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A sampling of (most of) the different types of bagpipes I play.

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Roddy the Piper Bagpipes Jigs

Mind Hiest Inception

The Scottish bagpipe tune Amazing Grace played on a set of Wallace Highland pipes.

Amazing Grace (Great Highland Bagpipes)

Highland Cathedral (Great Highland Bagpipes)

The Scottish bagpipe tune Scotland the Brave played on a set of Wallace Highland pipes.

Scotland The Brave (Great Highland Bagpipes)

Traditional tune played on a "Zampogna a Chiave" (traditional Neapolitan bagpipe) made by Marco Cianciaruso. This one has the "modified drone" allowing you to, apart from the two melody chanters, to play three notes on the drone as well, making it the only (?) bagpipe on which you can play three-part-harmony...

Danza Di Ponte Vecchio (Zampogna)

This springlek (a type of quick polska) comes from Dalarna and is played on a Swedish bagpipe ("svensk säckpipa") built by Alban Faust.

Springlek efter Lissmyr Erik Persson (Swedish bagpipes)

Two tunes from the medieval song collection "Cantigas de Santa Maria" (late 13th century)played on the traditional Galician bagpipe, the Gaita. Percussion: Anna Rynefors.

Prijon Forte & Tan beeyta; Two Cantigas (Gaita gallega)

Composer Jonathan Mayer
Mixed and Mastered By Lyubomir Yordanov

Harsiesis

Atmospheres of Beauty and Despair

1. Hamon’s First Lament
2. Adrift in the Dead of Night
3. Not Again!
4. Dancing on my Own Grave
5. Beyond Our Reach
6. And the Seagulls Scream
7. Best Keep on Running
8. Life’s Little Ups and Downs

All tracks composed, performed  and recorded by Rohan Kriwaczek, using real instruments (May 2013). All bagpipes were handmade by Seth Hamon of Arlington,Texas . 

All tracks © Rohan Kriwaczek, 2013.
www.rohan-k.co.uk

This album is dedicated to the memory of “Wee” Martyn Bennett who inspired a generation.

The Saddest Bagpipes in the World - part one

Knowing the Enemy – a concerto for bagpipes and ipad

It is always good to know your enemy, and the bagpipes have had more than most. From medieval monks to piano accordions, functional harmony to plain common sense, the bagpipes have outlasted them all. Today’s enemy is technology, and to pitch it against our pipes we brought in veteran producer RK AKA the Doctor, with his current weapon of choice, the ipad. 

The rules were simple, 8 rounds, only sounds made specifically by ipad music apps or bagpipes, NO SAMPLES, and may the best music win. The ipad wore the colours of the cold hand of technologisation; the bagpipes, the warm heart of humanity. Naturally both sides played a little dirty as there was a lot at stake, but it the end it was a foregone conclusion, and to celebrate our inevitable victory we invited rock guitarist Schosti Kriwaczek to play a solo on one note for the final number.

If we’re honest, we’re not sure we really like all of the results, but this was a fight that needed to be waged, of that none of us had any doubt.
Swedish sackpipa made by Seth Hamon, Texas.
All tracks composed and performed by Rohan Kriwaczek.
All tracks © Rohan Kriwaczek 2014                         www.rohan-k.co.uk


The Saddest Bagpipes in the World - part two

The Rev. Rohan K. & Son – Following the Black Dog… with bagpipes…

A chamber-opera for baritone, bagpipes, electric guitar and occasional concertina.

For this part of the Saddest Bagpipes in the World series we invited punk provocateur, the Rev. Rohan K. to see what his brand of theatrical anarchy could do with the bagpipes. And we were not disappointed! Insisting on working with his son, rock guitarist Schosti Kriwaczek, in the cheapskate home studio in his bedroom, he created this mini chamber-opera portraying, as he puts it, a “manic episode”. The music veers from folk and blues to full-on punk rock, but still the bagpipes always find their rightful place.

1.	No Angels
2.	Sally Said
3.	Beware
4.	Bright Sunny Day
5.	The Rev. Breaks
6.	Think I Might Be Mad
7.	Poor Rev. Rohan K.
8.	Hard Hard Journey

Rev. Rohan K – vocals, bagpipe, concertina.
Schosti Kriwaczek – backing vocals, guitar, whistling.

Swedish sackpipa made by Seth Hamon, Texas.
All tracks composed and performed by Rohan Kriwaczek & Schosti Kriwaczek, 
All tracks © Rohan Kriwaczek & Schosti Kriwaczek, 2013. 
www.rohan-k.co.uk


The Saddest Bagpipes in the World - part three

From the successful American science fiction action film based on the Transformers toy line, Transformers:The Dark of the Moon is the third installment of the live-action Transformers film series, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Composer Steve Jablonsky had previously collaborated with director Michael Bay on the first two films and he returned to produce this gem amongst others on the third film in the franchise.

It's Our Fight from Transformers:The Dark of the Moon

Scottish pipes

Scottish pipes 2

The Saddest Bagpipes in the World - part four - Sourlies

In August 2014 I set out for Sourlies bothy, in deepest Knoydart, with my son, Schosti, and, of course, the Saddest Bagpipes in the World. This was a pilgrimage, completing a journey aborted 20 years earlier due to an oncoming blizzard; a journey I had promised Schosti since he was twenty minutes old. For five days we took in the magnificence of Knoydart, playing music (there was a bothy guitar), telling tales, and most of all, watching the ever-changing landscape. These are the tunes we brought back with us – our humble tribute to the Scottish Hills, or perhaps their gift to us.

This album is dedicated to Wee Martyn, king of the pipers, Rory the mountain-runner, and Jason, wild goat of a fiddler – long may the myths and the music live on…





Rohan Kriwaczek – sackpipa (bagpipe), viola, violin, accordion.
Schosti Kriwaczek – 12-string, 6-string and 5-string guitar.
All music composed and recorded by Rohan and Schosti Kriwaczek 2014.
All music copyright Rohan and Schosti Kriwaczek 2014.
All music recorded in first or second takes, using real instruments.
Swedish sackpipa made by Seth Hamon, Texas.


The Saddest Bagpipes In The World - part four

Amazing Grace played on the bagpipes & drums.

Amazing Grace - Scottish Bagpipes

My ex gave me this song. If you feel this way about someone, then make sure they feel the same about you and don't just want to possess you. He felt this way about several other guys at the same time. Men. Doesn't mean I don't still believe in love - just not with that loser. :)

Moulin Rouge - Come What May (Finale)

A range of tunes played on the Scottish Small pipes by John Nevans of G1 Pipers.  These can be used for a variety of events.

Irish Jigs incidental music

Amazing Grace (bagpipes)

The Last of the Mohicans - Promentory

Quentin Tarantino's DJANGO UNCHAINED official motion picture soundtrack - Ft. Rick Ross,John Legend,Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton and more.

OFFICIAL SITE: Http://www.unchainedsoundtrack.com
Available on Amazon: http://www.smarturl.it/DjangoUnchainedAMZ
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Scotland The Brave (Great Highland Bagpipes)

Erik Ask-Upmark