BagpipinG

[Nepociano]

Hombre a ver, GaiterosCl, desde mi respeto y devoción por todas las culturas celtoatlánticas, opino que no deberíamos "mentir" a las generaciones venideras haciéndoles pasar la fusión folk de los últimos tiempos, por lo auténticamente tradicional. Ojo, esto no significa que no deba fusionarse, pero no debiera hacerse en detrimento de tratar de recuperar lo arcaico y lo auténtico aunque a veces no nos suene tan "celta". Vete tú a saber si lo celta de verdad no será precisamente eso que relegamos

[gaiteroscl]

no es querer parecerse a los escoceses es solo intentar buscar sonidos nuevos. lo que antiguamente era locura hoy es tradicion... quien sabe que dirán el próximo siglo de esto...

a sacar lo mejor de cada cosa y no conformarse con lo que ya hay... saludos amigos!

[cienpipers]

Bonita gaita escocesa.... :) Es coña.. ya se que es gallega. xD. Quien os hace esas gaitas asturianas?? Son de arhpa? Un saludo desde córdoba

[Wotamite]

Pues esta es de Miguel Alonso, constructor de Colunga. Desarrolló el puntero con JA Hevia. Casi todas las bandas de la antigua Bandona tocamos con gaitas de Miguel. Un saludooo

[galocisalpino]

es una pena que asturianos y gallegos se quieran parecer a los escoceses con estos engendrillos llamados "gaitas marciales"

[Wotamite]

si, una auténtica pena...

[JVic1992]

You can tell it's asturian by the chanter design.

[razielrocks]

Wow, Thats awesome

:D

[Bsimple1]

Hola, soy mexicano y estoy formando un grupo con un amigo que toca gaita, podrias decirme en que nota afinar la guitarra para obtener un buen sonido

[Wotamite]

hola :) Necesito más datos: que gaita es (escocesa, asturiana, gallega, búlgara, sueca....) y también en qué tonalidad está :D Te puedo dar un par de consejos si me dices en qué tonalidad está

[Bsimple1]

Hola ps me parece que es una escocesa, aunque se parece mucho a tu gaita, estoy tocando mientras esta este video, he afinado en Sol usando un capo y no suena mal

[Wotamite]

La gaita que toco está afinada en la tonalidad de Si bemol. Este tema en concreto está en Mi bemol: para tocarlo puedes poner el capo en el primer traste y tocar con los acordes de re-sol-la-si menor...por ejemplo :)

[ThePiper22]

Yeah stop giving this guy shit! This NOT A HIGHLAND SET AT ALL.

[yostinkbombs]

alright me bad they have sweet ound though my mistake ill have to check them out

[yostinkbombs]

False fingering

[Wotamite]

I suppose you believe I'm playing GHB ( Great Highland Bagpipe).... OK, I'm TIRED of explaining that this is NOT A F***** GHB!!!! PLEASE! No one can hear that I'm playing a over-noted B??? Wich is impossible in a GHB. I'm playing an Asturian Bagpipe....it looks like a GHB because it's used in a Asturian Pipe Band.....

Please, check the info before dropping those comments, thanx

[00MORDRED]

how long ya been playing those pipes?

sounded good mate!

:o)

[Caballow]

ojalá fuera yo tan malu cola gaita como dices ser tú. Pachu, yes un crack. Toques en Brega Astur, verdá? colo que me presta'l vuestru grupu pa cuándo se vos va a ver de nuevu por Asturies?? y yá puestos, pol mesmu preciu, pa cuando entamais a grabar un nuevu discu?

[patchbod]

puxa asturies!!!

[trootoo11]

im not bein funny but....is that a tune?

[Wotamite]

of course, it is....

[charlie1pipes]

Horrible chanter tuning

[Wotamite]

thanks :)

[Bigirishcunt]

Keep it up!! bagpipiers are the best man!!! keep it up!!!

[nastgra]

hola, de que banda gaites yes de madrí?de La Tayuela de Mecer? conozo a Naciu yo, el toca ellñi non?Mui bien la cancion gracies por colgar el videu saludos dende Asturies

[Wotamite]

que tal :)

Si, de la Tayuela, que mas bandes asturianes hai por madrid? Agora nun me doi cuenta....

[Wotamite]

que tal :)

Si, de la Tayuela, que mas bandes asturianes hai por madrid? Agora nun me doi cuenta....

[charlie1pipes]

To the poster: Just a word of advise, if you find that you need to push your drones all the way down yours slides, I suggest that you get yourself some New reeds, or properly adjust the ones that you have.

[Reyludd]

muy bien!!! sueño con tocar una gaita alguna ves!!!!

[raquele2008]

soy yuri des de foz de iguasu ,brasil ...muy interesante la musica que se hace con ese instrumento extraño no me voy a comprar una de esa hehehe.....

[Bacguins]

Saludos desde Panamá, excelentes tonadas.

Tengo una gaita escosesa y quiero aprender como puedo mantener las lenguetas y los roncones, me vino con una especie de sustancia o algo por estilo para el mantenimiento me imagino, pero no sé como implementar eso... Alguien sabe de esto? o si sabe de una web que te ayude a comprender mas la misma por favor? :) gracias

[Bacguins]

jajajaja muy COOOL saludos desde Panamá

[hinkemiki]

i think i know why if you play it slow you miss the tempo. it could be because you learned it at a fast tempo

[TheHardcore429]

you might want to work on getting those crossing noises out (just some constructive critisism)

[Wotamite]

yeah, thanks :) I keep working in it :D

[sacredsong]

those aren't GHB's are they??

