![]() “He and I began exchanging Christmas presents and he sent me a cassette of The Strathclyde Police Pipe Band. Interestingly, it was a budding friendship with a Scotsman that pushed him over the piping edge. I did spend a long time playing the guitar – however, it never felt fluid or natural.” “At that time, every American boy and girl wanted to play the guitar. I was 10 at the time and remember the great solemn honor that the bagpipers brought to the day. “I saw that having a bagpiper at a funeral was a special event. Kennedy’s funeral in late 1963 that really stirred Francis’ soul. However, it was the live broadcast of President John F. The pipers began playing and the reinforcements arrived- they always carried themselves nobly.” When I was a kid, “I remember watching old black and white movies on TV. So says piper Wayne Francis as he looks back on the path that led him to become a bagpiper. “If the sound of a bagpipe touches your heart, your ethnic heritage matters not” For even more about me, please see below. Wayne Francis Phone: 41 BOOK ME NOWĮrror: Contact form not found. Scotland the Brave is said to be the most commonly played song on the bagpipes.Submit Click cover to purchase this album. Nero, the ancient emperor of Rome, is believed to have played the bagpipes while Ancient Rome burned. In 1560 and in 1746 the bagpipes were banned in Scotland. Some traditional bagpipes were made with ring caps of elephant ivory that makes it difficult to take the instrument to countries where ivory has been banned.īagpipes were deemed a weapon of war at one time because they were used to scare away enemies during battle. The Great Highland bagpipe is classified specifically as a double reed woodwind instrument. In many places around the world the bagpipes are referred to as gaida. While commonly used in traditional music, the bagpipes have also been used in less traditional music genres such as metal, hip hop, punks, classical, and rock. The bagpipes are also commonly used in police services as well. The Scottish Great Highland bagpipes gained popularity when the British Empire expanded and included Highland military regiments, especially during WWI and WWII.Ĭanada, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK use the bagpipes today in their military ceremonies. Other references to the bagpipes exist in written form dating to the 2 nd century AD. A sculpture that dates to 1000 BC shows bagpipes. ![]() ![]() The pipes can be made from wood, or plastic.Īlthough there are not many bagpipes today that existed prior to the 1800s there are a few examples that suggest they have existed since ancient times. ![]() The reed can be made from water reeds, plastic, metal, animal antlers, or brass. Material used ranges from sheepskin, elk hide, cow hide, and kangaroo hide, to Gortex (substitute for animal hides). The type used often depends on the environment as they must be air-tight and water absorbent to last. The bag of the bagpipes can be made of a variety of materials. The chanter is the melody pipe which can be played by the piper, while the drone or drones provide a constant note. The most famous bagpipes are the Great Highland bagpipes from Scotland.īefore becoming famous in Scotland the bagpipes had been played for possibly thousands of years in Turkey, Asia, Africa, the Persian Gulf and some places in Europe.Įnglish pipers tend to refer to the bagpipes as 'a stand of pipes', 'a set of pipes', or 'the pipes' as opposed to 'bagpipes'.īagpipes have several parts including the air supply blowpipe, the bag, the chanter, the chanter reed, and the drone or drones. The bagpipe is supplied with air by the musician, who keeps the bag inflated through a blowpipe. ![]() The chanter pipe has holes to allow for the bagpipe player to produce the melody when played similar a flute. Bagpipes are made with pipes and bag as their name suggests. Bagpipes are most commonly associated with Scottish bagpipes today, and are correctly referred to as either 'bagpipes' or 'bagpipe'. Bagpipes have existed since possibly as far back as Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece. The bagpipes are an instrument of the wind family. ![]()
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