Event
Brìghde Chaimbeul
Artist Talk and Demonstration
Brìghde Chaimbeul: Artist Talk and Demonstration
April 7, 2025 (Monday) — 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Annenberg Center - Arts Lounge at the Annenberg
3680 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA
Scottish smallpipe player Brìghde Chaimbeul visits Penn Music to give an artist talk and demonstration.
This event is free and open to the public.
ABOUT BRÌGHDE CHAIMBEUL
Brìghde Chaimbeul (Breech-huh Campbell) is a leading purveyor of celtic experimentalism and a master of the Scottish smallpipes; a bellows-blown, mellower cousin to the famous Highland bagpipes. A native Gaelic speaker, Brìghde roots her music in her language and culture. She rose to prominence as a prodigy of traditional music, but has since begun a journey to take the smallpipes into unchartered territory. She has devised a unique way or arranging for pipe music that emphasises the rich textural drones of the instrument; the constancy of sound that creates a trance-like atmosphere, played with enticing virtuosic liquidity. She draws inspiration from the world of interconnected piping traditions, but her most recent album brings in influence from ambient, avant garde and electronic music.
Her mesmerising musicianship has won her many awards and media recognition, including BBC Young Folk Award, BBC Horizon Award, SAY Award nomination and a wide array of collaborators include Caroline Polachek, Colin Stetson, Gruff Rhys, Radie Peat.
Brìghde Chaimbeul performance at ALICE, Copenhagen:
Brìghde Chaimbeul (in red) opening the Dior Cruise 2025 show with Clann Ulaidh:
Featured Photo by Camille Lemoine
Additional support has been provided by The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation