Piping Live - Season 9 / Year 2018
Season 9 / Year 2018
Episodes
Episode 1
Allan MacDonald presents from the 2018 Piping Live!, festival featuring lively performances from the best of the festival. Appearing in this episode are the acclaimed musician Hamish Napier, Jamie MacDonald and Christian Gamauf, and piper Anna Smart.
Episode 2
Allan MacDonald introduces lively performances from the best of the Piping Live! festival in August 2018. Appearing in this programme is acclaimed piper Bruce Gandy, from British Columbia in Canada; talented Scottish west coast band Fras; and James Duncan MacKenzie, a Lewis-born piper who has made his home in Glasgow.
Episode 3
In this episode, Allan MacDonald introduces performances from David Sheddon, Graham MacKenzie and guitarist Innes White: Simmitri, a new duo comprising of Helena Rose and John Dew; and Brittany pipe-maker Xavier Boderiou, who puts his own musical spin on the piping tradition.
Episode 4
Allan MacDonald presents performances from the 2018 Piping Live! festival, including Eabhal, who although only came together as a band in recent years, are developing a stellar reputation as an exceptional trad band; musical duo Scott Figgins and Scott Garden; and piper Malin Lewis.
Episode 5
Allan MacDonald presents performances from the 2018 Piping Live festival. Appearing in this episode are acclaimed musicians Ross Ainslie and Brìghde Chaimbeul, Madingma and piper Scott Wallace.
Episode 6
In the final episode of the series, Allan MacDonald introduces performances from musical Breton duo Enora Morice and Constant Le Barh, who mix pipe music with the clarinet, long-established band The Tannahill Weavers, and a trio who place their spin on traditional music through live improvisation: Project Smok.
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