A different vision of how the bagpipes and ocarina can sound on a soundtrack.

CORTO COLE

The Green Pigeon In Ruairí's Apartment

TWO TRADITIONAL JIGS WITH TWO CRAZY NAMES: "OLD HAG, YOU KILLED ME!" AND "WHEN THE COCK CROWS IT IS DAY". ENJOY MY UILLEANN PIPES!! PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT AND SHARE IF YOU LIKE. ALL THE BEST, CIAO CIAO
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OLD HAG, YOU KILLED ME!

78rpm Disc: Leo Rowsome and His Irish Pipers Band: Bonnie Kate/Miss Monaghan's/The Blackberry Blossom (Reels)

Here's a set of reels from uilleann piper Leo Rowsome's band recorded in 1931. This was released on HMV (I.M. 372).

From the Ted McGraw Collection, McGraw 78 00-539.

McGraw 78 00-539

Leo Rowsome and His Irish Pipers Band: Bonnie Kate/Miss Monaghan's/The Blackberry Blossom (Reels)

Starting with the sound of the sea gently lapping the shore this is a gentle but building tune simulating the wonderful sound of the Uilleann pipes.  These pipes have always been one of my favourite instruments because of the wonderful mood and ambience they can create.  Added to this is a classical accompaniment which hopefully will sound as dreamy in your mind as it does in mine.

Songs 2023

Pipe Dreams

Iona

This is a Celtic tune intended to evoke a simple and elegant setting in the medieval and renaissance era.
Image generated by DALL-E.

©2024

Highland Dreams

Outlawed Tunes on Outlawed Pipes

Outlawed Tunes On Outlawed Pipes (Best Version)

Hi!! Here's my latest recording, a very old tune written many years ago by Rory Dall O'Cahan, he may have been an Irish harper and composer.  He is said to have been born circa 1580 in County Antrim and to have died circa 1653 at Eglinton Castle.
Unlike the vast number of travelling musicians, Ó Catháin was a gentleman by birth and he traveled into Scotland attended by the retinue of a rich gentle man.
ENJOY MY UILLEANN PIPES!!! Ale
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CATHERINE OGIE

Der Titel «Fara I Viking» ist eine altnordische Redewendung und bedeutet übersetzt so viel wie «auf Wikingerfahrt gehen». Musikalisch geht es auf einen Raubzug auf der europäischen Nordsee. Dementsprechend ist die Komposition von actionreichen und schnellen Passagen geprägt. Nordische und mittelalterliche Instrumente sind zahlreich vertreten. Darunter Drehleiern, Gamben, Uilleann Pipes, Lauten und viele mehr. Ein grosses Orchester mit Chor rundet das Ganze ab und verleiht der Musik eine epische Grösse.
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The title “Fara I Viking” is an old Norse phrase and translates as “to go on a Viking raid”. Musically speaking, the piece takes you on a raid on the European North Sea. Accordingly, the composition is characterised by action-packed and fast passages. Nordic and medieval instruments are represented in large numbers. These include hurdy-gurdies, viola da gambas, uilleann pipes, lutes and many more. A large orchestra and choir round off the piece, giving the music an epic grandeur.

Fara I Viking

2024 Remix and Remaster version to bring it up to the standard of the later album tracks for full album release in 2025.

This track also need a bit of a rewrite too as some elements of the original just didn't work. A change of VST instrumentation including the use of Dicky Degan's Uilleann Pipes and some work on understanding pipe ornaments has brought it up to a standard I am now happy with.  
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An Irish-tinged tune about the Lindisfarne Gospels to reflect the Irish foundations of the community despite the later Romanisation of the Celtic church.

The track title comes from me thinking about it being a beacon of civilisation, a rallying point, during the Early Middle Ages whilst a far chunk of the UK was under Viking rule and Christianity had again been pushed to the margins of the UK.

Thanks to Karen O'Mahony (MonnoDB) for her (harp playing) advice - check out her stuff here:- @monnodb

This track is now part of "The Pilgrims Way Project" exploring the history and natural world of Lindisfarne

Project Playlist

soundcloud.com/mrbouzouki/sets/the-pilgrims-way-project

Project Website

www.pilgrims-way.co.uk

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Instrumentation
A Light in the Darkness instrumental features strings, high C whistle, harp, violin, Uilleann pipes, bodhrán (Irish frame drum) and a choir backing.