[Wotamite]

you're right, they're NOT GHB :)

[arkansasbagpiper]

I think your right, did you notice that the drones were pushed all the way down to the base. weird....

[Wotamite]

:s Well....first of all...Did you noticed that I'M THE POSTER OF THE VIDEO? It's a fact, it's NOT a GBH. And by the way, I play the GBH as well and I have to "push down" the drones very often if I want to get them well tuned

[Guelah1Papyrus]

well, do you have a metronome? That would probably help

[Wotamite]

Hehehe....yeah! Actually I've been playing around 3 hours yesterday using the metronome....and yes, it helps :) I'll probably record something new with the pipes

[Guelah1Papyrus]

that will be interesting

i keep saying i'm gonna post a video...... but never get around to it

[Guelah1Papyrus]

well, i'm not gonna tell you anything you don't know already; but aside from all that, that is a nice tune,i would just slow it down ever so slightly

[Wotamite]

Yeah! I agree....but I have a problem with this tune: if I slow down it, I miss the tempo! :D I don't know why, I tried many times....

[Maria34747]

good one! ha, nice goblin beside mate

[Wotamite]

My cousin painted it about 20 years ago

[2ndNorth]

Bagpipes are sexy.

[Wotamite]

yeah, pretty phallic with those vertical drones....:)

[celticasturies]

Si ambos son bien guapos, el instrumento y el que la toca:)

[Wotamite]

No se como tomarme esto último.... ;)

[candiebar65]

what a load of tripe, pipes are squealing like a stuck pig, lazy finger work. unsteady blowing, blowing like a wave machine.playing way to fast.you need a proper tutor.

[Wotamite]

Thank you for the advice! I'll try better the next time :) Or maybe, I should drop out, what do you think?....Damn, why the hell am I playing an Higland-look-like Asturian Bagpipe? Yeah, definitely, the net time I'll be playing a real traditional asturian bagpipe....or maybe I should try with the REAL HBP...

[candiebar65]

my husband is a top solo piper and very well known around the piping world. if you are really wanting to improve then you need proper lessons by a proper piping teacher. its never to late to improve.

[Wotamite]

I live in Madrid (Spain), there're no HBP teachers around....and as I said, the asturian fingering and style is slightly different from the HBP. My pipes look like a HBP because I use it in an asturian pipe band. Anyway, I'd love to master the HBP...so if you know any piper who lives over here, I'd like to know about her/him! :D

[candiebar65]

hi, there are many teachers to be found on the internet, and fact that you live in a diff country is not a prob, it can be done via webcam, or lessons sent via post etc, good look x x

[Wotamite]

By the way....does anybody realised about the C overnoted? Does anybody know that a HBP is NOT able to do that?

[Aweedram]

You seem to know quite a bit about piping yourself!

[Wotamite]

Oh....If you don't have ear enough to make the difference between higland and asturian pipes, you are surely not as good as you think ;)

[nubb1337]

what grade are you?

[Wotamite]

Grade?? I don't have any grade....what do you mean?

[nubb1337]

ooohhhhhhhhhhhhh so that explanes the crossing notes and false fingerings. I'm better than you. I'm grade 3. and you have un-even bag presher and you dont even play real grace notes.

[Wotamite]

Yeah, It probably occurs because I'm not playing a Highland bagpipes....please, read the descriptions before judging people.....

[irishpiper1971]

If you are Grade 3 I am a banana.Having just listened to the Astrurian chap and you he is FAR better than you and if you relly did think that he wa s playing the GHB you should cease playing your pipes now.

[creamofcardstv]

Your video clip is great and I've rated it as awesome. Please check out mine on some 1920's trading cards of musical instruments, including the bagpipes.

[WeenisLad]

I actually rather liked it. Good show.

[guirlache]

Puxa asturiessssssssss!

[Wotamite]

cagunroossssssss :P

[ccplacrosse]

that was some nice work most folks dont know how hard it is to get used to that instrument or any pipes really thanks for the tune

[pwfinn]

i cant tell coz the sound/video sync is a bit off. But are you going into a second octave... or at least additional notes by over blowing?

[Wotamite]

You're right :) The Asturian Bagpipe reaches the second octave. Traditional tunes in this instrument usually are written with some notes on the second octave (at least till the F, considering the pitch in C) The way we execute those notes is pressing the bag harder and sutile changes in the fingering :)

[piperbrian]

Been a piper from argentina, down here we hear a lot of asturian and galician gaitas, so I always be tempted to do some spanish gracenotes, but I didin't know that you can get a sharper note with the GHBP lifting a finger and pressing harder, I will try that!

[joetighe]

very nice..how do you maintain pitch on that instrument?

[Wotamite]

Pressing the bag and praying to heaven :S

[UilleannPipesMaddes]

You're definately not awful ;)

Great tune, great instrument. Deserves a fave ;)

[piperpat7]

were you in any of the austurien bands that were at the festival in Guingamp?

[dziemmak]

Ugh. The fingering of gaita asturiana seems to be very dangerous for the fingers, but the effect is great.

[PeterPiper86]

I like the Asturian pipes in the three drones configuration (one drone is fine too :D). Nice tune and you`re not an awful player. Btw. what`s the name of this tune? PS:Added this vid to favs!

[Wotamite]

Thank you Pete! The name of the tune is "El Dormón". You can find it on "Un tiempu meyor" album from Llan de Cubel