A thoughtful look at the world of bagpipes and bagpipe competitions from the outskirts of Washington, DC

Random piping video

Came across this one morning, and he’s one of my favorites. Stuart Liddell (the man not the mouse) is definitely one of the top pipers in the world today, and I appreciate his interesting and often unusual arrangements of common pipe tunes. He starts this one off seated (!!), using his knees to cover the sound holes on the chanter to play a low E. I saw him do it live, and it’s hilarious. Follows with some of the flashy stuff that made him famous, but I never feel like Stuart is playing too fast. His fingers can certainly handle it, and he always sounds in complete control. One of my favorite pipers, for sure.

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