Bagpipes and African drums

Subject: Bagpipes and African drums
From: Boab
Date: 22 Jan 03 - 04:09 PM

There is a Scottish-based group which turns out some great stuff using pipes and African hand-drums. I want all the gen.I can get on them! Help, Mudcatters!

Subject: RE: Bagpipes and African drums
From: GUEST,Bill
Date: 22 Jan 03 - 07:20 PM

They are both best heard from a distance, like from here to Scotland or here to Africa.
Bill (the sound)

Subject: RE: Bagpipes and African drums
From: Strupag
Date: 22 Jan 03 - 07:43 PM

There's several. Most of the young Scottish bands are using all sorts of rythym effects whilst still using basic pipes and fiddle.
Try Croft No.5, Shooglenifty, Peat bog Faeries, Wolfstone. There's an other band called MacKumba (spelling!) but I can't find reference to them on Google.
There's another track on Blair Douglas's album. Summer in Skye. It's called Nelson Madella's welcome to the city of Glasgow.
Although that track doesnt use pipes, it's totally brilliant

And GUEST, Bill Up yer 'king kilt!

Subject: RE: Bagpipes and African drums
From: GUEST,Heely
Date: 22 Jan 03 - 08:40 PM

LA Scots album "ON the Beach" uses all kinds of percussion. Have you heard the Aussie bands with the digeredoos. Did I spell that right?
Pipes are like pearls. . . they go with everything . . . or nothing. Heely

Subject: RE: Bagpipes and African drums
From: hesperis
Date: 22 Jan 03 - 11:23 PM

Macumba - GREAT band! I know a circle dance to one of their tunes. That's pretty much all I know, but if you send me a PM I'll dig out the dance notes. (Which will have some info on the label, etc.)

Subject: RE: Bagpipes and African drums
From: JennyO
Date: 23 Jan 03 - 04:17 AM

It's didgeridoos

Subject: RE: Bagpipes and African drums
From: banjomad (inactive)
Date: 23 Jan 03 - 05:03 AM

The Band is called ' Afro Celt Sound System '

Subject: RE: Bagpipes and African drums
From: smallpiper
Date: 23 Jan 03 - 05:12 AM

Generally good stuff can be found here (hope that works)

"http://" added to link
joe clone

Subject: RE: Bagpipes and African drums
From: katlaughing
Date: 23 Jan 03 - 10:47 AM

Ah, Banjomad beat me to it. I tried to post this last night, but the old server was kicking up:

You might be interested in this; it's coming up this August: African Celtic Experience.

Also, we had a thread on these guys, but the search isn't working at the moment. Here's their website: Afro Celt Sound System. Great stuff!

I'll go look for that thread.

kat

Subject: RE: Bagpipes and African drums
From:
Date: 23 Jan 03 - 10:51 AM

Don't forget MacCrimmon's Revenge from Halifax, Canada. They have a blend of Drums, Pipes, guitar and Didgeridoo.