I began researching a lot on how to start, what to learn on etc., and I made nice friends online who really helped me with my vague questions.Ģ012 is when I got my practice chanter and began learning. I actually became obsessed on learning the bagpipes!!! I kept looking up information on the internet, and the more I learned the more I got confused because this instrument is so complex with so many elements factoring into its functionality. I later realised that this was not just a “fan moment”. The only form of bagpipes I had seen in my life was in yearly national parades, lol. I’d never even known about Celtic music until then, so you can imagine. That was so new for me on so many different levels. I came across Eluveitie in 2011 and instantly became a fan, but what totally absorbed me was the use of bagpipes in a metal band. It was my newfound interest towards Metal that probably gave hand to me eventually discovering the bagpipes. I even had an Alt-Metal band back in 2010.
#FEMALE BAGPIPE PLAYER PROFESSIONAL#
While growing up, I wanted to become a professional vocalist someday, cuz I began singing from the age of 6 – or earlier. I also never imagined myself playing an instrument. What is your story? How did you discover piping, and how did you come to love it?Īrchy: This surprised you, right? I surprise a lot of people with my nationality and choice of instrument. But you come from India, and I would love to know the connection. Q: So Archy, when I see a dynamic woman playing the bagpipes, I assume that she comes from the US or Europe, basically some place that has a history of pipes. Her style is one of the most unique I’ve ever seen, and her presence is powerful and moving.Īrchy has kindly granted us an interview, and I am longing to know more about this amazing artist. She is based in New Delhi, India, and her bagpipe videos are watched by millions. If you have a preference for a particular tartan, please do let me know.In this issue of Celtic Nations Magazine, we explore worldwide Celtic diaspora, which is why I found our featured musician both fascinating and apropos.Īrchy J is The Snake Charmer. I do wear Day Dress when playing as a Funeral Piper though, where I feel it’s approriate to be a bit more understated.
#FEMALE BAGPIPE PLAYER FULL#
My bagpiper uniform is the No.1 Full Highland Dress when performing as a Wedding Bagpiper, and at most other events. I wear three No.1 Dress uniforms – My mother’s tartan, Ancient Mackay, the Mackenzie of Seaforth as worn by the Seaforth Highlanders and Highland Light Infantry regiments, and the Cameron of Loch Erracht originally worn by the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders. This is why bagpipers wearing No.1 dress are highly sought after to play at prestigious events. However, as practical as Day Dress is, it provides nowhere near the visual spectacle as a piper dressed smartly in No.1 Full Highland Dress. Indeed, the No.1 Full Highland Dress was worn by virtually all Scottish pipers and pipe bands until the 1980s when the Strathclyde Police Pipe Band adopted “Day Dress” as their bagpiper uniform due to the No.1 dress being so heavy, impractical, and not to mention very expensive to purchase and maintain. “No.1s” were then adopted first by the Govan Police, and when pipe bands took off in the early 20th century, by numerous other police, colliery and civilian pipe bands. The piper’s “No.1 Full Highland Dress” was originally worn by pipers of the historic Highland regiments.
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