![]() In a moment of pure fluke, Archy saw a Youtube video of a popular European band where a band member was playing bagpipes in a new fashion, which struck her fancy. Until she discovered bagpipes for the good. I had accepted that I am only a vocalist and cannot play," she added. My parents and family always encouraged me to pursue my skills and gifted me guitars and a keyboards, but I could not never learn them. "I used to sing, since I was really young. Archy, used to perform in an alternative metal band called 'Rogue Saint', until it dismantled in 2012 and she finally found a chance to introspect and decide a musical ambition for herself. She incorporates bagpipes into different musical genres and creates her unqiue renditions through them. "I basically create my own model through bagpipes by using the clay of popular existing music," she said. Currently, recognised as India's only commercial female bagpiper artist, using the instrument to create and reflect, versions of existing popular songs, and transforming their appeal through bagpipes, she has carved a niche for herself among the knackers of old school music. ![]() Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Charles H.GHAZIABAD: Popularly known as the ' the snake charmer chick', Archy Jay has been treading the road less traveled for over two years now. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. ![]() She wants to go forward with this and see how she can fuse different types of music with her bagpipes."įYI COL Mikel J. Foreigners often assume that India is a land full of snake charmers so she wanted to show them that if that's how we're going to be typecast, this is how well we can do the charming. The inspiration behind her stage name stems from the fact that she does not want to forget her Indian roots. Once she was back, she wanted to see to what extent a bagpipe could be utilized and also how far and wide it could go in different music forms & genres. Stuff like temperature also has to be taken into account before buying a bagpipe.Īfter months of thinking, she picked one and went to Scotland for a 5-day tuition in Glasgow to brush up her skills. She had to choose the correct bagpipe for herself and that is when she found out that there are more than 100 varieties of bagpipes available. Once that was done, there was another challenge in front of her. A practice chanter is an instrument used to learn how to play the bagpipes. She began learning on a 'practice chanter'. Just like anything else that's new, she had to start at the bottom. This went in vain for a while until one man from the US, Sean Folson, replied. Such was her determination that she started e-mailing veteran bagpipers to help her out. But she didn't her spirit remained resolute. She admits that she did have the occasional breakdown and there were several instances when she considered quitting. "When you really wanna do something, when you're the only hope and you are your only teacher, what do you do? You have no option but to go on." ![]() She knew how to read music so she downloaded e-books from the Internet to learn how to play. So she decided to soldier on and started learning on her own. She wanted to know how bagpipes would sound in a normal song and not just in parade bands. And also, the fact that bagpipes are one of the toughest instruments in the world to play.īut her vision remained solid. She soon found out that there is no proper bagpipe teacher in India. She decided that she wanted to incorporate bagpipes in different types of music genres. But then, she came across a foreign band using bagpipes in their songs and it mesmerized her. But how many times have you heard someone cover a rock song on bagpipes? It is not just a rarity in India, it is unique and only to her.īeing a vocalist with a band, Archy earlier charmed audiences with her voice. Although there are many others who play bagpipes, most of them are part of bands. Archy Jay is the first Bagpipe artist of the country of India. "She calls herself 'The Snake Charmer' but her skill with the bagpipe can charm more than just snakes. Indian Archy Jay has adopted the name The Snake Charmer. Thanks CW5 Jack Cardwell for sharing The Snake Charmer performing Ed Sheeran's song " Galway Girl"
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