Being part of an around-the world, around-the-clock, 24 Hour Poptastic online community, means that life is always full of surprises.

I was having an early morning cuppa here at our holiday cottage in Öland when I got a text message from Simon in Alice Springs, commenting on the fact that the New Yorker have a rather decent article on Brigdhe Chaimbeul, the young piper from Skye who has been making a lot of international waves.

I was interested to read it. After being tipped off about her by @retropath2, I saw her gig at the Roskilde Festival a while back and the Danish youth all sat spellbound throughout the set .

Things got a little rowdier for the final tune when a couple of Viking lads jumped up onto the stage and got the people dancing, creating a spontaneous mini-ceilidh. Definitely great fun.

I hope she was happy with this response. Brighde is something of a chamber piper and would not be out-of-place on ECM.

Here is an introduction from THE NEW YORKER The 27-year-old Scottish musician Brìghde Chaimbeul is considered one of the most skillful and interesting bagpipe players in the world. Chaimbeul » Continue Reading.