Friday, November 21, 2008

Random piping video

As I've noted before, there are a ton of piping videos on YouTube. The last post was not about one of the gems, but this one is.

Angus MacColl is one of the leading solo pipers on the competition circuit today, and is always near the prize list.  Many of the top players seem to have a specialty, and Angus' is the 2/4 march.  There aren't many who can really bring out the nuances of the "question and answer" phrasing while keeping the flow of the tune, and Angus has this down; it makes his marches really zing.  This video features Angus playing three marches, Arther Bignold of Lochrosque, Mrs. John MacColl, and The Highland Wedding.  As a note, the first two tunes were written by John MacColl, one of Angus' relatives.

Angus MacColl (unable to embed, sorry)

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