

He also released the all bagpipe CD Skirl in 1999 featuring a variety of different percussion players, such as Cyro Baptista, and jazz drummer Tony Buck. A release from 1998 entitled Wax and Wane featured his bagpipe played in context with NYC downtown musicians like Ikue Mori, and turntablist Otomo Yoshihide. New Zealand/New York based musician David Watson released a new music composition for pipe bands on the Midwest Label in 1996.Peter Bennink, a Dutch saxophonist and the brother of drummer Han Bennink, also uses bagpipes in a jazz context.Katariin Raska, an Estonian Jew's harpist, uses the torupilli, an Estonian bagpipe variety, in an Avantgarde and experimental context.The American jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler (1936–1970) used great highland bagpipe on Music is the Healing Force of the Universe (1969).Jean-Pierre Rasle, an expert player of French bagpipes, is featured in many releases by English bass player Jah Wobble.musician Rufus Harley (1936–2006) was the first jazz performer to use the Great Highland Bagpipes as his primary instrument. Illusion of Control, for uilleann pipes, saxophones, electronics and 3D visuals (2010), a collaboration between Pedro Rebelo (composition), Brian Cullen (3D visuals), Franziska Schroeder (soprano and tenor saxophones) and Ivan Goff (pipes) (see Youtube Video "Illusion of Control").Ur Og and Aji, for 4 bagpipes, bass clarinet, and tabla by Canadian composer Michael O'Neill.Sinfonia mit Dudelsack und Drehleier "Die Bauernhochzeit" (Sinfonia with Bagpipe and Hurdy-Gurdy "Peasant Wedding") by Leopold Mozart, first performed in 1756.Joan of Arc: An Opera in Three Acts (1993) by Steven Jobe includes bagpipes in the orchestra.Marc Mostovoy Roderick MacDonald, bagpipe)

Arthur's Return, for bagpipes and string orchestra (1983) by John Davison (Commissioned by the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia and premiered in Dover, Delaware on September 23, 1983, by the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, dir.Cross Lane Fair for Northumbrian pipes and Orchestra by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise (1984) by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.The Relief of Derry Symphony (1990), also by Shaun Davey, includes a highland pipe band.The Brendan Voyage (1983), The Pilgrim (1983) and Granuaile (1985), all by Shaun Davey, are orchestral works featuring the uilleann pipes.Bach features bagpipes as one of the six instruments. Sinfonia Concertante for Six Solo Instruments and Orchestra, S.This list details the use of bagpipes in a variety of works, from classical to jazz and rock. In recent years, often driven by revivals of native folk music and dance, many types of bagpipes have enjoyed a resurgence in popularity and, in many cases, instruments that were on the brink of obscurity have become extremely popular. Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes have been for centuries played throughout large parts of Europe, the Caucasus, around the Persian Gulf and in Northern Africa. The bagpipe is a musical instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. This is a list of nontraditional bagpipe usage. JSTOR ( July 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "List of nontraditional bagpipe usage" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Patrick's Day is celebrated throughout the world with parades, pub crawls and Irish food.This article needs additional citations for verification. Patrick Day parade was held in New York City on March 17, 1762, and featured Irish soldiers who were serving in the English military, the historical account said. The holiday, which began in Ireland as a Roman Catholic feast day for Saint Patrick, turned into a celebration of Irish culture when the Irish emigrated to the U.S. They would also make a traditional Irish feast of corned beef and cabbage, Lisa Spagnolo said. "My grandmother would hide coins in certain places, like a leprechaun left them for you - it was just always something fun, and it does represent the Irish roots that I have," Spagnolo said. His family always celebrated the holiday when he was growing up, Spagnolo said. "It's become a family affair - like a big party," said his mother, Lisa Spagnolo, whose heritage also includes some Scottish ancestors.
