Pibroch meets David Bowie.

The mission of the Alt Pibroch Club (APC) is to re-extend the idiom of cèol mor performance and composition by exploring the multitude of ancient and modern interpretations, styles, and schools of performances. making them[…]

Our member, Chris Lee, moved from Hong Kong to Scotland in order to obtain his piping degree (from the Royal Conservatoire and the National Piping Centre). He was an early student of Bruce Gandy, staying[…]

From the library of Colin MacLellan, he sent along this recording of the good Cpt. performing his version of The Bicker, from the 1950s.

I had not noticed this until listening to Peter McCalister playing “The Red Speckled Bull” (PS 237) at the MacDonald Cuach this year (2019). There are three different rhythmic styles for fosgailte crunluaths in[…]

I was recently given a copy of the APC Guide to Pibroch by its main compiler to look through to help give me a better understanding of how they believe Pibroch was performed a few[…]

APC member Christopher Lee went into the studio with his friends Gavin Hardie (Uilliean pipes) and Justyna Krzyzanwska (vocals) and came out with this: a beautifully creative exploration of this tune. New ways of making pibroch[…]