Sunday, February 3, 2008

Why I wish I lived in Scotland part 2

The National Piping Centre in Glasgow has announced their spring recital series, and it's another reason I'd like to live in Scotland. As you'd expect from The Piping Centre, the lineup is pretty impressive. There are two in particular that strike my fancy (though of course I'd like to go to all of them): March 6 with Fred Morrison and Finlay MacDonald, and on May 22 with Angus MacColl and Gordon Walker.

Fred and Finlay are both very talented highland pipers w`ho are branching out: Fred is exploring the border pipes and Finlay with adding the highland pipes to other ensembles. As you can see from the vids, they're both very good at what they do.

Angus and Gordon are among the top of the solo pipers today. They've combined for an impressive resume at the most prestigious contests, and any recital by either of them would surely be an afternoon of some of the best piping on the planet. A single recital with both of them will be the type of event that doesn't happen very often. What a birthday present that would be!

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