Tag Archives: Northumbrian music

A.D. Schofield and J. Say’s Billy Pigg: The Border Minstrel

One Northumbrian musician, Billy Pigg, deserves further study. Billy Pigg played the pipes for the love of it, not for fame or fortune, and that seems to be what made him such a great success. His fiery speed and innovative … Continue reading

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Jez Lowe’s Live at the Davy Lamp

Lahri Bond penned this review. Jez Lowe is one of the consummate performers in Celtic music today. Hailing from the Northumbrian lands of Northeast England, near the Scottish Borders, he brings a distinctively northern edge to his music. Lowe grew up … Continue reading

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Billy Pigg’s The Border Minstrel

There were two things Janey Little loved best in the world: music and books, and not necessarily in that order. Her favorite musician was the late Billy Pigg, the Northumbrian piper from the northeast of England whose playing had inspired … Continue reading

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