Crazy street piper I saw in Basel Switzerland during the Basel Tattoo 2010. Probably what I'd be doing if I had no job. UPDATE: The street performer in the video can be found here: myspace.com/ta... Great playing!
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@Ray-oj6xf9 жыл бұрын
I love this guy. I can't stop coming back to this video on occasions. Such skill.
@michaelpreston2334 жыл бұрын
Agreed ! I took lessons because of this Busker !
@DarthPickleCT4 жыл бұрын
Yeah he’s great but do you know where I can get those pants and shoes they look dope
@Hevdan14 жыл бұрын
Agree, I discovered this video like 8 years ago and still watching it from time to time. I've watched all of his videos on YT and this show is one of the best. Thom is awesome and very tallented. I love his play. :D
@stephenm.harrissr.6617 Жыл бұрын
13 years for me. I love all his videos but this one draws me back from time to time. Would love to meet the guy.
@louislamonte334 Жыл бұрын
Actually he's quite a fine piper and the dancing makes him really interesting to watch! He's an inspiration to me.
@josephsaliba799 жыл бұрын
that Guy is not crazy, but a real bagpipe master, amazing....
@goosie342y93 жыл бұрын
Yes
@DannyBoi2112 Жыл бұрын
Hardly a master
@carlakenyon60734 ай бұрын
Who said he was crazy?
@TourettesOrc7 жыл бұрын
I don't trust people who hate bagpipe music.
@goosie342y93 жыл бұрын
Same
@Nucksfan1 Жыл бұрын
That’s why I have no friends 😂😂😂😂
@carlakenyon60734 ай бұрын
Right!
@mannyechaluce38142 ай бұрын
They hate you back
@andrewbisset47308 жыл бұрын
being a piper that has played all his life i can say there are few that are as good as him
@Weasel123able7 жыл бұрын
he kind of gets out there...lol
@Donnybrook105 жыл бұрын
I will 2nd that. I've been playing for 20 years and he's on a very unusual level. I'd say genius.
@burrowdown3 жыл бұрын
That's...really impressive. This guy is a very good piper, AND he's got moves. Respect.
@nine-inch-nail8 жыл бұрын
I would at least have the respect to stop there and admire this guys talent. Hope he goes places. Much respect
@dradio12348 жыл бұрын
Doesn't matter when you can hear the damn thing across town.
@mattwaffle26538 жыл бұрын
+dradio1 bagpipes are loud as hell
@DarthPickleCT4 жыл бұрын
Yeah yeah but where did he get his pants from there sick
@jamesmcleod3614 жыл бұрын
I would have asked to jam with him
@coldwinter50311 жыл бұрын
This is amazing! I saw this guy in 2012 in Bern during a Demonstration against the WEF. The police closed in to us before the protest could even begin and surrounded us for hours, letting nobody out. This guy got caught by chance with us and started to play for us and against the police. He played very well and with great solidarity. He renewed my faith in the struggle. I have a very nice memory from that day. Hope he is still playing for the oppressed people in some other parts of the world.
@AChapman19977 жыл бұрын
He's excellent! People who say bagpipes are bad need to have their heads checked. They're a beautiful instrument
@shewolf44422 жыл бұрын
We saw him play when we were in Basel in 2016...he was so awesome, our 2yo daughter was dancing to his music and didn't want to leave, we ended up missing our tram and stayed for another song :-)
@darlingdaisywolf25277 жыл бұрын
let's just all stop to realize how amazing he is
@pamelacorona36657 жыл бұрын
darlingdaisywolf 25 You've got that right ! : D
@iainmacbeth45439 жыл бұрын
Utterly bloody FANTASTIC !!!! I wonder what he was smoking before he played his set ?. A very talented and wonderfully idiosyncratic piper. The look of bewilderment on the faces of two of the women passing by had me choking on my cup of tea !
@rainwindandwolf510 жыл бұрын
... A King in the moment, untouchable
@Freemancos6 жыл бұрын
1:58 That tune is just amazing.
@AlaskanEagle19909 жыл бұрын
Dude is like some epic gypsy from Mars on a weekend acid trip
@thereelpiper2 жыл бұрын
Love how he uses the scales, the acoustics from the glass in door, and the ground beneath his feet. All adding to the music.
@oziko11 жыл бұрын
I've never seen a person enjoying so much playing the bagpipes.He is on trance!
