Zac Leger and Will MacMorran - set of jigs on uilleann pipes

[Vevlirare]

Zach! You are awesome!!

[Legertymusic]

@Vevlirare Thank you! I appreciate it very much!

[lampstreet]

What is the name of the Vincent Broderick tune?

[Legertymusic]

@lampstreet,

"The Haunted House";)

[theherpman94]

you should seriously think about recording an album, if you haven't already!

[Legertymusic]

@theherpman94, If I had the money I would have had an album out long before now! Been on plenty of other folk's albums. Someday soon, there will be a solo album.

[bmaxc15]

wow.

[camcam352]

I love this full set of uilleans, they have a uniquely robust tone

[Legertymusic]

@camcam352, thanks! This is actually a 3/4 set, not a full set.

[AgentScot]

Truly awesome stuff man.

When did you start playing, and how hard and time consuming would you say it was to learn? I started playing the highland pipes in my college's pipes and drums band (NC State) 2 years ago, but had to give it up recently to focus on graduating. But once I have more free time in a year or so I'm really thinking of picking up the UPs instead of going back to the highland pipes. Do you have any suggestions for an aspiring beginner?

[tubecat72072]

Really awesome! I like this type of music. Wherever it's from I want to be there! Irish? Scottish? I looked up Will from the Martin demos.

[Legertymusic]

@tubecat72072,

Thanks for the comments! These tunes are both Irish. Will is a great player, isn't he? He is proficient on many, many instruments, not just guitar. Great songwriter as well.

[HaileISela]

you're great, both of you! wonderful playing!

[NRamirezCR]

Zac! you're incredible! 5*

[fungusoflannery]

Hey Zac,

Any particular recommendations for learning without a teacher?

Thanks!

[Legertymusic]

What part of the States are you in?

[fungusoflannery]

School year: Massachusetts

Summer: California

[burkardheike]

oh god....you´re very good man...i´m so jealous!^^

i also wouldlike to play UP but i think it doesn´t work without a teacher

regards

[Legertymusic]

Thank you! They are very difficult to play and a teacher is a geed idea. There are lots of bad habits that can develop without one and lots of technical stuff that is very difficult to pick up without instruction. Having said that, I have never had any formal instruction, just workshops with great players every now and then. It definitely helps! All the best.

[burkardheike]

yes, i´ve red about that and all the good players here say that it´s almost impossible to learn it on your own

[Legertymusic]

Well, if you have lots of good players where you are, I would say you are all set!

[burkardheike]

that´s the problem....in germany there´s just a medieval scene spread over the country and the up players i know live far away from me...so i have to stay with my other instruments :-)

[Dagvalda]

you don't need a teacher man, I learnt through going to various sessions, countless hours of listening to CDs and LPs and just patience. the UPs are one of those instruments where you can do that quite successfully. Everyone has their own style if you see what I mean. Besides, if you want to be old school traditional about it, you'd teach yourself :D

[Legertymusic]

It is still a good idea to work with a more experienced piper, considering how many bad habits and just plain amounts of technique there are to get through. I am more or less self-taught, but I couldn't have made the breakthroughs I did without workshops and summer schools with folks like Cillian Vallely, Tim Britton, Kieran O'Hare, etc. You will get there a lot more quickly if you have help and you will avoid bad habits.

[Dagvalda]

fair play, it does help. But I've found all those bad habbits can be unlearnt if you know expirienced pipers at sessions. It's the same difference in my opinion... and it is just opinion as well - my advice from one piper to another :D

[Legertymusic]

I agree. It certainly doesn't hurt to surround yourself with as many good pipers as possible!

[Seamus616]

well done, a chara.

i love Irish trad, but especially the Irish piping tradition. Well played. backing guitar was good too, the strumming was a bit iffy at times, but the chord choices was perfect

[BBethKKnight]

Nice!

[Celticwithakick]

5 star for the music!

[wolfman49er]

my man

[blackarabianmare]

Very impressive work there, gentlemen, and very pleasant listening.

When the music's in the blood, it's just in the blood, isn't it? And it finds it's way OUT.

Self taught on the pipes, while I had an excellent Highland pipe teacher & could never achieve that level of skill & expression. ...sigh...

Young Will, would you be related to a Bill & Betty MacMorran of Spencer, Indiana?

& Zac, I know about your Indiana roots!

Keep playing, gents.

A Scot, A Hoosier, & A Fan.

G. Cothron

[StibiumAlkabar]

Brilliant! Thanks a lot, friends!

[00MORDRED]

another killer track....wheres my beer?

[iolawilliams]

steve from ireland hear,

mate, one of the flowing song i've heard from some one your age!!! you better still be paying i tell you unbelievable boy unbelivable!! any new stuff on your pipes?? ever been to the the island its self

[anorak64]

Vincent Broderick RIP (passed away 7 August 2008)

[Kraaauss]

hey man, are you self taught? i think you and I are two birds of a feather. I'm self taught on highland pipes, and play mandolin, cittern, banjo, and dadgad guitar. You're definetely a few leagues ahead of me musicianship wise though. it's a joy to see other trad musicians from america with such talent. good on ya.

