I'm afraid my very limited Welsh isn't up to understanding your comment.... so i can't meaningfully respond, but thanks for viewing. I recommend my second, more recent clip where, with better reeds and more familiarity, I do rather better......
Got to know the instrument at this year's Smithsonian Folklife festival - this was a really great explanation and demonstration of a very unusual instrument.
Diolch yn fawr iawn! I've never got around to asking my Welsh speaking friends!
I really should try to get another vid up - I have a better behaved reed now! (One I made myself from the traditional elder, rather than a cane one, though I've been making those too.)
Elder reeds have a softer sound, generally, than cane ones. Synthetic reeds have a different character again. I wouldn't say any was "better" than the others. Cane is more durable and reliable than elder, synthetic even more so. I've now made over a hundred reeds, both cane and elder, most of which work to generate sound, but getting one that will "behave" - play at pitch with decent intonation through the range, not "block", etc. etc. - is another question! The joys of reed playing!
the Welsh Pibgorn (pibgyrn pl.) is simply an ancient hornpipe. There are many forms of hornpipe the world over using single reeds...from Russia/Korea to Egypt. Also, most of the world's bagpipe chanters DO use single reeds. Actually types of pipes that use double reeded chanters are far fewer than those using single reeds in the chanters. Lovely pibgorn you have there. I also make pibgyrn and the single reeds. :D Have fun :D
More like a crumhorn or kortholt etc. - technically it's a "windcap" instrument - no lip contact with the reed, plus the reed is a single one like some bagpipe drones, not a double one like shawms and oboes and most bagpipe chanters have...... Cheers!
Sorri, 'dw'i ddim yn siarad iawn Cymraeg! - And I'm not at all sure I have understood you correctly, but I think you are asking where you can obtain a pibgorn? I'll message you......
Meantime, have you seen my more recent and rather better pibgorn clip?
perhaps it was ment to play laments.
jillianbland 4 months ago
@jillianbland: well, at this stage it was certainly pretty lamentable.....
Thanks for viewing and commenting. I hope you've viewed the later, rather better clips!
Jemtheflute 4 months ago
I found it! Something more annoying than a small boy attempting bagpipes.
MorkaGraven 1 year ago
@MorkaGraven: MORE annoying? Hmmm. But yes, old guy blasting pibgorn IS pretty annoying! ;-D
It/I did get better - see later clips!
Jemtheflute 1 year ago
a snake just started dancing near me :-)
rozniy 1 year ago
@rozniy -) - but are you sure it hasn't died of fright???? See my more recent pibgorn clips for rather better sounds and playing!
Jemtheflute 1 year ago
mae hona yn swndio'n dda ella fydd yn gal un rhiw pryd
runexown 2 years ago
I'm afraid my very limited Welsh isn't up to understanding your comment.... so i can't meaningfully respond, but thanks for viewing. I recommend my second, more recent clip where, with better reeds and more familiarity, I do rather better......
Jemtheflute 2 years ago
Got to know the instrument at this year's Smithsonian Folklife festival - this was a really great explanation and demonstration of a very unusual instrument.
TheCmaude 2 years ago
Nice playing. If you want to know, "Yr Hwch yn yr Haidd" means "The Sow in the Barley".
shibec69 2 years ago 2
Diolch yn fawr iawn! I've never got around to asking my Welsh speaking friends!
I really should try to get another vid up - I have a better behaved reed now! (One I made myself from the traditional elder, rather than a cane one, though I've been making those too.)
Jemtheflute 2 years ago
Croeso mawr! Yeah, it would be great to have a new video up. I wonder if the sound's improved with the traditional wood of choice rather than cane?
shibec69 2 years ago
Elder reeds have a softer sound, generally, than cane ones. Synthetic reeds have a different character again. I wouldn't say any was "better" than the others. Cane is more durable and reliable than elder, synthetic even more so. I've now made over a hundred reeds, both cane and elder, most of which work to generate sound, but getting one that will "behave" - play at pitch with decent intonation through the range, not "block", etc. etc. - is another question! The joys of reed playing!
Jemtheflute 2 years ago
greetings fron Perú. Good pibgorn, beatiful instrument!
Pururauca 3 years ago
pibgorn sori
themusic6 3 years ago
i want a pipgorn
themusic6 3 years ago
the Welsh Pibgorn (pibgyrn pl.) is simply an ancient hornpipe. There are many forms of hornpipe the world over using single reeds...from Russia/Korea to Egypt. Also, most of the world's bagpipe chanters DO use single reeds. Actually types of pipes that use double reeded chanters are far fewer than those using single reeds in the chanters. Lovely pibgorn you have there. I also make pibgyrn and the single reeds. :D Have fun :D
pibgorn69 3 years ago 2
Awesome, remnids me of a shawm.
smedaas 3 years ago
More like a crumhorn or kortholt etc. - technically it's a "windcap" instrument - no lip contact with the reed, plus the reed is a single one like some bagpipe drones, not a double one like shawms and oboes and most bagpipe chanters have...... Cheers!
Jemtheflute 3 years ago
dim ond i ofyn, ble ydw i'n gally cael Pibgorn ?
fflamadwy2009 2 years ago
Sorri, 'dw'i ddim yn siarad iawn Cymraeg! - And I'm not at all sure I have understood you correctly, but I think you are asking where you can obtain a pibgorn? I'll message you......
Meantime, have you seen my more recent and rather better pibgorn clip?
Jemtheflute 2 years ago
Very nice! I've wondered for a while what those things sounded like. I like it.
Post some more videos with this thing as you progress.
scheky 3 years ago
Thanks Scheky, will do, as & when!
Jemtheflute 3 years ago