The Story of Scottish Piping in the 17th Century; Lowland and Highland Bagpipes

[@trollinirl]

thank you for this. my family on my father's side is from the area near Dunkeld (from about Pitlochry to Edzell). hearing the music & learning about the way it was woven into the fabric of my ancestors' daily lives is really a treat

[@ScotchArsh]

Thanks for this! Absolutely wonderful. Loved every minute. I'm not a piper, but I love and respect pipe music and the piping culture, Again...thanks.

[@Quentowic]

Thanks you very much !

[@maxwellfan55]

Interesting and good reminder of where it all came from and how it developed, shows respect. Always believed one becomes a better piper by knowing the history. Hats off also to the interviewer for letting the guy speak freely without interference. Pleased that someone else reluctant to perform with cold fingers whistling across the chanter.

[@chrismills2012]

are used to be a big lover of the Highland pipes, but I much prefer the small pipes and Irish pipes now.

[@Rustygulley-r3r]

Well done, Stuart.

[@MAMDAVEM]

Very interesting talk. I'm a lowland Scot, third generation highland bagpiper who has recently retired and re-kindled his interest in playing the pipes after a 30 year hiatus, finding it daunting to get my highland pipes going again, I have been interested in smallpipes/lowland pipes. Recently I purchaced a Blair digital chanter and find playing the C smallpipes version very pleasing. At some point I think I will progress to buying some lowland pipes. What has amazed me is that despite the 30 years absence I still remember how to play dozens of tunes and it has fired up memories ofwhen I was an active competition bagpiper in the 1970's. You have encouraged me to seek out lowland pipe music.

[@lowlandborderpiperssociety7472]

Thank you Dave, you'll find a lot of information on Lowland music on the LBPS website.

[@billlbpspiper]

Very informative Stuart

[@johngraceland9899]

Fantastic and very informative peace of video cheers Stuart.

[@jimmclean9312]

The Rock and the wee pickle tow, sounds awfully like O'sullivans March. Enjoyed this video, lots of information. Thank you

[@lowlandborderpiperssociety7472]

It has a speckled history. It's also known as the Linlithgow March. In ‘Musick’s Hand-maid’, published in London in 1663, it's called The Scotch March, in ‘Musick’s Delight on the Cithren’ (London, 1666), it's called Montrosse’s March, in 1714 it was called Green Goose Fair, and in 1752, The Retreat or Pretender’s March. In 1652, in ‘John Playford's Booke of New Lessons for the Cithern and Gittern', it's named The Irish Rant, but needs some transposing to fit on the bagpipe scale.