Hector The Hero: Bagpipe,
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2019
- #SlowAirSunday: Hector The Hero
A Brief History of this Lament:
"Hector the Hero" is a classic lament penned by Scottish composer and fiddler James Scott Skinner in 1903. It was written as a tribute to Major-General Hector MacDonald, a distinguished Scottish general around the turn of the century. MacDonald, a friend of Skinner's, had not long before committed suicide following accusations of homosexuality.
Lyrics:
Lament him, ye mountains of Ross-shire;
Your tears be the dew and the rain;
Ye forests and straths, let the sobbing winds
Unburden your grief and pain.
Lament him, ye warm-hearted clansmen,
And mourn for a kinsman so true
The pride of the Highlands, the valiant MacDonald
Will never come back to you.
O, wail for the mighty in battle,
Loud lift ye the Coronach strain;
For Hector, the Hero, of deathless fame,
Will never come back again.
Lament him, ye sons of old Scotia,
Ye kinsmen on many a shore;
A patriot-warrior, fearless of foe,
Has fallen to rise no more.
O cherish his triumph and glory
On Omdurman's death-stricken plain,
His glance like the eagle's, his heart like the lion's
His laurels a nation's gain.
O, wail for the mighty in battle,
Loud lift ye the Coronach strain;
For Hector, the Hero, of deathless fame,
Will never come back again.
O rest thee, brave heart, in thy slumber,
Forgotten shall ne'er be thy name;
The love and the mercy of Heaven be thine;
Our love thou must ever claim.
To us thou art Hector the Hero,
The chivalrous, dauntless, and true;
The hills and the glens, and the hearts of a nation,
Re-echo the wail for you.
O, wail for the mighty in battle,
Loud lift ye the Coronach strain;
For Hector, the Hero, of deathless fame,
Will never come back again.
Dark Isle Piper's message:
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Featured artists:
• Hector The Hero - Jenn...
Filming: Mukmuk Produkt & Tress
Bagpipes: Tress Maksimuk, Dark Isle Piper
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Thank you for helping me start my day in a good way. You played this beautiful tune wonderfully.
Beautiful hon.....
Beautiful piper.
Beautiful pipes.
Beautiful piping.
Thank you.
Just what i needed after a twelve hour shift. Your playing lead my mind to a calm place of peace. Thanks again for the wonderful music.
I came home and after my dinner......and lestion on UA-cam......... amazing and I will see good Dreem in the morning......👌👌👌👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
the words and the pipe tune made me emotional, touching every living soul.
A lovely, lovely air, played slowly and respectfully. Marvelous! 👏🏴
Thank you
Beautiful, poignant and played with real feeling.👍
Hi 👋 captain jack here ⚓️ nice thank you for the music 🎶☘️🇮🇪☘️🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🌹
John Sinnott it’s my honor to share my hearts music💞
One of those pieces which reaches beyond linear time and last for hours or only seconds at one and the same time. Deeply spiritual. 💚
Love this song! It’s one of my favorites to play on my pipes.
Brian Hill it’s such a beautiful tune! Thank you for listening ❤️💜
im searching for my family in Scotland, i love your music, so serene and beautiful, peaceful easy feeling., my great great grandfather John Henry White came to america in the 1850s. what are the dark isles???????
Beautiful girl. Beautiful piping. Could listen to you all day. Glad I bought your CD on iTunes. Best regards.
I love listening to the music of my Homeland by a very good Piper , here in Redcliffe Queensland Australia .Duncan Pitkeathly.
duncancallum thank you so much! Any slow Air requests!?
Thank you sweetheart and God bless you always lol Paul p Birmingham England x
Linda menina. Gósto muito ❤⚘🌺💙🌷💖
Very beautiful!! Thank you 😊
All the best,
Norm in Arizona
Beautiful melody and beautiful playing. Thank you.
I love your passion when playing with your signature wah wah wah uillean pipe trill. Beautiful pipes of prefect pitch!
Thank you! I love that you knew it was the Uilleann Pipe influence going on. :).
Your welcome lass kip up the good work I love hearing you play ☘️🇮🇪☘️⚓️
Thank you❤️❤️❤️
Very beautiful
I come here thinking for closure but most of the time to put my mind at ease. Outstanding performance I give you a superior rating.
Adam Henderly I hope you find peace here💞
I've found peace I just look for reasons to why my friends parents have died so quickly.
@@adamhenderly1602 Bless them both.
bellissima musica molto dolce bellissima 💖💖😍😊
simply perfect! beautiful!
