Description
The Second Grand Concert Of Piping presented by the Lowland and Border Pipers Society in the Edinburgh Academy Assembly Hall on Friday, 8th November, 1997. Although quite different in content from the 1995 concert, this is another wonderful evening of piping, showcasing a variety of pipes and piping styles. Highland bagpipe quartet, small pipes & Biniou, solo pipes, and Launeddas.
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La Quenoville; Lieutenant Colonel George Lathams' Fancy; The Banks Of The Lee; Anna Kloareg; Al Lez-vamm; Kas A Barh; The Devil In The Kitchen; Roddy MacDonald's Fancy; Kennedy Street March; The Snuff Wife; Nello Mahony's; Sweeney's Polka; Mediana A Pipia; Fiorassiu; Fiuda.
St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band Quartet (Highland Bagpipes): The quartet, consisting of Pipe Major Terry Tully, John Reville, Gerry Hanlon & Malcolm Robertson, is from Dublin, Ireland, & part of the piping section of the Grade 1 St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band.
Patrick Molard (Small Pipes and Biniou): Patrick, from Brittany, has played the Scottish Highland pipes with the St. Malo Bagad & Rennes Pipe Band but also toured with the Alan Stivell Band. More recently he has taken up the Small Pipes & plays these and the Biniou on the album.
John MacLean (Highland Bagpipe): John is a native of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, & was raised in an atmosphere where piping, fiddling and dancing were quite literally a daily activity & pipers frequently played for step dancing while sitting on a kitchen chair, a custom long forgotten in Scotland. His first track is an example of piping for step-dancing.
Malcolm Robertson (Small Pipes): As well as being a member of the St. Laurence O'Toole Quartet, Malcolm, who hails from Scotland & now lives in Limerick, also performed solo on the Small Pipes at the concert. He started his band career in the Vale of Atholl Pipe Band but also played in various folk bands before moving to Ireland and joining the St. Laurence O'Toole.
Orlando Mascia and Franco Melis (Launeddas): Both are from the Cagliari area of Sardinia & were taught in the traditional style by maestros from nearby villages. The Launeddas is described as a "triple clarinet with simple reeds directly blown by means of the circular breathing technique & made out of three different types of cane". This unusual style of piping created a wonderful spectacle at the concert. Orlando & Franco play solo and as a duo on the album.
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Traditional Scots music played on the bagpipes.