Barbarian Pipe Band

The Barbarian band has been active for five years, and originates from the lands in the shade of the western Alps, a place called Bugella Civitas, (the present Biella- Piemonte - Italy). For many years now the band has been terrorising surrounding popular folk, whom for a very long time, have been dedicated to agriculture and sheep rearing. This group of hunter-gatherers, let alone musicians, is formed of three bagpipes and two drums able to summon the thunder in Earth, namely Taranis, their patron and great God of the storms. As powerful as the voice of Taranis is, so is their music. Their repertoire branches out from traditional Portugese, French, Scottish, German, Breton and Piedmont pieces to songs of their own creation. They conduct a semi nomadic lifestyle, seasoningly abandoning their land to roam the entire Italic territory, and often crossing the imposing Alpine walls so to satisfy their inexhaustible thirst for adventure.
DETAILS:
The Barbarian pipe Band is composed by five musicians. They’re three pipers and two drummers. The instruments offered are only period ones and they include medieval german bagpipe, north and south italian bagpipes, great highland bagpipe, bombards, a set of medieval drums, Davul, Nakers, Gong, bells and so on… The proposed repertory sweeps from medieval music to traditional music up to pieces of their own creation. Each piece is arranged and revised in a more original viewpoint compared to usual folk/traditional standards. The band can offer two different kind of show: travelling show or stage one.
Travelling show as wandering musicians takes more or less 30-40 minutes proposed more times all along the event, for a maximum of three hours per day. This kind of show is suitable for all kind of event, from medieval festival up to general musical events. The instruments proposed during travelling show are a set of two bandoleer period drums, one Davul, three medieval bagpipes in A minor and one bombard. For this kind of performance isn’t required an amplification.
The stage show takes more or less 90 minutes and is performed with many different musical instruments. In that way the performance appears more dynamic and catches audience’s attention with continuing changes of sound mood. During the stage show the instument proposed are: a set of four medieval drums, one Davul, one Nakers, one Gong, three medieval bagpipes in A m and one in E m, two north italian pivas and one zampogna in G, three scottish bagpipes, one bombard in G and one in E. Amplification is required for this kind of performance.
During ecah kind of performance the band wears medieval costumes of year 1200-1400 typical of wanderings and musicians.
UPCOMING SHOWS
SEPTEMBER 2008