[Legertymusic]

I am indeed self-taught. Thanks for the kind comments and good luck with your music!

Zac

[Bigturns33]

Hey zac what kind of half set is that. Where you get them and how much if you dont mind me asking friend.  Thanks.

[Legertymusic]

Hey Bigturns33, It is actually a 3/4 set made by Kirk Lynch with regulators by Tim Britton. A new 3/4 set from Kirk with a fully keyed chanter prob runs around $5000 or so these days. A half set for maybe $2500. I haven't seen his recent prices, though. Pretty reasonable as pipes go these days. Tim's pipes are probably a little bit more.

Cheers,

Zac

[Bigturns33]

What kind of wood is your chanter if you dont mind me asking.

[Legertymusic]

It is a mopane and boxwood chanter made by Kirk in 1997. Mopane is a really awesome tone wood!

Cheers,

Zac

[Bigturns33]

hey man you get my email with those pic of my Uilleann practice set.

[pipewatcher]

that great honking aul chanter yer fightin with doesn't do justice to yer abilities

[Legertymusic]

It is actually quite a mellow chanter, built almost like a narrow-bore flat pitch chanter, but in concert pitch, which is how I like 'em. Very organic-sounding. It just needs a better reed!

Zac

[cillethegreat]

I really like the music!

keep it up guys, and make some more.. It's wonderful to dance to aswell :)

[JanAlbrecht]

WOW,

what a dynamic!

Love it! Plz go on!

Greetings from Germany,

Jan

[Legertymusic]

Thank you very much, Jan:)

[ianclytle]

If you ever learn Morrison's Jig, lemme know...a good traditional Irish jig...

Keep it up...

Ian

[Legertymusic]

Hi Ian. I think it was one of the first tunes most of us ever learned. Lovely jig, but so oft overplayed these days that we rarely re-visit it. Thanks for the kind comment.

Zac

[depe01]

It truly rocks. Thanks!

[JSCWhistler]

My word, I can't begin to remember how many times I've watched this, I love it!

[Legertymusic]

Thank you!:)

[NuestroPan]

Wow Zac! Who is the maker of your uilleann pipe?

Is guitar in standart tuning?

Thanks for post!

[Legertymusic]

Hi guys, Sorry for the delay. I'll the answer the questions from the last two posters:

1. I am 25, Will was (I think) 19 at the time of filming.

2. My pipes are a hybrid set by Kirk Lynch of Weston, MO (built in 1991, with a newer '97 chanter) and regulators by Tim Britton of Fairfield, IA.

3. The guitar is in drop-D (DADGBE). It is a Martin HD-28.

All the best,

Zac

[NuestroPan]

Cool! Thanks Zac!

[Hellmanvevlirare]

Hey man! How Old are you Zac? Your awsome, Í´m an hurdy-gurdyplayer and yesterday me and my best friend (who´s and bagpipeplayer)were up late in the nightr watching your videos! Wow:) He is inspired...

Can I ask you how built your uilleann pipe?

Best regards från your fans in Stockholm/Johannes and Magnus

[flanum]

lovely stuff lads bit wtf? were ye in a rush to finish the tunes?? take it slower, a lot slower and enjoy the feckin tune,, see how its made!!!

[Legertymusic]

Unfortunately the battery was dying and we wanted to at least get something in before it went;) So it was a race against the clock, yes!

[Legertymusic]

Actually, watching this again, though we do speed up a little, the overall set isn't particularly fast. It just has a nice drive.

[buckelastard]

That was cool man! The bagpipes have such a killer sound...wished I knew how to play them. I'd break it out at my families Ozark Mountain jam fest in Arkansas every year! Blow em all away!(ha)

[Legertymusic]

Yeah, I have been known to take them to bluegrass and old-time festivals and play in the jams;) A lot of old-time tunes fit on them very well.

[CycoKiller]

Top knotch, 00:48 to 01:02 especially.

[jwgalloway]

This is GREAT Zac! I love this stuff. It reminds me of the Mountains of NC. Great meeting you through here..J

[Legertymusic]

Yeah, there are a few uilleann pipers squawking away in the hills of NC;) Thanks, Jimmy!

Cheers,

Zac

[pipewatcher]

some of us are doing a bit better than squawking, thank you very much!

[Kronedaddy]

Thanks for the Haunted House tune, I love Tom Busby's as well, it's alot like Tom Swadley's except it's in tune.

Ha

Great piping, Sigean doesn't want me in town for any more gigs since you've been filling in.

Great seeing young Will as well. Hi will.

Tim

[thenakedeve]

Amazing as always!

[tomswad]

Great! You guys played it just like I taught you!

Later,

TDAWG