A very thorough study of one of the most underrated pipers/composers...period! Some of the best 2/4s ever written, classic straths and reels, and yes, Banks of the Skiach, one of wee Donald's favourite 6/8s.
I can’t give you enough credit for these feature length presentations. Very well done! I hope you have the time and energy to create many more of them. Too often composers are just names on the top of the sheet music, you’ve done a great job at bringing their names to life and giving them some recognition. Thank you.
Thanks so much for leaving this comment. Its nice to hear. The presentations are a tremendous amount of work and are a labor of love. It certainly is a privilege to have the time and resources to dig into a composer's life and work; I want others to benefit from those dives as much as I can.
If you follow the link in the information section, it will take you to the Patreon page for this podcast. For subscribers on Patreon at the 'Ceol Mor' tier, I provide all my present and future editions of bagpipe music. Currently, I have made complete works editions for William Lawrie and Roderick Campbell. You can also find this music scattered about old bagpipe music books, such as those referenced in the podcast (John Wilson's, Ross's, Cowell, etc.), but these can be difficult to acquire. I have spent years collecting bagpipe music books and collating what I find; its partly my mission to make this music more available to a wider audience, both bagpipers and non-bagpipers. This podcast and the series of associated videos of music are my effort to promote the interesting and lesser-studied works I find. I make my own editions of this music. All the editions you see in this video are typeset by me.
It would sure be nice if there was less reverb on the recording. The nuances of the expression, technique, and finger work are lost in a wash of reverb.
Thanks. I am working on it. It's a lot to get perfect when you do it all on your own. You're always welcome to simply play the music yourself if you can't hear it as well as you'd like! : ) The main goal of the series is mostly to expose people to more music and give them better access to it, not produce world-class quality performances/recordings of it. Most of this music I am basically sight-reading. However, you have all the works of Roderick Campbell in one place available for your use - for free - on this channel, even if the example recordings are not quite perfect. Woo! If you want the PDF of the pieces to play yourself, merely subscribe for $15 on the linked Patreon page - it's cheaper than nearly any bagpipe music book you can by online and they are high-quality, unique productions. I think most people just take screen shots of the UA-cam videos (alas), but my goal isn't to make money. I mostly just want people to know of more bagpipe music than what is continually perpetuated by bands and pipe band association lists. When I make an album (if ever this happens), I might get some help on sound editing; it's not my forte. As is, each episode takes somewhere between 400 and 800 hours to produce with the research, writing, music editing/engraving, practicing, recording, voice recording/editing, and video editing. Transcribing 50 pieces of bagpipe music and then recording them is no joke; I thought it would be easier than it is.
A very thorough study of one of the most underrated pipers/composers...period! Some of the best 2/4s ever written, classic straths and reels, and yes, Banks of the Skiach, one of wee Donald's favourite 6/8s.
Thanks for listening! I am honored you enjoyed the presentation.
An excellent presentation ! Thank you !
Thanks for listening. I am honored you enjoyed it!
GOD I FORGOT ABOUT THIS
Yeah, this episode took me quite awhile with many life detours this past Winter and Spring. I am glad you enjoyed the previous episodes!
I can’t give you enough credit for these feature length presentations. Very well done! I hope you have the time and energy to create many more of them.
Too often composers are just names on the top of the sheet music, you’ve done a great job at bringing their names to life and giving them some recognition.
Thank you.
Thanks so much for leaving this comment. Its nice to hear. The presentations are a tremendous amount of work and are a labor of love. It certainly is a privilege to have the time and resources to dig into a composer's life and work; I want others to benefit from those dives as much as I can.
Where can we find the scores for these more obscure tunes? E.g The Laird of Auchernach?
If you follow the link in the information section, it will take you to the Patreon page for this podcast. For subscribers on Patreon at the 'Ceol Mor' tier, I provide all my present and future editions of bagpipe music. Currently, I have made complete works editions for William Lawrie and Roderick Campbell.
You can also find this music scattered about old bagpipe music books, such as those referenced in the podcast (John Wilson's, Ross's, Cowell, etc.), but these can be difficult to acquire. I have spent years collecting bagpipe music books and collating what I find; its partly my mission to make this music more available to a wider audience, both bagpipers and non-bagpipers. This podcast and the series of associated videos of music are my effort to promote the interesting and lesser-studied works I find. I make my own editions of this music. All the editions you see in this video are typeset by me.
It would sure be nice if there was less reverb on the recording. The nuances of the expression, technique, and finger work are lost in a wash of reverb.
Thanks. I am working on it. It's a lot to get perfect when you do it all on your own. You're always welcome to simply play the music yourself if you can't hear it as well as you'd like! : ) The main goal of the series is mostly to expose people to more music and give them better access to it, not produce world-class quality performances/recordings of it. Most of this music I am basically sight-reading. However, you have all the works of Roderick Campbell in one place available for your use - for free - on this channel, even if the example recordings are not quite perfect. Woo!
If you want the PDF of the pieces to play yourself, merely subscribe for $15 on the linked Patreon page - it's cheaper than nearly any bagpipe music book you can by online and they are high-quality, unique productions. I think most people just take screen shots of the UA-cam videos (alas), but my goal isn't to make money. I mostly just want people to know of more bagpipe music than what is continually perpetuated by bands and pipe band association lists. When I make an album (if ever this happens), I might get some help on sound editing; it's not my forte. As is, each episode takes somewhere between 400 and 800 hours to produce with the research, writing, music editing/engraving, practicing, recording, voice recording/editing, and video editing. Transcribing 50 pieces of bagpipe music and then recording them is no joke; I thought it would be easier than it is.