Stuart Liddell - Lunchtime Recital 2010: 6 of 8

Stuart Liddell shows how to play pipes with his knees - 4/4 marches, strathspeys and reels.
Shot on location in the National Piping Centre's auditorium during the second week in August, using the exciting new high-def Panasonic HS700.

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Music

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• Stuart Liddell
• Lunchtime Recital
• Piping Live 2010
• National Piping Centre
• Piping
• Piper
• Pipes
• Bagpipes
• Panasonic HS700

[sharpie660]

well I do have A LOT of acsess to a piano (my grandmother teaches it) but the highest note on trombone I can do is a high D, which,because of the clef diffrence, is one note below the treble staff, so I need two more notes up (and it's hard for me to do even the D!)

[piperbob2]

@sharpie660 Well, don't overdo it on the trombone - save your lips for the pipes (and the girls!!)

[sharpie660]

actually, I noticed that he also does what I THINK is a low G flat, but not sure.

[piperbob2]

@sharpie660 Do you mean when he closes his knees on the sound holes at the side of the chanter! I think that note might be a low E ! But I'll leave that to you to find out, my naturally-gifted wee friend! (I've always wanted a naturally-gifted friend !!!) [It's a piper's prank to cover someone's sound holes with black tape, when they're not looking - so when they go for the low G, they get something much deeper! Wait till you join a band for that one!]

[sharpie660]

@piperbob2 I think it would be low F because it goes g a b c d e F G a so one note lower would be an F natural

[piperbob2]

@sharpie660 You could be right, o wise one; but I'm thinking the sound holes are that much further down the chanter from the bottom hole. I did try to test the note by taping up the two sound holes, and letting my Saul Bagpipe Tuner check the note, but the reading went haywire! Testing with a piano (or even a trombone) might be the answer. Our low A is about a Bb, so ...... oh my brain hurts/ I haven't got access to a piano (or a trombone). I guess I'll leave it to you - for now!

[piper102206]

His pipes are pretty :)

[charlie1pipes]

Only Stuart :) He's amazing.

[plasticpiper]

Battle of Waterloo (pipe version) Flett from Flotta Loch Ruan Battle of Waterloo (fiddle version) sitting down Laird of Drumblair (Strathspey) Braes of Mar (Strathspey) Shepherds Crook (Strathspey) Orange & Blue (Strathspey) Maggie Cameron diff version! reel? reel? High Road to Linton with CRAZY ENDING

[sharpie660]

I learned the hard way not to practice them back to back! (You know how to make a sound on a brass so it's no suprise) And I don't need to worry about my lips, my slide arm will make up for it!