Tracks from a New Album of Traditional Scottish Music

Irish Flute
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Some of you will remember that I was rather vocal on here in early winter promoting the Kickstarter campaign for my album of traditional Scottish music on complex border pipes and wooden flute, “The Sunny Hills”. Thanks for putting up with me!

I’m happy to announce that the album is now complete and has been released from its cage out into the general population. You can hear five full tracks from the album here: http://www.willandericmusic.com/

Give it a listen and tell me what you think. I’d recommend that fluters start with the track “Cameron’s Got His Wife Again”, which starts with off with said West Highland strathspey.

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Sounds great. Good stuff Will. Is it a Murray you play?
The album is available on iTunes for those looking for a download.
All the best,
Patrick

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Yes, sounds great. Thanks.

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Thanks for the kind words! Yep, it’s indeed a Murray that I play, made out of mopane.

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I buy a new recording every payday. That’s this times purchase sorted.
Been listening all morning.
The Garden of Skye track is great. Mandolin and border pipes just sound great together on this track.
Really inventive piping! Great to hear these little bits of staccato pop in.

All the best,
Patrick

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Hard CD. Order Number: #00003. :slight_smile:

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Yes, the combination of pipes and mando is delightful. I like the flute playing very much on Cameron’s Got His Wife Again. Well done, all of it.

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Thanks to you all! Peter, a hard copy should be arriving at your door shortly, providing that the carrier pigeon finds its mark.

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Gary West played a track from this CD on BBC Scotland’s piping programme “Pipelines” on Saturday night. You should be able to hear it again through the BBC’s “iPlayer”.

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Ooh, do I get to keep the pigeon too? :wink:

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Yep! In fact, I’m offering a deal: all this week, buy one hard copy of the album and get a free carrier pigeon. Seed and old newspaper not included.

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Clever pigeon somehow managed to drop the thing through my letter box and fly off without being caught late last week, but I’m enjoying the album even if not a pigeon richer!

Always interesting to hear extended-range Scottish piping (which sounds so natural here I’m sometimes having to stop and think where the ‘normal’ range ends), though perhaps I should be talking about the equally excellent flute playing when replying to the Flute Forum thread?