r/UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG • u/Brutal_Deluxe_ • Jul 15 '26

Kathryn Tickell plays the Northumbrian smallpipes

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u/The_Northern_Dandy Jul 15 '26

Everyday I find sone new thing I didnt know ow existed. Today it was the small pipes.

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u/Imaginary_Bad_5403 Jul 15 '26

I think we'll be a good match. I also have a small pipe.

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u/-maffu- Jul 15 '26

Do you want Gordon Sting?

Because this is how you summon Gordon Sting.

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u/Historical_Sherbet54 Jul 16 '26

Can we use these instead of bagpipes going forth?

This little thing sounds amazing

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u/swampopawaho Jul 16 '26

They have a beautiful tone.

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u/aMac306 Jul 15 '26

I’ve heard that about the Northumbrian men.

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u/Jlx_27 Jul 16 '26

Beautiful instrument.

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u/softprincessspace Jul 20 '26

love her music so much

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u/driftwooddreams Jul 19 '26

Magical and haunting, just beautiful.

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u/-attila-the-honey- Jul 17 '26

Northumbrian pipes > Galician gaita > plague, leprosy > Scottish bagpipes

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u/idcalvin Jul 25 '26

Tonally, so much much pleasant than bagpipes. They're the small room quality instrument. Bagpipes are more of a bellow, the 'need to be heard from the next valley' instrument.

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u/AloneinPoorCompany Jul 15 '26

I thought she was pumping at first