Swinging on the Säckpipa
And now for something completely different.
This is Swedish musician Gunhild Carling out front of a swinging big band on the open-air stage at Central Park, New York, tearing it up on the bagpipes*.
You’re welcome.
(*to be precise these are a kind of traditional Swedish bagpipes known as the säckpipa).
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November 27, 2020 at 11:47 pm
That was brilliant thanks for sharing! (Wonder if it would have worked so well with the Northumberland pipes? They give such a gentle sound!)
November 28, 2020 at 4:34 pm
“to be precise these are a kind of traditional Swedish bagpipes known as the säckpipa)”
Which translates as “bagpipe”. 🙂
Various kinds of bagpipes can be found in many places.
November 28, 2020 at 5:43 pm
There are many types of bagpipe in Sweden. The term säckpipa does indeed mean bagpipe in Swedish but is used in English to describe a specific kind of Swedish bagpipe from the Dalarna region.
November 28, 2020 at 4:44 pm
Her web pages contain a huge amount of information. Seems absurdly talented, on many instruments as well as vocals. There is even an Abba cover in 1920s style, very good, but possibly topped by Max Raabe: