Piping Live 2015 - Stuart Liddell plays his new Duncan MacRae Pipes

[@johnhuddleston8647]

I would like to say that I'd give my right arm to play that good....but then I would not be able to play. I can't think of a superlative to describe Stuart's piping skill. Just simply amazing!!! I very much enjoyed listening to him.

[@KingTiggerTank]

+John Huddleston I think the words you are looking for is Bad Ass.

[@maggiepaine483]

But then I would not be able to play them

[@akrogirl32]

His snare drumming isn’t bad either ;-)

[@Tim21832]

ive got an old pair of MacRae pipes smashing sound

[@piperbob2]

+Timothy Askey They could well be worth a fortune now (?)

[@davmatt941]

I really like how the Highland Wedding sounds as a hornpipe

[@playingthescotsguards9858]

Overall I would agree, although for my tastes there's a few too many slides in it. Makes it sound kinda... I dunno... hillbilly maybe

[@jjvwguy2489]

He's freakin good

[@Tim21832]

why were these using Ronnie Corbetts micraphone

[@blainehaddow9076]

Nice

[@blainehaddow9076]

Wit?

[@TheHoohoodragon]

What's the name of the first tune he plays (the 4/4 march)? I recognize the melody, but can't put a name to it...

[@piperbob2]

+TheHoohoodragon It's "The Rose of Allandale" I believe.

[@TheHoohoodragon]

+piperbob2 Thanks; now it's come back to me! I knew it was originally a song and could clearly hear somebody humming it in my head; I just couldn't remember the words.

[@piperbob2]

+TheHoohoodragon I expect it was the Alexander Brothers humming the song, or the Corries ?!

[@TheHoohoodragon]

+piperbob2 Probably the Corries then. I just meant that I could hear the melody in my head as if someone was singing it with generic syllables (like ah, dah, dee, doh), and the lyrics were on the very tip of my tongue!

[@Solsquin]

What was the name of the second hornpipe that stuart played

[@piperbob2]

Stuart talks about the two hornpipes from 6:34 - they are re-arrangements by Alen Tully, of the march, "The Highland Wedding" and the strathspey, "The Cameronian Rant", but played as hornpipes.

[@Solsquin]

@@piperbob2 do you know where I could find the music for the caledonian rant hornpipe version

[@piperbob2]

@@Solsquin No idea, but maybe worth finding out if Alen Tully has produced a book of pipe music, or message him on his Facebook page.

[@Solsquin]

@@piperbob2 I'll try. Thanks for the help.

[@Ubertubermeister]

Is there a 'ball joint' between the stock and blowpipe??? Or is the blowpipe constructed that way with a slight bend?

[@Jackwylde68]

Ball joint.

[@rhysthompsonbagpiper]

That's the first tune he plays?

[@piperbob2]

It's a 4/4 march (and song) called "The Rose of Allendale". Here's the Corries singing it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/poKzg2Chg6aKp7M and here's Neil Clark playing it on the practice chanter, for teaching purposes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5innohvr9KCsLc

[@74greendragon]

FEKKEN ! Over the TOP!!!

[@denn606]

playing a Duncan MacRae no less😀

[@leesimpson1677]

It's the Rose of Annandale

[@micregil]

You too can learn to play the pipes.

[@blainehaddow9076]

Hi?

[@piperbob2]

Hi ! A bheil thu nad phiobaire ? (Are you a piper ?)