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Practice chanter question

Started by Mark McCandless in Learning the Pipes and Drums. Last reply by John Bolt May 1. 3 Replies

I am just beginning to try and play a practice chanter. I live 250 miles from the nearest teacher. My question is are practice chanters tuned differeñtly? When I play a low g , for example, and…Continue

Synthetic Chanter Reeds---Anyone tried them?

Started by Charles McKinzie in Results. Last reply by Alexandria Davis Apr 16. 6 Replies

Has anyone tried the synthetic chanter reeds? Specifically I am looking at the Sure fire synthetics. I have been learing the pipes for about a year now, and have just recently moved from playing the…Continue

piper ghillie brogues with non-leather sole for wide feet

Started by karen bishop in Results. Last reply by Carl Donley Mar 12. 1 Reply

Does anyone know where to find a piper ghillie brogue without a leather solefor wide feet?  Husband joined a pipe band and needs shoes wide enough tofit his orthotic inserts due to flat feet.  Seems…Continue

What is your favorite Piobaireachd?

Started by Ryan Praskovich in Piobaireachd. Last reply by Jeffery craft Feb 17. 5 Replies

Just a friendly post! What is your favorite tune.I would say that my favorite tune is the Lament for the Viscount of Dundee. This tune is just great lots of low G's and Piobaireachd high G's. There…Continue

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Cracking the Millstone, Part I: Bagpipe Competitions Are Dead

It’s spring approaching summer here in the eastern US. And you know what that means? That means the Highland games and bagpipe competition circuit has begun in earnest. Many pipers are eagerly pressing their kilts, spending hours of practice time, and preparing their instruments for…well, another year of the same merry-go-round of MSRs, piobaireachds, and [...]

What’s Happening on the Next Dojo Universe Webcast

Wednesday at Noon (EST) is the time to tune in to the Dojo Universe show! Click the image to watch Wednesday’s live show or click here to listen to past webcasts. Here’s what’s on the docket: Music From: James Murray – MSR 1999 Northern Meeting Gordon Duncan – Thunderstruck Are bagpipe competitions dead? No audience, [...]

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Thanksgiving and Bagpipes

Hello All!

 

I Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed copious amounts of delicious food!

 

I wanted to see if anyone had any piping or drumming related Thanksgiving traditions.  I know I am always called on to play at one point or another but does any one pipe in the Turkey?  How about an address to the Turkey?  O great Turkey, the largest of the puddin' race?


Please share with us any of your traditions!

 

-The Piper's…

Dojo University Semester 2 is coming

If you have a peek at DojoUniversity.com, you'll see that we've begun to set up the website for the new semester. This blog post is just a quick preview of some of the things we've got going on.

Briefly - Here are the 5 piping classes we're going to be offering:

  • Bagpipe Sound Essentials, with Jack…

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Piobaireachd Wednesday: Sir James MacDonald of Isles’ Lament

Delving back into the results from the spring 2012 BagpipeLessons.com Online Piping Competition, our tune this week is one of my favorite wee tunes: Sir James MacDonald of the Isles’ Lament. It’s not very long, but it’s very melodic and very enjoyable to play. The player is Soren Larson, and this performance earned him 3rd [...]
 
 
 

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