Comments on: They’re at it again http://keydetpiper.com/2009/06/16/theyre-at-it-again/ A thoughtful look at the world of bagpipes and bagpipe competitions from the outskirts of Washington, DC Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:41:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: They started something « Keydet Piper http://keydetpiper.com/2009/06/16/theyre-at-it-again/#comment-269 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:06:27 +0000 http://keydetpiper.com/?p=516#comment-269 [...] Published July 26, 2009 Bagpipes Leave a Comment Tags: Bagpipes, pipe band I’ve posted before about the new medley performances from the Toronto Police Pipe Band that has started such a [...]

]]> By: Kayla http://keydetpiper.com/2009/06/16/theyre-at-it-again/#comment-205 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:53:09 +0000 http://keydetpiper.com/?p=516#comment-205 I still don’t like it after watching the whole thing. Uninteresting (was thinking ‘get on with it’ most of the time) for the first 6 minutes, and then there’s two minutes where it sounds mildly interesting, but reminds me too much of early 80s pop music, leg-warmers and all.

]]> By: Greg Huang-Dale http://keydetpiper.com/2009/06/16/theyre-at-it-again/#comment-204 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:06:25 +0000 http://keydetpiper.com/?p=516#comment-204 Awesome. This “medley” is through composed so as to have seamless transition across time signatures. I also love that the drum corps is interwoven into the composition and not just rhythmic accompaniment as often seems the case. I remember seeing a touring group from Schotts and Dykehead live about 20 years ago. I marveled at the drums then not realizing what a strong drum corps can do for a pipe band.

After this video I decided to look at the 78th Frasers just for comparison. What a contrast! I can see how the Toronto Police are challenging the traditions. Very musical. Too bad for the rogue chanter notes in the turn. I also found another perspective on the Toronto Police number. Any reason for choosing the one you did? I guess it’s closer although this wide view from behind the drums is also good.

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