Wow. It's not just bending and distorting notes. It's much deeper than that. It's about the musicality, interpretation, entertainment, as well as his amazing technique and fingering.
Lowland (border) pipes had just about gone extinct by 1900. They were recreated from old plans from the 1700's (see Hamish Moore article on line) and have only been returned to use in the past few decades. So it would be hard to say "how they are supposed to sound". Also, Fred is playing his own composition here. To say he is "playing too fast and losing the essence of the music" is silly. He wrote it. He plays it the way he (and most of his audience) want it to sound. Hard to argue with that.
I don't see how there's an argument - she's speaking Ulster Scots. It's not Irish, it's not Scottish, At the risk of being inflammatory, it's a dialect of English. And as for Fred, he's incredible. What's really cool is how all the recordings of the hard drive are subtly different. I don't know if he pre-rehearses them, or if they're improvised, but it's sweet nonetheless.
Agreed 100% on the endless variation...by this point I'm not sure if this is a song Fred rehearses, or if it's part of the background music of the universe itself, and he can just tap into it whenever he wants. Either way, it's fantastic.
This is where American country music came from - Scotch-Irish (or Ulster Scots) in the new world trying to recreate this sort of thing with the guitars, fiddles, and banjos that they had. They didn't have any pipes by then because pipes are really a bitch to build, maintain, preserve, learn, and play, and the new world just wasn't a good place for pipes for the longest time. But we had Scotch-Irish folks in abundance, all up and down Appalachia, and this sort of music was already burned into them when they arrived.
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Wow. It's not just bending and distorting notes. It's much deeper than that. It's about the musicality, interpretation, entertainment, as well as his amazing technique and fingering.
Lowland (border) pipes had just about gone extinct by 1900. They were recreated from old plans from the 1700's (see Hamish Moore article on line) and have only been returned to use in the past few decades. So it would be hard to say "how they are supposed to sound". Also, Fred is playing his own composition here. To say he is "playing too fast and losing the essence of the music" is silly. He wrote it. He plays it the way he (and most of his audience) want it to sound. Hard to argue with that.
Fred is awesome at what he does, and a terrific piper.
ladies and gentlemen Mr Fred Morrison the Boss.
Bob Hallett sent me here.
Love the country.
Love the music.
Love the accents.
Long Live Scotland.
simply amazing! so musical. I love the sound of those pipes.
Lord, I love this song SO much!!
Fantastic playing, professionaly filmed. Congratulations!
Fred mate that's exceptional - my dad always spoke highly of you - now I know why. Ronald and yer dad would be proud my cousin.
Always like Fred's music (Kansas City is my favourit), loved the woman's accent.
Freds IMMENSE!
Mans a legend
Incredible
I agree completely with both your statements.
Very Nice!
I don't see how there's an argument - she's speaking Ulster Scots. It's not Irish, it's not Scottish, At the risk of being inflammatory, it's a dialect of English.
And as for Fred, he's incredible. What's really cool is how all the recordings of the hard drive are subtly different. I don't know if he pre-rehearses them, or if they're improvised, but it's sweet nonetheless.
Agreed 100% on the endless variation...by this point I'm not sure if this is a song Fred rehearses, or if it's part of the background music of the universe itself, and he can just tap into it whenever he wants. Either way, it's fantastic.
Top man.
This is where American country music came from - Scotch-Irish (or Ulster Scots) in the new world trying to recreate this sort of thing with the guitars, fiddles, and banjos that they had. They didn't have any pipes by then because pipes are really a bitch to build, maintain, preserve, learn, and play, and the new world just wasn't a good place for pipes for the longest time. But we had Scotch-Irish folks in abundance, all up and down Appalachia, and this sort of music was already burned into them when they arrived.
wow, totally badass!
This is the best of the best - Penfold go and lie down and do a bit of research - these guys are at the top of their game
Does anyone know who the guitarist is?
Matheu Watson.
@Michael Halligan - Those aren't uilleann pipes in any case. They are lowland pipes. Also, you spelled uilleann wrong.
His piping is so good it makes me angry.