Northumbrian Smallpipes - Nature Boy / My Dad Paddy - Chris Evans

[Midnight2ndLife]

Gosh, seems a hard instrument to play...So many different things to think about. Keep the bag filled with air, keep a steady pressure on the bag and play. Lovely job : )

[Seamus616]

beautiful, truley álainn.. i cann see the connections between this and the predescessor of the Irish Uilleann pipes.

[andypearlfisher]

As a scot ,I never thought that English folk music could be so soulful and moving but you have proved me wrong. More Please!

[seonidh]

Northumberland and its music has enjoyed a great and ancient history with Scotland. The border for centuries wasnt fixed and they share a tradition in smallpiping. The northumbrian variety of pipe stopped off the chanter and put keys on. A thing you could do with the scottish smallpipes if someone could be bothered.

[Chikin1ninjas]

How strange. I play Highland pipes, and I use the flats of my fingers to cover the holes, while you are using the tips. I had no idea you're supposed to play Northumbrians like that.

You're very good though, this sounds great.

[seonidh]

The reason they play with their fingers is that it keeps the rest of the fingers away from the rather complex key work also the posture showed off the ruffs of the gentlemen pipers sleeves when they played. Its a border tradition. My family are both Northumbrian and Scottish and played these pipes on both sides of the border.

[Chow2Productions]

Cool! Do you play the highland pipes also?