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

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