High Road to Gairloch

[BagpiperGermany]

Great playing.

[MSfeller]

I'm learning that tune as well, but I have to fix my double Cs and Bs, they are still clumsy. Well done there, your bagpipes have a beautiful sound.

[wendy02pipe]

ohhh...so that is how it sounds!! it doesnt sound that way on my chanter! someday...

[warrior2525]

your doublings are really fast...try opening them up a bit....but u sound really good though

[t1t296]

Wonderful acoustic invironment to be playing in

[MrsFloraDuncan]

Many thanks for sharing your wonderful playing. Till today I didn't like this march. Now I know how it has to be played and I appreciate it much more. Best wishes

[DukeGaryMcAllister]

More i hear it, so more i like it your piping.

Its only great.

[DukeGaryMcAllister]

Thanks for you best wishes. If i can play it sometimes on the practice chanter, maybe i make than a video an take it here by you tube, so you can see it, and smile :-).

[odessaport]

Ah! Wonderful. I am a beginner and have just started on this tune. My version so far doesn't sound anything like this! My speed is all wrong so far. But I now know what to aim for :)

Many thanks!

[BossierCityPiper]

Thank you for the comment!

I remember learning this tune almost 10 years ago and have loved it ever since. Keep at it and I hope you enjoy its melody as much as I do.

[DukeGaryMcAllister]

Great piping, wish i can somtimes only 10% so good piping like you. But im only a beginner without teacher,only book and cd, and so i fight with the throw D an this son in the moment.

Greatings from old germany

[BossierCityPiper]

Thank you for the comment. I can relate, sometimes I feel very isolated from bagpipe teachers/communities. Just practice the transitions slowly and work on the technique part of things. The melody will soon follow.

Keep at it!

[DukeGaryMcAllister]

Thanks, but if you believe or not, 10 Minutes ago, i play it on the practice chanater, and the sound is like this tune. Okay,not so good like yours, but you are a master, im only a ensing. Time comes, i hope, that i can play it than also on a pipe.

Thanks for your answer.

[BossierCityPiper]

Well, I am hardly a master, but I appreciate the compliment =).

All the best on your piping journey.

[phraktl]

Excellent piping! I just realized, after seeing your videos for some time now, that I met you at the Austin Solo Bagpipe Competition a few weeks ago; I was the steward for Mike Cusack. Glad to finally make the association because I knew your face looked familiar for some reason! Take care.

[BossierCityPiper]

Hello again! Thank you for the comment. It was nice meeting you at the solos. My brother and I really enjoyed ourselves.

[melaniedavies]

where is bossier city? It looks like a big hall where you were playing, big echoey sound.

Also what make of pipes do you play, the drones have a lovely rich sound?

[BossierCityPiper]

Louisiana, US. The building is the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum in Shreveport. The auditorium is designed well, as most old church sanctuaries are, for bagpiping.

The set I played here are Booth drones and Kron ABW chanter. I also play a set of Dunbar P2s.

[melaniedavies]

such lovely playing. I`ve just bought my practise chanter and the green book. I can see how complex those grace notes are, but it`s awesome in full flow. Thankyou so much .

[BossierCityPiper]

Thank you. All the best on your piping journey.

[00MORDRED]

I'm having trouble with the 4th bar on this tune...

it's really pissing me off.

5*****

:o)

you play it like nobodys business!!!!

[BossierCityPiper]

Thank you for the comment.

The 3rd and 4th bar tend to be finger twisters. Just try to keep it slow and work just that bar until you're comfortable with it.

I have been there. Good luck!

[klinga80]

Any soldier sick with dispair at war, can find the comfort and courage to go on with the pipes. Magnificent!

[ecpiper9]

That was a brilliant arrangement..did you compose the second repeat of the tune? One I've never heard-very nice!!!!

[BossierCityPiper]

Thank you. Actually the arrangement comes from John Recknagel's book of dance tunes.

[TheHighlandPiper]

5*****

WOW!!!!