Tune a Day series
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 1:32 pm
Hi Folks,
I've got some exciting news: starting today and every day until December 3rd, I'll be recording a video of myself playing a tune and posting it to my Youtube channel. It'll mostly be me on the complex border pipes I play, although I'll occasionally be doing a bit of flute and whistle as well. I may even be joined by a friend from time to time. The tunes will be mostly from Scotland and Cape Breton, although a bit of music from Donegal might sneak in as well.
Today's tune is Miss Girdle, and you can listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeI6ib8tDI4
Why am I doing this? Well, aside from my love of the music and my natural inclination to share it, I'm recording an album this winter. I've just launched a Kickstarter campaign to help finance it, and I'm trying to get as much as I can of myself playing out there to give folks a taster of what's in store. Over at the Kickstarter page, you can check out a video about the album and preorder a copy, amongst other things. You can find the Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/67 ... unny-hills
The pipes I'm playing on are what I've been calling the "complex border pipes", which are based on more typical border pipe designs but with a few extensions added. The drones feature a contrabass in addition to the usual tenor and bass, and I also use an alto and a baritone that can tune to E or D. The chanter has six keys, which allow me to play nearly two full octaves and to play staccato when the chanter is on the leg. However, at its heart the instrument is still based on the nine-note Scottish chanter, and I'm moving my fingers in more or less the same way I was when I was first learning to play these things at age ten.
Anyways, I'll keep this space updated as new tunes come out, and do get in touch with any questions.
Thanks,
Will Woodson
I've got some exciting news: starting today and every day until December 3rd, I'll be recording a video of myself playing a tune and posting it to my Youtube channel. It'll mostly be me on the complex border pipes I play, although I'll occasionally be doing a bit of flute and whistle as well. I may even be joined by a friend from time to time. The tunes will be mostly from Scotland and Cape Breton, although a bit of music from Donegal might sneak in as well.
Today's tune is Miss Girdle, and you can listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeI6ib8tDI4
Why am I doing this? Well, aside from my love of the music and my natural inclination to share it, I'm recording an album this winter. I've just launched a Kickstarter campaign to help finance it, and I'm trying to get as much as I can of myself playing out there to give folks a taster of what's in store. Over at the Kickstarter page, you can check out a video about the album and preorder a copy, amongst other things. You can find the Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/67 ... unny-hills
The pipes I'm playing on are what I've been calling the "complex border pipes", which are based on more typical border pipe designs but with a few extensions added. The drones feature a contrabass in addition to the usual tenor and bass, and I also use an alto and a baritone that can tune to E or D. The chanter has six keys, which allow me to play nearly two full octaves and to play staccato when the chanter is on the leg. However, at its heart the instrument is still based on the nine-note Scottish chanter, and I'm moving my fingers in more or less the same way I was when I was first learning to play these things at age ten.
Anyways, I'll keep this space updated as new tunes come out, and do get in touch with any questions.
Thanks,
Will Woodson