The Great Irish Warpipes, played for over 1000 years, are closely related to the Great Highland Bagpipe, with which they are essentially synonymous. Historically the Great Irish Warpipes differed from the Great Highland Bagpipe by having two drones instead of three, a tenor drone pitched one octave below the chanter, and a bass drone pitched two octaves below the chanter. Historically the two drone bagpipe predates the three drone type. Nearly all players of Irish warpipes today play the three-drone pipes with two tenor drones and a single bass drone, the two-drone pipes having nearly died out. Pipe Major There are many kinds of bagpipes, but the best-known is the piob mhor or Great Highland Bagpipes, which were developed in Scotland. ...
The Great IrishWarpipes, played for over 1000 years, are closely related to the Great Highland Bagpipe, with which they are essentially synonymous.
Historically the Great IrishWarpipes differed from the Great Highland Bagpipe by having two drones instead of three, a tenor drone pitched one octave below the chanter, and a bass drone pitched two octaves below the chanter.
Nearly all players of Irishwarpipes today play the three-drone pipes with two tenor drones and a single bass drone, the two-drone pipes having nearly died out.
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