Competition 2/4 Marches on the Bagpipes by Dave Mason of Cincinnati

[hfranke07]

The Conundrum is just a great tune. Realy great with strange timing and lovely melody phrases. You nailed it just great. Wonderful sounding pipes.

[oyeah96]

i love the tune john macdonalds welcome to south uist i play every day haha u play it extremly well clean grips and strikes at the ending phrase of the first lines make the tune stand out

[sacredsong]

great playing! those harmonics are great!

well played sir!

[edmundmb]

well balance great expression

[CapoeiraPiper]

wow! thats awesome!

I absolutely love this tune, im just learning it too, what grade would you compete with it in?

[CapoeiraPiper]

The conundrum, I mean.

[DoffDave]

Well, these tunes are all capable of being played at the highest standard meaning professional and even the Gold Medal contests of Scotland. Many people think that one has to play 6 part marches in open but that's not the case. The judge is looking for a good pipe, nice crisp fingers and a musical presentation of the tune. They are all possible for grade 1 or 2 if you're willing to put the work in!! Thanks for asking and enjoy. (I play open by the way).

[oyeah96]

your amzing man u must be open do u play for a band??

[Obterzkirt]

very nice!!

[PaulOWindsor]

A very well tuned & balanced pipe played with very nice/clean execution (esp in the top hand parts). Both Con & K/C (IMHO) would benefit from being pointed slightly more & also giving a wee bit more value to the smaller notes that connect between the phrases. This was a pleasure to listen to.

[DoffDave]

Dear Paul. Thanks for the nice comments. I really should pull my finger out and try joining a good band. I was P/M of the Cincinnati band for a few months but the dedication and willingness to commit and learn just not present in too many players. Do you play and with whom? I have friends with Nagara Regional Police and Durham Regional Police and one of ur Cincy drummers, Joe o'Connor is playing with Windsor but need to decide whether I have the time to commit to such a BIG commitment. Dave.