Dave Mason plays two hornpipes and two jigs on the Highland

[shaitis85]

Brilliant. I love it and I^m looking forward to the day when i can play hornpipes like you. Reegards from Switzerland

[URQWERTY1]

Hi Dave :) are you in a band? because you are such a clean 'crisp' player beautifully played, thank you!

Ross

[MustaffaCuppa]

This is very good playing. Well done. Loved it.

Ever heard of Catherine Tickell? You could do well perhaps by getting yourself a talented backing group to make you sound even better, like her.

[SuperCelticKing]

nice work dave :)

[cheerydavie]

Great tunes you have selected grat to listen & ENJOY !!!!

[sully572006]

pipes and your chanter sound class!! i'd take a few of your composistions if you wouldnt mind

[rlucas340]

Dave, I'm loving the Bees Wedding!!! Do you have any more compositions?

Cheers,

Reid

[DoffDave]

@rlucas340 Hey, Reid - yes, I have a few. What would you be looking for? et me have your email address and I can send you some tunes. Cheers, Dave

[rlucas340]

@DoffDave Hi Dave that would be great. I love all tunes that are up beat and lively. My email address is Reidl(at)shaw(dot)ca. Much appreciated.

Cheers,

Reid

[piperboystruan]

Hey would it be possible to send me The Train Journey North and Tam Bains, if i give you my e-mail?

[Baconismylover]

How in the world do you have all that memorized?!

[WyteRabbyt]

i wanna learn to play the pipes soooo bad. can i get pipes that dont cost a million bucks but still sound sweet? im female too btw

[conor0456]

You gotta start off with a chanter =) and yea, you can get some for 800, dont be tempted by the 300 dollar ones, there a waste.

[SPRBagpiper]

Get a teacher. They should lead you right; there's so much that you learn from a teacher that you can't really learn from a book. The difference between a self-taught piper and someone who's had a teacher is almost always audible. You start on the practice chanter and, when the teacher says you're ready, they'll move you onto the pipes. Chances are you'll take on a set of pipes made by Dunbar. They make the $800 pipes, plastic, but of good quality for beginners.

[MacDonald989]

Try polly pipes they should cost around 800 dollars

[rwurm]

Absolutely. Here in Canada you can get Piper's Choice bagpipes. I previously owned a $300 set of cheap imitation blackwood pipes from pakistan (made of the cheapest wood). I bought them from the guy who bought them originally. He upgraded the chanter to a Shephard, and when I bought them, I got new drones and stocks. The bag is all that is still original. Total cost was about $800. My Pipers Choice are plastic, but still sound amazing.

[MrFergie17]

you have to find a teacher near you and get a practice chanter and get lessons, after about 6 months on chanter, you should be ready to move onto full bagpipes, you can get a set of Plastic Bagpipes from bagpipes galore in edinburgh for £395 ad they sound as good as blackwood bagpipes.

Good luck with learning

[bjswcs]

Okay....you passed the audition.

Great execution.

[MaryKirby5]

wow you are so0o0o0o0o good! i love the bees wedding!

[kensaxop]

Spot on!!!!!

[DGaige]

Incredible! The sound was perfect, and your skill is evident. Well done!

[manofmusicx]

you sound great and i do have to mention you look like mr foreman the dad from that 70's show has anyone ever told you that? anyways good job

[nubb1337]

How long have you been playing?

[DoffDave]

Hi Gabriel

About twice as long as you've been around, my son! The amazing thing is I still LOVE playing and get a kick out of it every time!!

[nubb1337]

Dang that's a long time. I've only been playing for 3 years (that includes practice chanter). Can you listen to my solo and tell me what I could do better?

Thanks in advance

[DoffDave]

I could give it a try, Scott. You know I need a well recorded offering to make any sort of accurate judgement but give it a shot. We can only try!! Dave.

[nubb1337]

I have a solo up on youtube that has good sound quality. It's titles "Solo/duet at the NCSU pipes and drums 40'th anniversary"

[scottypiper2708]

can anyone send me the hornpipes sheet music

[DoffDave]

Hi Scott Please give me your e-mail address and I'll pop them along. Do you have Bagpipe Music Writer?? If not, I'll send in MS Word. I was looking at the band website - well done on that great result at Ardrossan. The 1st places can be quite elusive....take care and keep piping!!

[Kneadol]

Excellent work...sounded awesome...I have BagpipePlayer and it should work..I would like all for when you have the time

[zodri]

woha bees wedding roxx! :D 6 stars!

[nicolassch23]

Very nice playing !!!!

how are called the tunes?

Regards

[DoffDave]

Train Journey North

Tam Bain's Lum

Old Wife of the Mill Dust

The Bees Wedding

[PIPERJIM08]

Very good playing..! keep it up DoffDave ON YE GO

[DoffDave]

Thanks, Jim!!

[kiwibagpiper]

Excellent !!!