Am piob mor airson Eachan mor nan cath!sgoinnel!
God Bless You Always,,,,
Excellent! I love so much you "personal", own, touch..!
Pedro Macías thank you! I play with my heart and soul❤️
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Beautiful!
Just absolutely beautiful!!!!
Absolutely Beautiful!
I've been playing this for a couple of months. I chose it simply due to it's beauty. However you are doing something really special with the rhythms that I really enjoy. I brought this up to my bagpipe teacher and he said that I should roll my own - which I plan on doing. Thank you for sharing this with us, but I guess where you make the difference is in the way that you make cut rhythms. It gives a flavor to the tune that I've heard no one else do. Thanks
That is a part of the personal "Walk" that we get to do as soloists. Every person has their own beautiful way of expressing and speaking music. Very soulful.
Very nice, thank you
*SO* relaxing. Thanks for that moment of peaceful bagpipes. -zen-
zejedi I love seeing those two words together. Bagpipes & Peace. They make me feel at peace💗
🇬🇧🇬🇧Love this ole tune, disgrace how Hector MacDonald was treated over rumours even after serving our glorious nation🇬🇧🇬🇧
It’s a tragedy. 💔
I looked his history up unbeleavable how they treated him the green eyed monster knows no shame Bruce
Bruce Robinson it’s unbelievably sad. Even if he was, there is no need to shame him.
Uh, an officer gettin it on with some teenage boys turned women is shame and disgrace. Gen. H.A. Macdonald was cleared of homosexuality. Really odd that you think something like that is acceptable.
Love this tune!
Beautiful
Hermoso!!! 😘
Wow! Truly magnificent piping! Co. Mayo ❤️
brilliant
Great story and playing!
Very nice
Great rendition as always.
OUTSTANDING
Just looked up Hector McDonald's history by John Prowse it's a shame the way they tried to disgrace him.not. only do I enjoy your piping I learn something along the way thanks Bruce
Bruce Robinson the history draws me in with every tune. The music changes when you know what the purpose is behind the tune. In this case it was written by someone mourning the loss of a dear friend. You feel it in the notes.
you do some fine piping ! especially like the longer tunes, could listen to you play all day!
Dan Thompson thank you Dan! This is such a wonderful tune that deserves more time.
Perfect setting, next to a centuries old tree.
Hi Tress I love your piping. Any chance you might play the great melody Catriona's Lament? I have a video of the late great harper Chris Caswell playing it. Woukd love you try it.
As the light that brings forth the colors hidden by night now bursting through the mists of dawn, so out of drones filled with breath warm emerge the auld sweetness of melodies never lost through a lone piper's cry.
Did you write that?!? That is so poetic and beautiful. Thank you
Hi. I love your piping. I love the slow airs you post on your UA-cam Channel and I love playing them as well. If I had to pick one Hector the Hero would be my all time favorite ( I just wish I could play it as well as you though ) I do have a request for another Slow Air which is another of my favorites. In Remembrance by Andy Cant. I love that one so much.
I love when you slide up to the next note, it’s so cool! 😍😍
Sliding has become something I enjoy.. all the tones that can be reached is incredible. It makes pipes more than just nine notes ;)
Souvenir musique◉‿◉
ace young lass
👍
Your music and talent are beautiful. Would you be interested in producing a segment called "Quick Step Saturday" where you play faster paced pieces? You play beautifully but I am just dying for something lively and happy to stave off the covid fog.
I play Uillean Pipes 😃
Dark isle piper have you heard The Chieftain's O'SULLIVANS MARCH ? Bruce
Bruce Robinson I sure have! Love that tune.
Dark Isle Piper as Monty Phytion would say and now for something completely different Look up The Queens Gruard Oz Style (Winkie March) hope you lol Bruce
Hay lass is there a song that is for ser William Wales’s the brave hart I try two flow in his foot steps god bless have a wonderful day may the lord Jesus Christ be with you 🍀❤️🍀🏔🌲🎶🎶🎶🎶cap jack
Why is the sound dubbed over the video of you walking around looking introspective. I want to see you actually play and the sound atm.
I do this as an artistic and filming way of expressing myself just like playing with my own style. It’s just me being an artist! 😂
Aye Hector Mcdonald was a brilliant tactician But he was the son of crofter and the moneyed officers didn't like it and spread gossip and lies Hector Mcdonald committed suicide in Paris Fighting Mac you will never be forgotten
Oop, might want to tune your pipes first