Three comments
Re: The Circular Breath
Issued in 1997 by the great Gordon Duncan.
The album includes 7 of Gordon’s compositions for the Highland pipes and a classic rewriting of The Contradiction Reel.
The sleeve notes contain actual notes ..in the shape of 7 fully scored tunes:
The High Drive
Pressed for Time?
The Contradiction (arr. G Duncan )
Ash City
Tain in the Rain
The Famous Baravan
Blow my Chanter
…staffed out with pipering grace notes and all.
Re: The Circular Breath
I’ll post the arrangement of the contradiction and the Galician muñeira shortly…
Re: The Circular Breath
…a shouldav said, "7 compositions including his arrangement of The Contradiction Reel."
In actual terms, very much a Gordon Duncan tune for he gave that reel a total face lift, without any loss of character or energy.