@apopope727 жыл бұрын
The guy is sooo inspired :D you gotta love that. He plays straight from the heart.
@erikjleiken2 жыл бұрын
This guy is scaring people. Awesome! This guy is a rare gem as a freestyler.
@chrisgraham8877 жыл бұрын
This guy is amazing!! Wonderful!!!
@ichaffee19 жыл бұрын
I love this guy why are people not stopping!!!??
@binthrdonthat9 жыл бұрын
ichaffee1 Because it's Switzerland.
@svenlima8 жыл бұрын
+binthrdonthat Many people stop in Switzerland they also pay enough money. But you have to stand at the right spot. If you watch my video of this guy you will see that there are plenty of people standing and even dancing.
@chatzimichailidis8 жыл бұрын
+binthrdonthat switzerland have not coulture,they now only about schokolade and watches hehehe
@ichaffee18 жыл бұрын
Thats too bad, I hear that certain people have migrated in such...large numbers to your country and. They are trying to make their culture everyone else's
@svenlima8 жыл бұрын
+Chatzimichailidis Dimitrios Genau. Und Du bisch de tümmscht!
@Leo-cp4iu9 жыл бұрын
This guy deserves proper recognition. He sounds awesome!
Coming from me (a man who mainly listens to music like Oceano or Emmure) this man is insanely talented and can carry a great tune. I hope he gets famous from this because he deserves it.
@orelb59 жыл бұрын
this guy has the swag of a thousand suns.
@ryanfindlay59910 жыл бұрын
You are a very talented man ,love how you bend the pace of each tune & you look like your really feeling it to .well done sir & thank you
@toysvilltvstudios757610 жыл бұрын
I'll so toss a hundred dollars to this guy! AMAZING!!!!!! somebody make him famous!!! finally, a piper who can dance and play! ^_^ THUMBS UP!
@chosig19116 жыл бұрын
Dudde, I'd toss a $100 without the "crazy"... just hearing a piper live :O
@sethdelp82982 жыл бұрын
Amazing! I would have sat there all day listening to him.
@oziko11 жыл бұрын
i am not gething bored of watching this video. it makes me happy
@reffo10 жыл бұрын
Daaamn, this guy is jamming his ass off! Awesome. Why is nobody caring?
@TheSoddingChannel10 жыл бұрын
They're dumbasses.
@loven2477 жыл бұрын
Or because he Plays fucking everyday there and love him but listen to him everyday? Just go first to the plc before you Judge...
@carrnil9 жыл бұрын
Makes you want to march into a battle doesn't it?
@faultandfracture9 жыл бұрын
carrnil that's funny because it sounds really peaceful to me :-)
@jimmyduncan76509 жыл бұрын
carrnil My great Grandpa did just that with the Scots Guard in WW1. Brave souls
@bjeffrey18639 жыл бұрын
Yes they were
@bandawhat338 жыл бұрын
+carrnil Bag pipes and celtic music inspire me. they get me amped up for battle as well as training. but also relax me.
@mattwaffle26538 жыл бұрын
To me it's the opposite well at least for this song but bagpipes is one of the most beautiful instruments it really touches someone's soul with the right song.
@SilverStarEyes11 жыл бұрын
I love these eccentric characters in the world.
@craigturton65783 жыл бұрын
One of the best I have heard
@celticminstrel82528 жыл бұрын
The spirit of the pipes.
@BrianLiles11 жыл бұрын
I could listen to that all day!
@SK-sy6ku10 жыл бұрын
απλά φοβερός, λες και για 5 λεπτά έχει καταλάβει το νόημα της ζωής, εκφράζεται, αισθάνεται, βιώνει την μουσική και τον χορό. ΜΠΡΑΒΟ!!!
@mashallkhazan63777 жыл бұрын
He is not crazy he is just enjoying .
@dennisdudley4419 Жыл бұрын
I am a Scottish piper myself,and this guy is great. I tip my hat to him gladly.
@TheShakey999 жыл бұрын
Streets artists are mankind's greatest creation.
@d.74372 жыл бұрын
WOW! I love his interpretation! He is sensational!!!
@TheUshman00711 жыл бұрын
Heard round the world! Never stop playing....my brother...playing for peace on earth! My neighbors LOVED you! lol in the USA!
@andresnanomarquez67739 жыл бұрын
GREAT ACTTITUDE CALEXANDERS... HE DESERVED IT. THANK YOU FOR PRESENT HIM....YOU ROCK PAL!!!
