Kevin O'Brien
Bagpiper
151 N Ellwood Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224
Kevin in Frederick, Maryland
Audio
Kevin also plays small pipes made by E.J. Jones
Bagpipe music falls into two general categories.
Piobaireachd (literally "piping) or Ceol Mor (litearlly "big music"),
(pronounced approximately pee-bruch). Piobaireachd tunes generall begin with a ground movement, which is slow moving and which sets the melody pattern of the tune. Variations based on
principal theme notes of the ground follow.
As an example, excerpts of the ground and second variation of the tune MacCrimmon's Sweetheart are given below. The tune was
probably composed by Donald Ruadh MacCrimmon, who died in 1825.
Light music comprises bagpipe tunes most familiar to the general listener. Marches, dance tunes, and airs fall into this category. Audio examples below:
- Morag of Dunvegan and The Sweet Maid of Mull
- The Highland Wedding
- The Dark Isle
- The Galway Shawl
- The Green Hills of Tyrol
- Highland Cathedral
- The Minstrel Boy
- Peg Ryan's Wedding
- Rab's Wedding
- An Eala Bhan (The White Swan)
Morag of Dunvegan and The Sweet Maid of Mull
Air and 6/8 march
The Highland Wedding
The Dark Isle
The Galway Shawl
The Green Hills of Tyrol - shuttle pipes
Higland Cathedral
The Minstrel Boy
Peg Ryan's Wedding - shuttle pipes
Rab's Wedding - shuttle pipes
An Eala Bhan (The White Swan) - shuttle pipes
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