A magnificent first CD from brilliant young piper Chris Armstrong. Most of the tunes are also composed by Chris - no mean feat when you consider that he was only 17 years old when this was recorded. A talented boy indeed and a fine album produced by ace piper Fred Morrison.
Guest musicians: Marc Duff (bodhran, wind synth, wave drum, etc.), Ross Kennedy (bouzouki), Steve Lawrence (percussion, etc) and Brian McAlpine (keys, accordion).
"This album, the first of many for Chris, will delight pipers, musicians and music lovers everywhere"
Chris Armstrong is a 17 year old piper from Scotland - and his first solo CD is magnificent. Most of the tunes on "notes in ma heid" are composed by Chris, and he has doen a very good job on this. There are many jigs and reels, some hornpipes and few marches, some are played solo, some with an excellent backing of amongst others Marc Duff (bodhran, wind synth, wave drum, etc.), Ross Kennedy (bouzouki), Steve Lawrence (percussion, etc) and Brian McAlpine (keys, accordion). This modern backing fits very well to the new tunes steeped in old traditions. Fred Morrison, producer of this CD, states: "This album, the first of many for Chris, will delight pipers, musicians and music lovers everywhere" - I am sure, he is right.
Customer Reviews
Insane Jimbo
He is brilliant, everyone should buy this!!
woohoo Rebecca
I have watched him over the years and and seen him grow better and better into the amazing piper he is today. I think everyone should experiance his music as its brill.
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