@therealbaglady11 жыл бұрын
Been scouring around youtube today without signing in....was about to switch off my computer then came across this vdo. I had to sign in to "like" this vdo. This guy is far from crazy. He's brilliant, amazing, natural, talented, gifted, passionate, dynamic....the list go on. Thanks for sharing this vdo :)
@LagOknenonok11 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing.
@DarkLeviathan8 Жыл бұрын
I hope this guy is still doing fine, what an amazing artist.
@benm.132910 жыл бұрын
This guy has real talent. I can't believe those people just walking by!
@sergiochavez6141 Жыл бұрын
Oh my god, soul lifting, powerfull, ....l love this master...
@jeremyatkinson20810 жыл бұрын
it makes me very sad to hear bagpipes, considering what I've been through with them. My father was a cop who was killed when I was 7 months old, and two years ago we had a memorial service for fallen officers for my city, and the pipers played amazing grace... a song they played for his funeral service. But it's also nice to listen to them, because it's important never to forget the memorial. :)
@brooks44486 жыл бұрын
jeremy atkinson you raight ets olso make me sad
@robertwood298110 жыл бұрын
as a bagpiper, I can tell you that he is really playing, not some radio doing it. really good too!
@michaelpreston2337 жыл бұрын
This dude is out there! I love it.
@dtkingsley11 жыл бұрын
Actually one of the coolest and most passionate pipers I've ever seen. Rock on piping brother!
@pendehassen12 жыл бұрын
makes him crazy cuz the way he plays!.. is totaly crazy! amazing!
@picopanpipe912 жыл бұрын
Fantastic energy! Never heard pipes quite like this before. It's like the pipes are playing him!
@christopherhug11 жыл бұрын
You have changed my life for the better. Thank you.
@erikdanielsson88138 жыл бұрын
Great guy. The Jim Morrison of bagpipes. I wish my neighbourhood had it's own bagpiper... or, on second though, perhaps not.
@Nicole-yr3yi8 жыл бұрын
yea it would be a bad idea... unless you didn't sleep ;3
@Donnybrook105 жыл бұрын
Morrison was nowhere near this guy. non-pipers don't even understand what they are seeing and hearing. He's making notes I didn't even know you could make on the pipes. Amazing. And I will say he was improvising because I've never heard any of that music before.
@vocalg19 жыл бұрын
Great playing! Come to Canada and people here will love it.
@bluesboydude11 жыл бұрын
i wanna see more of this guy!! i can just sit down and listen to him all fucking day!!
@user-ij6pp4lv4f8 жыл бұрын
He's probably the saneist man alive.
@user-cx1wf3bo4u4 жыл бұрын
Nice username.
@goosie342y93 жыл бұрын
Hmmmmmmm
@daryllawrick9768 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Very creative. Great emotional feel...
@jamesseniorstewart9 жыл бұрын
This piper is one of best I have heard
@ericalanwestacotthari41603 жыл бұрын
he played at my wedding, lone piper in the forest, Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland 2013
@joshuacomparan90903 жыл бұрын
Proof?
@jakey50011 жыл бұрын
Passion..lost in music. Amazing.
@siebensunden11 жыл бұрын
He is really great! Thank you for this video.
@roberttamatea1996 Жыл бұрын
Mate you are Awesome Absolutely Love the Bagpipes You are The Man mate 💯👊
@Bigjimi6was97 жыл бұрын
This man has the power to make women cry and men fight.
@nicolasportes31652 жыл бұрын
Homme libre dans la beauté de sa transcendance !
@davidbyrhtnoth37510 жыл бұрын
Utterly delightful proficiency displayed. TOP MARKS.
@kd5txo11 жыл бұрын
Brill....I agree.... One can close the eyes and almost imagine the terror of 1000 men marching toward oneself armed with spears and arrows and swords.... war is hell and heaven all at once.
@THEmuppett13 жыл бұрын
brilliant im 39 now been playing since i was 9.. this is the buzz and attitude we need to bring the fun into our national .. happy happy.. its what we are.. SCOTTISH X. lived in holland 10 yrs . played lots over there at new yr.. like ur style m8.. i'll play wi u.. drummer and were in the money. x fab.. my style.. played friends into church .. on schooby doo.. lol .. ok my bid is .. anyone wanna take the pipes to a new level..
