Scottish tunes on smallpipes and bodhran

[@robindeer-park5755]

Excellent Pairing Of Small Pipes and Bodhran.........Lovely Playing Both.

[@danm1151]

Now that was a crackin set.

[@maxbelli]

Many compliments for the beautiful High Drive.

[@sandrozeb]

Beautiful clean and precise finger-work, smart choice of fun tunes, good bodhran rhythm. In short... fucken great!!!

[@merranmoir2576]

Thanks so much for your lovely comments

[@cedriccoutantic6471]

Bravo Belle complicité

[@swarfmonster3998]

Probably the first time I've seen the pair of you playing together. Good stuff.

[@merranmoir2576]

Swarfmonster cheers !

[@antoniorivas9595]

what a beautiful waltz :)

[@diegorodriguez9335]

Lovely indeed

[@GetBagpipeReady]

Awesome

[@normanmiller]

That's real grand.... thanks for sharing.

[@merranmoir2576]

Norman Miller thankyou!

[@amokreutz]

einfach nur schön

[@aaronjaben7913]

nice job!

[@peasepuddind1819]

Gorgeous!!

[@lanakroneberg6547]

Very nice technique, it's a pleasure to listen to you:)

[@carlot7999]

Superbe!❤❤

[@billfoster8125]

Please do more videos. This is such joyful music.

[@merranmoir2576]

Thanks Bill, in the process of doing another hope to get it up this week

[@piperg6179]

Does anyone know of a good psychiatrist or therapist who specializes in treating, or at least consoling, us lads who have found that the lasses have not only become pipers but are better than so many of us?

[@jamessupplee7289]

Lovely!

[@carlosmacmartin4205]

Bravo!!

[@johnsorber1709]

Loved it!

[@MAMDAVEM]

must learn the high drive. Great playing!

[@merranm9437]

It's such a great tune!

[@S24W2]

Great fingers!

[@danielthompson6207]

I wish the two of you were still active here, as your playing is sorely missed!

[@merranmoir2576]

Hi Daniel, it has been a while. We have another set coming, thanks for your encouragement, hope to get it up in the next week 😊

[@garyhighley9022]

Is he tightening the head tension with his hand to increase the pitch or just hitting different parts of the head? Those small pipes are amazing sounding. What maker are they from?

[@merranmoir2576]

Mostly by pressing the skin with his hand

[@fonsstam]

Could you share with us the names of the tunes, please? I am particularly fond of the 3/4 (or 6/8?) tune in the beginning. Excellent playing, new discovery!

[@merranmoir2576]

Thankyou so much for your comments. the first tune is a waltz by our son, Kyle. It doesn’t have a name yet, but I’m happy to share the dots it you’d like them, and I’ll ask him to name it! It’s becoming popular here in sessions and pipe bands The other tunes- jigs- Miss Margaret Maclachlan (trad) New Year In Noosa (Murray Blair) Reel- The High Drive (Gordon Duncan)

[@fonsstam]

@@merranmoir2576 So it's Kyle's Waltz perhaps? Would love to have the dots.

[@merranm9437]

​@@fonsstam I can email the dots if you like, I can't seem to share them here

[@fonsstam]

@@merranm9437 Thank you! Please send it to [e-mail]

[@merranm9437]

@@fonsstam sent just now

[@kirstyconnell8539]

Which smallpipes, and what key please? Lovely sound!

[@merranm9437]

Hi Kirsty, they're Hamish Moore smallpipes in A. I love them, and glad you also like the sound :)

[@scottydaq]

Sounded lovely! What was the last chune?

[@merranmoir2576]

It’s Gordon Duncan’s “ The High Drive” 🎶

[@klondyke2569]

I really enjoyed this, thank you at 68 I'm now finding it difficult playing the Ghb and am considering smallpipes, would you recommend any type and also bellows or blown? !

[@merranmoir2576]

Smallpipes are great fun. I prefer bellows because the reeds last for a long time due to the dryness in the bag. But it is another skill to learn. Mouth blown ones are great as well, and coming from GHB is an easier transition.

[@klondyke2569]

I baught a set, struggleing with the bellows and finding a comfortable way of holding them, and tips?

[@merranmoir2576]

Playing slow Tunes is definitely the way to go, the slower the tune the better so you can just concentrate on the bellows. And long, slow movements for each arm so you draw the most possible air in for each movement

[@Motormane]

Hey Merran and Pete, can you tell me the tunes you played? I keep coming back to this video it's so good :)

[@merranmoir2576]

The intro and waltz is called “The Untitled” by our son, Kyle. Then Miss Margaret Maclachlan (Trad); New Year In Noosa (Murray Blair) and The High Drive ( Gordon Duncan )

[@Motormane]

@@merranmoir2576 thank you so much for the reply :)

[@jmcintos1]

I want to buy Scottish small pipes. Can you tell me a couple or decent brands to buy in the US. ?

[@merranmoir2576]

Hi John, mine are Hamish Moore smallpipes from Scotland. I’m don’t have an extensive knowledge of makers in US but do know of lovely small pipes by Nate Banton.

[@tedgarvin587]

Make sure you get a good set. Henderson Imports has been very helpful to me.

[@markmichel6802]

What are the times that you're playing? Sounds great.

[@markmichel6802]

Tunes

[@dogbiscuit1171]

@@markmichel6802 Hey, I recognized High Drive in there...

[@merranmoir2576]

Merran Moir The intro and waltz is called “The Untitled” by our son, Kyle. Then Miss Margaret Maclachlan (Trad); New Year In Noosa (Murray Blair) and The High Drive ( Gordon Duncan )

[@tommypotts1838]

how do they do it?

[@paulraider1551]

Play list?

[@seanwells1542]

Names of the songs played?

[@FolkingBasti]

What is the Name of the tunes

[@merranmoir2576]

Merran Moir 1 year ago The intro and waltz is called “The Untitled” by our son, Kyle. Then Miss Margaret Maclachlan (Trad); New Year In Noosa (Murray Blair) and The High Drive ( Gordon Duncan )

[@columbannon9134]

Scottish music with Irish instruments 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪

[@JohnMcKLV]

Nope - the pipes are lowland Scottish and English, if anything.

[@tommyzDad]

It's pronounced "bow-ron", correct?

[@seirbhiseach]

Depends on where you're from. Bow-ron, boar-on, boor-uhn, and that's just the variants of irish pronunciations!

[@seirbhiseach]

@D B boar-on is usually the way its said in the north and Scotland I believe