061: Ross Ainslie - LAS (new album)

Ross needs no introduction, I’m sure. He’s an amazing piper, whistler, tunesmith, and I hear he’s a decent baker as well! Along with the totally-talented Brìghde Chaimbeul and the superbly-skilled Steven Byrnes, Ross has gifted us with another unique collection of music in the new album, “LAS”. For C-Smallpipe enthusiasts everywhere, this has been much-anticipated, as Brìghde and Ross did the whole thing on C-smallpipes. And whether you care a lot about the key of the pipes or it makes no difference to you at all: this album is a horizon-broadening, joy-bringing, excitement-inducing musical trip and I could not recommend it enough. In the last 48hrs I think I’ve listened it through some 9 times, and some of the tracks, (especially The Badger & The Weasel,) many more times than that, and it’s not getting old in any way. Stream it, buy it, share it with friends - get copies to hand out for the Holidays, this is good music.

Tune into this episode to hear Ross totally shut-down my suggestion that World’s ought to include a Grade 1 Cabaret Competition…

Here are the links! As of today, there’s a single track of the album available, but the whole album will drop on September 2nd. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1F6NvB43HUErNBJMGzBS5j?si=TwydsrbuQQOMOa8NusSj2A

As of posting the episode, I don’t have a BandCamp link yet, but for sure consider purchasing a copy to support these amazing artists. One easy way to do that is via BandCamp. Here’s Ross’ BandCamp Profile: https://rossainslie.bandcamp.com/

Here’s Brìghde’s: https://brighdechaimbeul.bandcamp.com/

And if you’re interested, here are some YouTube videos related to this new album: Album sampler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COPSjIhoU6E

The trio at Celtic Colours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiueVh23lUo

The early jamming that lead to this album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8gDqZ_hW3k

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