Brighde Chaimbeul at 2023 SXSW Music Festival

[@usmapiper88]

I love the way she modulates the drone while she is playing. Absolutely beautiful piping!

[@danmulligan9818]

That is called "the chanter." The "drones" are the pipes that are resting on her shoulder, They each play a steady note that is tuned to compliment the chanter. She isn't "modulating those at all.

[@usmapiper88]

​@@danmulligan9818 She retunes and tweaks the drones a number of times (like at 2:00 and 2:27, when she seems to use her finger on the end of the drone to modify the tuning or create a different tone. As a piper of 25+ years on the great highland bagpipes and Gibson fireside pipes, I do understand the difference between the drones and the chanter; it's just I have not seen that type of drone manipulation mid-June except by those who play the uillean pipes.

[@robertlynn7332]

I was trying to figure out if she was unhappy with her drone tuning or doing it on purpose. (I'm also a great highland and smallpipes player). As her pipes have a baritone drone, there is a need occasionally to tweak that drone. It can sound better tuned to E or D depending on the tune. Otherwise the bass and tenor drones are normally tuned to A (assuming, of course that an A chanter is being used)

[@SilverWolf941]

I'm no piper, but I think she's using it as an embellishment of sorts. The chorusy contrast it creates is amazing! A very rich tone!

[@patrickcannady2066]

The drones are tuned I - V - I with the biggest and smallest drones being an octave apart. The medium sized drone is tuned to the dominant or fifth degree of the chanter scale. Something bothered her about the behavior of the largest drone, so she shut it off, then turned it back on and retuned it mid performance. You can turn a drone off or on by closing off the exit at the tip of the drone and you tune it by moving the slide (the part that moves) in (to sharpen) or out (to flatten).

[@bryantsmith3372]

I love Scottish smallpipes, very haunting.

[@jamescassidy5852]

Magical.Just read about you in the guardian.I love the sound you get from the pibes, its unik.Looking forward to hearing more from you.

[@user-lh8pn9nd2z]

Wonderful! What great talent!

[@TradTV]

Incredible playing ... as ever!

[@erikm8372]

That’s so great she came to SxSW!!

[@thereelpiper]

Wow, such soulful music.

[@patrickmclaurin]

Brilliant!

[@saykay123]

An extraordinary talent, entire worlds built into one instrument, shades of Phillip glass and Brian eno at their most transcendent.

[@davidsoutar6898]

absolutely fantastic.

[@Numptee86]

Fantastic performance!

[@mr.t30]

So beautifully played 👌

[@TheGameStorePiper]

How calm and nimble she is. Just quickly reach up and touch a drone to adjust or improve while playing without losing the groove or even a note. Professionalism right there.

[@patrickcannady2066]

It’s not her first rodeo. She has a great deal of piping and performance experience in her short years.

[@TheGameStorePiper]

No kidding, right?

[@justsome-guy7596]

wow!!!

[@MAMDAVEM]

Awesome playing and great tunes.

[@hafer88]

🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻🌿🌻

[@SilverWolf941]

Anyone know the name of the tunes?

[@ch4ir_0f_b0wli3s]

the second half is uguviu (ii) from her latest album

[@pedrolorca5835]

she needs to record with Iarla O Lionaird - a sublime combination. PLEASE !

[@CameronStewart-c4o]

She should record with Yanni better yet.

[@antonaidh]

Dìreach sgoinneil!

[@SimonCaddy-xf4vf]

A w e s o m e

[@NikoHL]

I can see a Wicker Man burning in the distance..

[@alanmolox2095]

Nice way to end any slow-air, jig it out. Those must be in the key of A, long chanter. She has good right-pinky reach, those chanters are unforgiving on weak low-note fingers.