Brighde Chaimbeul

**neloon** · 6th February 19, 04:09 AM

We have mentioned before Brighde Chaimbeul - Fairy Lady from out of the mists of Eilean a' Cheo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9owse95kgV4
Here she is at last year's Celtic Colours with a couple of chums
https://www.facebook.com/celticcolou...06233665/?t=22
She has just brought out "The Reeling" recorded in Cromarty East Church in the Highlands.
https://boomkat.com/products/the-ree...b-7fd74fb0ea60

Alan

**Tarheel** · 6th February 19, 05:02 AM

My morning is brighter now for listening to the links you posted. Thank you Alan.

May all of you enjoy this. Bobby

**Tobus** · 6th February 19, 05:29 AM

Beautiful stuff she's playing. Thanks for sharing this. I'd never heard of her before.

In that second video you posted, what kind of pipes is she playing? The bellows under her right arm are very interesting.

**neloon** · 6th February 19, 05:50 AM

They are often called "cauld wind pipes" in Scotland i.e. blown with a bellows rather than the warm breath of the Great Highland Bagpipe. Variations were found all over lowland Scotland and the north of England and are experiencing a resurgence just now thanks to Brighde (Bridget) and others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_smallpipes

Brighde comes from a Gaelic speaking musical and artistic family on Skye. She started on the GHB - here she is aged 10 - the pipes are as big as she is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHY9cYAj_PQ
And aged 15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cWbkwFseWs

Alan