Just listen to anything done by Brian MacNeil, or Ed Miller. They use the pipes played in the Gaelic manner which is much more freeform than the military tattoos that are one more remnant of the usurpation of all things Gaelic. That is not to say that I don't find the military stuff as enjoyable, but I really love hearing what is being done with these instruments during this latest "golden age". Seems as though we are getting back to letting the pipes be an expression of the soul of the Gaels.

BTW, Ed Miller did a Brian MacNeil song titled "Song of the Hammer". I love the pipes in that one.

Mick