Sadly, it is impossible to play the blues on a bagpipe. Strictly pentatonic tones don’t include the “blue note”. Think “Amazing Grace” not “Kansas City Blues”. Having said that, some enterprising soul will probably figure out how to shorten one of the drones to get the needed note and make me wrong.
Sadly, it is impossible to play the blues on a bagpipe. Strictly pentatonic tones don’t include the “blue note”. Think “Amazing Grace” not “Kansas City Blues”. Having said that, some enterprising soul will probably figure out how to shorten one of the drones to get the needed note and make me wrong.