Monday, March 11, 2013

Pachelpiper

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Hello!
A tune written for International Bagpipe Day on International Bagpipe Day. I didn't get chance to finish recording it yesterday on the day itself, so here it is today.  It's a tune that uses D drones and A chanter and also needs a high B key.  But I wanted something special for a special day.  The podcast links are above, but you can also listen to the melody on the soundcloud widget below.

The dots of the tune have been corrected, there was an error in it, so if you downloaded your version before the 20th December 2013 - please download the latest version. This has also been updated to included the accompaniment.

The title of the tune needs no explanation - not once you've heard it anyway!
Enjoy!
:)
Vicki

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Swedish Bagpipes - Solstrålepolskan

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Hello!
In celebration of International Bagpipe day a Swedish bagpipe tune. It's an 8-note polska (or triplet polska). Enjoy! Scottish Smallpipes next time, with a tune written especially for International Bagpipe Day... :D

:)
Vicki
P.S. This tune is really called Solstrålepolskan, not really Solstinget as I call it in the podcast.  Solstråle is a sunbeam, solstinget is sunstroke. ;)