Highland Bagpipe Is A Recent Invention For Nostalgic Scotish Emigrés, Expert Claims

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 4-19-1008 | Patrick Sawer

[muawiyah]

Yes, before the kilt they just wore a big ol' plaid blanket.

When going into battle they'd carefully lay it aside and charge in NEKKID!!!

Any more questions about why Mel Gibson might well have been persuaded to twist historical truth a tad when it came to proper dress in his movie?

[Churchillspirit]

I don't think we have a Northumbrian pipe ping list here

Wouldn't that be a screech-howl-squawk list?

On the contrary - the Northumbrian pipes have a very mellow tone - not unlike the Uilleann pipes.

[Churchillspirit]

Also incorrect was the scene where the piper is seen silhouetted on the hill playing the Great Highland pipes - actually the sound was being made by the Uilleann pipes, played by Eric Rigler - a virtuoso of both instruments.

[Gritty-Kitty]

Do it yourself bagpipe tutorial, for truly cheap Scotsman

[concentric circles]

Aside from the misleading title, this thread is a welcome opportunity to post a photo of Susana Seivane, gaitera de Galicia. You can glimpse a small measure of the absolute joy that infuses Galician traditional music on this YouTube video, Susana Seivane.

[blam]

Dang. She blows a pretty good horn/pipe too.

[sionnsar]

AAM: "When you actually get into the article, you see that the headline is totally sensationalist and inaccurate."

Not so sure about the article itself. The GHB has "evolved" over time, and I vaguely recall it was about that time that the 3-drone pipe appeared...

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[sauropod]

read

[arderkrag]

The kilt was used in the period. The kilt as a clan designation was not.

[farmer18th]

This is mindless myth-busting. The form of the instrument may have changed, but the droning bellows is truly an ancient instrument, common to many different European and Middle eastern cultures.

[SunkenCiv]

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