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Onvervalste Schotse doedelzak “folk”. Prachtig. Het album “The Reeling” dat hieronder genoemd wordt, heb ik meer dan 2 jaar geleden ook al eens gespot. Nog steeds schitterend. 

Brìghde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie and Steven Byrnes Haberlin have teamed up on the collaborative album LAS. The album is out Friday 2 September; the self-penned instrumental album is the first album of double C smallpipes to be released in the world.

In 2019, the multi-award-winning Skye piper Brìghde Chaimbeul delivered a stunning debut album titled The Reeling. Prior to that album, Brìghde was collaborating with acclaimed Scottish traditional musician and composer Ross Ainslie and Irish guitarist and drummer Steven Byrnes Haberlin, the results of which Ross shared on Youtube in 2017. We were so blown away by it that we featured it as a Tune of Day. Here’s a Bulgarian Set from that session:

LAS was recorded live and consists of a mixture of original compositions, traditional Scottish songs, and tunes from Bulgaria, Spain and France. Ross was inspired to collaborate with Brìghde when he heard her performing at the Radio 2 Folk Awards and, after teaming up with Steven, found the three artists made a harmonious partnership. 

Brìghde Chaimbeul said: “It was brilliant to finally get into the studio after a two-year delay. Recording live meant we could capture the energy of the moment and it was great to do so after the last couple of years.”

Ross Ainslie said: “It’s unusual to hear the smallpipes played in the key of C so when I heard that, I knew I wanted to work with Brìghde. We met up a year later and started putting some tunes together and got Steven on board as well. Once we had everything in place the recording happened quite quickly. Making this album felt like going back to our roots in a way, it has been a very refreshing album to create and the main focus is definitely the pipes – it’s a very unique sound.” 

Steven Byrnes Haberlin said: “We all spoke about how we’d like to record this album away from all distraction and to fully immerse ourselves into the project. That’s why we chose Sean Og’s studio, it’s in a remote location and we had no time restrictions. Some of the best moments are captured in the small hours and we had the luxury to do that on this album.” 

Tracks:
01 - Green Light Set
02 - Bulgarian
03 - The Badger & The Weasel
04 - Gavotte Pourlet
05 - John Patterson's Mare
06 - Dod's
07 - Strathspeys and Reels
08 - Lichko Lio
09 - Irish
10 - Susi and Ben's

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COPSjIhoU6E