"The Hick Mick" - A New Composition for Shuttle Pipes

Recorded Tuesday January 29th at round 4 PM. I wrote this tune about a week or so ago for the smallpipes. Been learning it up and it's definitely one of my favorites compositions. Very influenced by the irregular counting patterns of Balkan music, which I have studied at least in brief as a percussionist. Enjoy! Cheers!

Copyright 2008.

PS, sorry about the shaking camera. Got carried away with the stomping. ;-P

UPDATE 3/18/08: Forgive me if I boast a bit, but I thought this was pretty cool! Got this message from Bruce Gandy:

"hi there hick mick, this is Bruce Gandy and I just found your video here on you tube. Can I offer a piece of advice and a request? I think the tune is excellent and was wondering if you would send me a copy as I would like to bring it to our grade one band to play 78th Highlanders Halifax Citadel Pipe Band in Halifax Canada."

PRETTY SWEET, EH?!?! Anyway, thanks for the compliment Bruce! It means a great deal to me that a piper of your caliber appreciates my composition. Cheers!

Thanks for listening everyone!

UPDATE 4/08/08: Well, this just keeps getting better and better. Props from TWO big names in piping on this tune so far. Not too shabby!

"Hey Mick,
I just saw your tune on the small pipes on youtube. It is really cool and melodic. I used to play with Gordon Duncan in the Vale way back and it is very cool that people appreciate his talents and music.
Any chance of a copy of your tune please?

Thanks,
Adrian Melvin
www.ibagpipe.com"

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[MobileVisionWorks]

Greetings!! I just had my first solo comp last week: Senior Novice--I played High Road. Some day, I hope to play your stuff. Again, nice birls!! Have you given a copy of the tune to Bruce or Adrian?

[thehickmick]

WELL DONE YOU!!! You place? Copies have gone to both, and to Jori Chisolm as well. Hope they are playin it! Thanks for listening! Cheers!

[mischieftech]

You're tunes are awesome! You should compile an mp3 collection of your tunes, i would totally listen to them!

[thehickmick]

Cheers man! If I can settle down a bit from all this solo comp obsession then I would do that and put up some new vidies. Got some more new tunes to share. Maybe soon! Cheers!

[reelpiper64]

amazin!!! both tune and playing

[thehickmick]

Many thanks!

[alphaCB]

@LiftedElephant - Highland or Great Highland Bagpipes are the usual ones you will see, pipe bands use these. Small pipes come in many forms, many are blown with bellows. Shuttle pipes are like these in this video. And Uillean pipes are Irish bellow blown smallpipes that create a unique sound, I know all use the same fingering apart from the Uillean pipes i'm not sure about...

[LiftedElephant]

hey can some1 please elaborate on all the diff types of bagpipes....(i.e. highland,small,shuttle and uillea pipes).....that be really awsome of everybody!!!

[fannybaw7]

It is not often I come across a new tune that just make the hairs on my neck stand up. This one does just that!!!!! That is flippin' amazing - well done!!!

I'm waiting on a set of Fred Morrison reelpipes - any chance of the sheet music for your tune and I'll christen them with it :D

[normanjoseph]

unreel!!

[Kilfio]

By the way, you need a web site. This is insane playing.

[PiperBen25]

hey great tune thanks for sharing your talent, would you have any sheet music that you could send me, would love to learn this tune. God Bless and Cheers!

[catinnahat]

thank you! 5 stars! :-)

[milpiper]

What's up, bro?  Sorry I haven't responded...unexpected things have kept me busy since I got back home. CONGRATS on the BIG win at Stone Mountain last month!!! That kicks ass! Hope you have a great T-Day...I PROMISE I'll ring you up in the next few days! Kick ass tune, too, by the way!