2014 Robert Watt Lament for the Children Pibroc'h Fil Lorient

Robert Watt interprète la pièce "Lament for The Children" lors du 18 ème concours de piobaireachd (pibroc'h) organisé par le Festival Interceltique de Lorient le dimanche 03 août 2014 au palais des Congrès de Lorient. 13 concurrents et un vainqueur Fred Morrrison . Juges: Andrew Frater et Bruce Hitchings.
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[@cloudtowerphotography815]

As heartbreaking as it was when my dad played it for me as a young boy. He played me piobaireachd records and this was always one of my favourites. He said that the piper would often play it when they were burying their dead after battle in WW2.

[@soidog659]

Excellent piping. Noted very long fingers hence the excellent piping. The "Michael Phelps" of bagpipes

[@micregil]

Beautiful heartbreaking tune, you can hear the composers grief.

[@paulbumstead3483]

Probably my favourite Piobairieachd. First learnt it from the piping of John Macpherson but have never found a piper willing to take it on since, not even Duncan Chisholm but wonder what John Burgess would have made of it

[@dkeith45]

Wonderful

[@carlquella9907]

Bellissima!

[@clachan24]

nicely balanced pipes

[@taramartin6117]

terrific

[@JBrooksNYS]

incredible

[@JBrooksNYS]

still incredible

[@macpduff2119]

I've been told that my great grandfather Macomb Macpherson Official piper for Cluny MacPherson castle wrote this

[@alastairmurray4225]

macpduff
Unfortunately not it’s a MacCrimmon tune

[@rossbabcock2039]

This piobaireachd was written by Padruig Mor MacCrimmon in the 1640's. He lost 7 of 8 sons to some kind of plague. It's one of the most sorrowful piobaireachd's written.

[@andrew10736]

Ross Babcock they were all lost to smallpox, all in the same year.. It’s my favorite piobaireachd