Neil Clark - Falkirk Piping I miss Big Angus so much! I was fortunate enough to study under/play with him between 94 and when he passed when he would come to NY/NJ every March and November and whenever I travelled to Scotland. I even had the GREAT Fortune to interview him for The Voice magazine in my house at that time. So I totally get what you mean when you say it was like having God walk into my house.
Nice playing ! I've got some old recordings of Big Angus from back in the late 60's, live at a 'Bob Hill Farewell' ceilidh in London, and off the TV when he was a guest on the Corries' TV Show. I have a photo of when he and his Pipe Sergeant in full-dress, also gave a recital to the Scottish Piping Society of London, . I got to know Angus better when we were both in the B. Cal Pipe Band, and when he was principal instructor at the National Piping Centre. A great guy and fantastic piper !
That, I can really appreciate. There's a friend of mine, Hugh (Baggy) MacMillan (now in his eighties), who, as a piper in the Scots Guards himself, remembers when Angus enlisted at the age of 16. Known as 'Boy MacDonald', he was so focused and practiced meticulously.
So many people play a birl at the start of the third part. Not what Angus wrote and he never played it that way. Glad you avoided it. What a gentleman Angus was. Kind to all and such good fun. When he was learning pipes, it was inconceivable to learn a tune and not know who composed it. I am no better now than when he first commented on this failure of mine. This tune is the exception. I never play it without thinking of him. Cheers all, Mikey.
Thanks Bob. Angus recruited me for the Guards in 1979. For a 15 year old, it was like having God walk into yer house.
Neil Clark - Falkirk Piping I miss Big Angus so much! I was fortunate enough to study under/play with him between 94 and when he passed when he would come to NY/NJ every March and November and whenever I travelled to Scotland.
I even had the GREAT Fortune to interview him for The Voice magazine in my house at that time.
So I totally get what you mean when you say it was like having God walk into my house.
Just learned Turf Lodge by playing yours slow motion. Thank you!
Angus was a kind and lovely gentleman.
Nice playing !
I've got some old recordings of Big Angus from back in the late 60's, live at a 'Bob Hill Farewell' ceilidh in London, and off the TV when he was a guest on the Corries' TV Show. I have a photo of when he and his Pipe Sergeant in full-dress, also gave a recital to the Scottish Piping Society of London, .
I got to know Angus better when we were both in the B. Cal Pipe Band, and when he was principal instructor at the National Piping Centre. A great guy and fantastic piper !
That, I can really appreciate.
There's a friend of mine, Hugh (Baggy) MacMillan (now in his eighties), who, as a piper in the Scots Guards himself, remembers when Angus enlisted at the age of 16. Known as 'Boy MacDonald', he was so focused and practiced meticulously.
Angus was a lovely man and a gentleman. Also amazing good fun !!! RIP.
So many people play a birl at the start of the third part. Not what Angus wrote and he never played it that way. Glad you avoided it. What a gentleman Angus was. Kind to all and such good fun. When he was learning pipes, it was inconceivable to learn a tune and not know who composed it. I am no better now than when he first commented on this failure of mine. This tune is the exception. I never play it without thinking of him. Cheers all, Mikey.
Mikey, thanks. Angus recruited me into the Scots Guards. YEARS ago!
Great playing you are a good teacher.
Thankyou
real history there...
Thanks Edmund. Come and get taught sometime?
WOW!!!!!!
Thats a verry good tune to play i play the bagpipes could u beable to name any tunes to learn hard ones plz
where abouts can I find the sheet music for these tunes, would they be in any of the Scots Guards books?
Brandon, Alan Macpherson is in SG bk2, Jig of Slurs is in Book 1
Thanks!
no probs, glad you can use the vids