I thought it was a fundamental requirement to hold down the left hand 3rd finger longer than this so that it sounds like an echo beat. clearly not a performance worthy of a placing due to such a basic error! pipes sound terrible
Kevin Hanley He's holding that finger down long enough. He's just playing the note before it shorter than you might hear others do. If you knew anything about Piobeareachd, you'd know there is a belief that it has become too standardised and that in the past players showed much more variance in their interpretation. Many pipers of authority would welcome more leeway of this sort.If you think think there is anything wrong with the sound of his pipes I suggest you change the battery on your hearing aid.
I absolutly agree with you, the double echoes and other embellishments have been standardised and I think that has somehow " castrated " the performances, And restricted the freedom of interpretation I hope that this concept will cease and will re open the freedom of personnal way of performance
