One of the finest men I ever met. Looked after me. Miss him

[@karlwallnerpiping]

Great.

[@georgewalker4450]

I was also a student of John D Burgess along with Iain Macfadyen. What Wonder men they are.

[@camshronaichstiubhartich8399]

I was a student of Capt. Bruce Heinline USAF Crow Creek Pipes and Drums Alaska. I quit piping after high-school but play them again nearly 20 years later. I'm always breaking my bagpipes: 1 set of James Anderson shuttle pipes, 2 sets of j.w. shuttle pipes, 1 ceilidh smallpipes, 1 twist trap bagpipe. All tragic ends. After putting my last set in the port-a-potty, I don't trust myself to own anything nice. If I won the lottery I could really see myself lighting the winnings afire and dump the lot over into the Grand Canyon. My apologies...

[@margaretaburn2092]

Made me smile Frankie

[@mitchellmcdowell8546]

Lovely old school representation. Thank you very much for posting this!

[@alhunter6524]

Sometimes there are no words - just out of this world in playing, meaning and context. 's math a rinn e! Just listen and absorb!

[@svenvollberg6841]

One of my favorite piper ever!

[@lucclarebots8649]

Thank you Sir Wallner for this great upload! So deep, humble and noble feelings arises here all together in a timeless dimension! True music and graet heritage! Merçi beaucoup!

[@karlwallnerpiping]

Welcome!

[@fiddlelove5889]

beautifully meditative....he is one with his surrounding ....really fascinating

[@redburban1394]

Nice video Karl the video & audio quality is excellent for being so old .

[@alastairmacgregor3529]

Never past his prime . The greatest Piobaireachd player of the 20th century ?

[@NorthOlbo]

The great John. D. How did he get vibrato on his chanter? Unique.

[@Pef273]

Favorite piobaireachd!

[@The1Blackwatch]

Past his prime in this video for certain, but a true legend all the same, and taken from us too early. My late teacher greatly admired John Burgess, and played alongside him in the Edinburgh Police Pipe Band.

[@margaretaburn2092]

This was recorded in 1992/1993 and he was nearly 60 - not sure some of today’s “greats” could match him even at that age

[@alastairmacgregor75]

Personally never past his prime Gold Medal winner at 16 .For many the greatest Piobaireachd tune of all time.

[@richgouette]

huh.. sounds like great piping to me

[@richardtallach7104]

When and where was this?

[@franksmith9167]

Loch Maree, north of Scotland, 1994 (I think)

[@margaretaburn2092]

From memory it’s Loch Morie :)

[@franksmith9167]

@@margaretaburn2092 Correct...Loch Morie.

[@ScooterZn]

What is the story behind this pibroch? Who were "the children"?

[@hughrose376]

Composed by Padraig Mor MacCrimmon in response to the death of 7 out of 8 of the piper’s sons. The children died of smallpox, allegedly brought to the island by a seafarer returning home to the island.

[@MxVenator]

The music is said to imitate the sound of MacCrimmon’s wife sobbing at the death of her children. Listening to it again with that in mind.