The sound of 'Eadfrith' doing his writing is a sound FX that is classed as Public Domain and used to add colour to the track, It can be found on www.freesound.org

creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

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Background
The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript gospel book probably produced around the years 715-720 in the monastery at Lindisfarne, off the coast of Northumberland, which is now in the British Library in London. The manuscript is one of the finest works in the unique style of Hiberno-Saxon or Insular art, combining Mediterranean, Anglo-Saxon and Celtic elements.

The Lindisfarne Gospels are presumed to be the work of a monk named Eadfrith, who became Bishop of Lindisfarne in 698 and died in 721 AD.

Thinking Irish music lead to the inclusion of harp, bodhrán, uilleann pipes and a bit of whistle, all over a bed of strings and choir. The Foley sound of somebody writing with a quill pen set the scene and once I had the basic melody I was away. I took advice from a harpist on how they play chords and read up on Uilleann pipe drones and playing ornamentation too.

A Light In The Darkness - 2024 Rewrite Remix and Remaster

Preview sampler of Music Pack available on Unity, Unreal, Game Dev Market, and itch.io

The Darkest Age: Heroes and Barbarians (Sampler)

Lament For The Fallen

Out of the mud and the blood came the sound of a man crying.
For those that survived were stricken with guilt and pain and loss.

So much death and wanton destruction, so many lives cut short.
The innocent, the old, the frightened, the babes in arms.

All are fodder for the apocalyptic horsemen, riding, forever riding ...

P.Goodrich 2024
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Instrumentation Used

Dicky Deegan's Uilleann Pipes - Xtant Audio
Romantic Cello (Cello 1 and 2) - Chris Hein's Solo Cello
Con Sordino Strings - Spitfire - Albion One
Snare Drum - VSL Synchron Percussion 1

Lament For The Fallen

Drowsey Maggie

Voice, guitar, uilleann pipes, bouzouki. I live near Bergamo, Italy. 
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Pilgrims Way Project Album Release - Early 2025 !
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A collection of songs, instrumentals and orchestral pieces charting my adventures in home studio recording and production.  All original compositions using voice, acoustic and electric guitar (sometimes using altered tunings), bouzouki, low and high whistles and MIDI instrumentation. 

I'm also using VST instrumentation to create classical compositions and integrating orchestral sounds into my songs and instrumentals.

Links to various instrumental projects and other Social Media links are available below.

My Repost Channel (Eclectic Music Connections) is here

https://soundcloud.com/mrbouzouki-repost

Everything starts from the FOOT.
Touch the ground
Find a balance
feel the sound
in the silence
and STAND 
one
		two
			three
				four 
time 
is in its place now.

Music is cosmos.
In the cosmos space... there is no time.
And... there is all your time.
At the same time.

Sonic Storyteller.

Within every sound, a cosmos.
With music we shape worlds.

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Creating music with folk spirit and classical intentions, Timmy is dedicated to learning new ways to use the old.  Being the son of a History Professor, Timmy developed a deep appreciation for the past.  From bagpipes and fiddle, to banjo, guitar, and everything in-between, connecting to history through music has become a major part of Timmy's life.

My name is Ronny Hubschmid. In my spare time I regularly compose music in the fields of soundtrack, epic, fantasy and many other genres. Most of these pieces I make publicly available under a CC BY 4.0 license. This means that you are welcome to use my music for your own projects. The music is mainly produced on the computer with a virtual orchestra.

Established in 1992, the Ward Irish Music Archives houses the largest public collection of Irish music in America. It is named after John J. Ward Jr., father of Irish Fest founder Ed Ward. The archive currently consists of more than 40,000 Irish music recordings and pieces of memorabilia ranging from rare 78 rpm's, LP's and sheet music to song books, instruments, and concert memorabilia. Many of the archives items are extremely difficult to find today, and our diverse collections focus on subjects such as Irish traditional music, Irish folk songs, Scottish music, and Irish contributions to American popular music.

After spending many of my early years hoping to break into the music world the dream just didn't happen for me but I did have some great times, a lot of fun and met some great people along the way and a few good songs did come out of it!  Alas those old songs do now sound like old songs that I might revisit and re record one day.  However, now retired with time on my hands I'm once again getting back into the composing and recording world, although it is a very different world today.  Where did all the reel to reels and cassette tapes go?
Anyway I am putting my new songs on line for anyone who wishes to hear what I've been up to.  I hope you enjoy listening to them.  If you wish to comment on songs/compositions please feel free to do so but.......please be kind, I bruise easily!!

Downloads available at the links below.
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