August TOTM: The Peacock Followed the Hen

[Dally]

Thanks to everyone who voted. The tune of the month for August is "the
peacock followed the hen."
I didn't find a video on youtube of a NSPiper playing this tune, which
means we will remedy a sore deficiency on youtube. There is this
video, however:

[1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Q5hyIg-Nw&feature=related

There are numerous recordings of the tune, but if you need help finding
one please let me know. This tune is appropriate for Border pipes,
otherwise known as Northumbrian Half-long pipes, so hopefully a few
Border pipers will participate.

Please post links to your video or sound files here, and on the news group.

Have fun!

[Dave S]

Hi everyone,

here's the mad moll dots, I could not get a satisfactory drone accompaniment as has been suggested G's are about it --

Dave S

[PaulScott]

Great I love that tune. The videos are a brilliant idea for overseas players like myself to play along to. But as a beginner I find most of them too fast, it would be great if someone posted a video of someone playing it steadily at beginner speed? - if there is such a thing.....I know we all have our own preferred learning speed...

Paul

[Dally]

Good idea, Paul. This would be a good opportunity for proper pipers to show us how it's done properly.

[Dally]

Here's my Lowland version of the tune played on my Border pipes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWbMbbuqja0

With permission I'm posting Pete Stewart's video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K85_c3qL ... er&list=UL

I very much like the rhythm Pete gets out of the tune.

Northumbrian smallpipe (Peacock's) to follow. Still hoping the proper pipers will stop by to show us how it's done.

[Dally]

Here's a better link to Pete's performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K85_c3qLKwA

[Matt Seattle]

How could I forget? Go to
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tracy.firb ... kebox.html
and select Mad Moll

And buy the album, this guy deserves some support!

[Dally]

Here's my video for August:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOl3AcxG_R8


If you've never seen a Peacock in flight, here's your chance.

I hope you enjoy it.

[Dally]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQDtxpmJ ... re=related

[Matt Seattle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQDtxpmJjDk&feature=related

That's an interesting slant, John, with the jazzy clarinet, well spotted!