Mit Dean Hall hab ich schon so manch Party gefeiert und er hat mir auch schon ein bisschen was beigebracht. Leider ist er wieder von Deutschland zurück nach Australien gezogen. Schade, er war mega nett und ist sehr lustig und war für jeden Blödsinn zu haben. Dabei ein prima Musiker.
One could never know what a bag of nerves this remarkable, humble maestro was when performing at recitals. Incomparable...magnificent. The true game changer!
The description "virtuoso" doesn't even nearly cover it. The mind simply boggles at the countless hours of practice and rehearsal that went into this and countless others of his performances. His presence is truly missed these days.
His playing is totally effortless. His posture is erect but completely unforced. His face is completely free of strain and his hands move with gentle lightness. Even his toe tap is minimal.
I found out years ago that a lot of top pipers play pretty easy pipes. Takes a bit longer to set them up properly. I played gutbusters for years. I even popped a blood vessel in my eye once. Now i want as easy as possible.
@@bryantsmith3372 No I didnt feel it at all, my eye was just pooled with blood on one side for a week or so. But again my reeds were super hard back then. I know better now.
I defy anyone to dispute the uncanny resemblance (in both appearance, marching style and execution) to my late teacher and the former Pipe Major of the Clan MacFarlane Pipe Band from Ontario, Canada . Jimmy would be most pleased at the comparison I assure you.....but being a humble man by nature, would no doubt demure.
I was in Cork that night and it was a great meeting of Irish and Scottish Bagpipers. Wonderful talent and amazing performance at the time that had my younger self revved up to emulate. Great player.
his birl is something to envy. never misses one, cracking every time. same for his grip. and his crunluath. easy to see why he won more than anyone else in history.
I like the appearance of his tartan. Is it permitted to wear tartans from other family's and or clans? My family has two tartans ancient and modern and on my mother's side we have several, I don't remember how many, but there's many attractive tartans that I really like the look of.
Depends what you mean by "Highland grey" - no such thing, as far as I know; the only ones coming close to it might be the "tartan" (unpatterned) worn by the London Scottish (famous and courageous regt, the first kilt-wearing regt to go into France at the start of WW1) and the usually unpatterned or checked material known in Scots-speaking areas (not Highland) as "hauden grey," that is, the type worn by the likes of Border shepherds in olden times. The kilts worn by the Irish are unpatterned and coloured a type of orange.
And one other thing: he made the bagpipe sound like a musical instrument (so many fall short of this basic requirement). Thank you Noel, my old friend.
Never mind the losers who find fault. And never mind the shortcomings of the recording. Donald was the finest performer I ever saw. Pipers, take note of his gentle, smooth walk-around: no sudden movements, all turns slow and gentle to eliminate the Doppler Effect which produces clashing frequencies due to reverberations off walls at different distances which tend to impair the sound of the pipe when marching around in interior spaces. Many highly competent pipers ignore this to the detriment of their sound when playing indoors.
oh i see this idiot Jeff finds fault. What an imbecile - this is a brilliant, perfect recital. I think it's clear Jeff has no idea what he is talking about. I have told him so below.
Donald was the most formidable competitor of all time, an absolute legend of piping. it's fortunate this exceptionally fine recital where he doesn't miss a grace note was preserved.
His drones sound like he's being accompanied by a choir of angels! And if anyone wonders, his strathspey and reel selections are: Susan Macleod, Joy Roy Stewart, Pretty Marion, Sound of Sleat. Thanks for posting!
Without a doubt, one of the greatest pipers of all time! I had the privilege of meeting Donald and his wife, Guen, when they came to the States to visit his ailing brother, Ian, who resided at that time in Tulsa, OK. Thank you for uploading this video the WWW.
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@kiekebuste And he is not the only one. Found myself moving my fingers as much as I could remember the tunes when I saw the guy´s fingers in the video. He he. You should take every opportunity to practice. If you are at school and the lesson is boring, use your pencil. Waiting for the food at a restaurant, use the knife. Practice, practice, practice, and then you practice some more. /Cabby
