Kathryn Tickell - Green Brechans O'Branton/I Saw My Love '97

Harder to strike a pose with underarm bellows than with a stratocaster, but here's Ms. Tickell making a noteworthy effort.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• kathryn
• tickell
• northumbrian
• pipes
• smallpipes

[YuukiGunn]

Really, how so? I would think that considering the numerous forms of traditional dance that are called Morris Dancing, Northumbrian Smallpipes, the variety of stepdance traditions, the large singing tradition, and the incredible variety in tunes one would consider English Culture anything but bland. Then if we consider England's effect on the rest of the world (things like the modern view of democracy) you would not consider it insignificant.

[UTD111]

Well you're entitled to your opinion I suppose but I think you're pissing into the wind mate. I'll stick with Kathryn and still enjoy the other players too.

[ruiseartalcorn]

I still love hearing this :)

[ruiseartalcorn]

This amazes me every time that I hear it! :)

Ruiseart.

[ruiseartalcorn]

Those fingers are absolutely amazing!!!

Ruiseart.

[ruiseartalcorn]

Beautiful tune and great playing :)

Ruiseart.

[kolozs3]

She plays like no other: her 'modern' approach is what keeps traditions alive. Her sensitiveness and musicianship does the rest. Lucky Northumbrians!

[flukasluke]

lovely jubly :) good skills Kathryn, thanks for the music

[gnomely1]

For all the pedantic purists who criticise but, I suspect, can't play, this woman has done wonderful things to keep our music alive and popular. She may adopt a modern approach, but there's no reason why she shouldn't. Long may she continue to entertain us and encourage others to pick up the pipes. There's room for a variety of styles at the table and the more who come, then, the merrier.

[dranak3]

I've just discovered NSP and I think it sounds amazing and this lady sure plays beautifully! And OMG, the second half starting at 1:30, it sounds like 8-bit old computer or nintendo music!! hahahaha awesome!!! ♥ :D

[deslm]

Seonidh, thanks for that interesting bit of info. there. It still doesn't convince me that the NSPs are more difficult than the UP, however...not that the NSPs still aren't hard as hell bcs. they certainly look it.

[seonidh]

Actually the ancestor of the uillean pipes the pastoral pipes was the hardest. Makers in Scotland, Newcastle and Ireland improved the instrument and it became the union pipes and was re-named the uilleann pipes in 1900. The pastoral pipes had a double octave, was legatto and a narrow bore with a back D that was moved several inches up the chanter in later union pipes. Not to mention the second octave was done on an open chanter very hard to do that.