@brucewayne-px4lv9 жыл бұрын
Dude.....Most Excellent.
@cloneeja4 жыл бұрын
I saw him at Bern now I founded him and I’m listening respect from Turkei
@victorvangessel269 жыл бұрын
This is so frikkin' fantastic. Never mind his dresscode, it's the music and the fire he puts into it.
@cosplayboundlive9 жыл бұрын
Who cares about a dress code? I play the pipes and I will never wear a kilt. The pipes are a great and LOUD instrument. You dont have to wear the typical attire when playing. You're right. This guy is amazing
@PrinceHallPiper11 жыл бұрын
INCREDIBLE, I never seen piping like that before. INCREDIBLE
@aussierule7 жыл бұрын
that low drone he keeps going back to at 0:45 while soloing over top is fucking dope as shit
@guillaumed77887 жыл бұрын
The spirit of bagpipes !!! Amazing !!!
@pamelacorona36657 жыл бұрын
Guillaume Diemand lots of spirit ! : )
@DarkestofTimes9 жыл бұрын
If by crazy you mean really good, then yes.
@encomunismo8 жыл бұрын
Someone is alive on that street: the piper!
@lhasawarabsel53843 жыл бұрын
I have huge emotions with bagpipes I am Tibetan I have learn this instrument and i think this is the most beautiful music instrument in the world
@therealbangaio13 жыл бұрын
saw this guy when i was there a week back! he is amazing!
@TheWallaced3 жыл бұрын
What a showman and piper!
@soundnicetome11 жыл бұрын
There are some amazingly talented people out there that do not get the recognition they deserve..this guy is one of the few....well done sir?
@jeffbates375311 жыл бұрын
most excellent,great showmanship
@jimpomac9 жыл бұрын
This guy is outstanding, I.m guessing he's a Breton from the type of music he plays. Love the drags and slurs.
@fiedelmina9 жыл бұрын
He's Swiss.
@aquamann8811 жыл бұрын
The jazzman of the pipes!!
@StudioMaximilianPruefer10 ай бұрын
He’s I real genius! I hope one day I meet him again
@LifeEleanorDeathNell11 жыл бұрын
He's not crazy, he's just excited! And who wouldn't be? Bagpipes light a fire in my heart, I would be dancing with bells too! (Though, admittedly, I al-ready do that...) :D
@crystallinesheen11 жыл бұрын
WOW! That was seriously the most awesome display of some pipes. Holy fucking shit that woke me up here in Santa Cruz!
@AngusOnkel7 жыл бұрын
Fine detail that he have bells around his angles and stepping the drum rythm 😊
@Morseeille11 жыл бұрын
I would watch him all day
@Donnybrook105 жыл бұрын
he IS crazy...crazy great. Very good piper.
@blackaddergermany11 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Just brilliant!!
@haggismcneil708410 жыл бұрын
Wow! wish i could play that well..... percussion too!
@TheTrickshooter12 жыл бұрын
Man that's such great music! Bagpipes are great!!!!
@lizhendricks87159 жыл бұрын
talented and working the passion of his music whether anyone else likes it or not..that is NOT 'crazy'
@michaelpreston2335 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Piping !
@helgevig10 жыл бұрын
absolutely amazing
@owlet196311 жыл бұрын
When I was a busker ( street musician) , I had some friends who would play the bagpipes and I used to tease them about why bagpipers were moving while playing on the street.. Well.... a moving target is not as easy to hit, he he he.. Met quite a bunch of very fine street artists and those years are among those I cherish a lot, along with the memories made then.
@hawk129011 жыл бұрын
Let us all rock to the songs of my people!
@FrancescPunsola12 жыл бұрын
This is an example of how some one enjoy his bagpipes. It's a pleasure to watch it and hear it.
@rogthepirate45939 жыл бұрын
A true master. I don't necessarily think - contrary to many others, it seems - that this guy is necessarily home- or jobless, though. I play bagpipes as well (albeit neo-german ones) and me and my band do street music from time to time just for the fun of it. Sometimes it nets us a pretty penny or two, sometimes it doesn't, but it's a fun thing to do nonetheless.
@fiedelmina9 жыл бұрын
He is a personal acquaintance of mine and I know that he is not homeless. He lives in Bern, Switzerland, and plays in several bands. I'm not sure whether he is able to live off his music by now or keeps working in the profession he learned originally atm.