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Here’s the latest news from the Pipes of Christmas
*Patrons Ticket PreSale Has Begun! Patron tickets for the 2010 Pipes of Christmas concerts are now available for purchase. Any remaining general admission tickets will go on sale later this fall. Our Patrons program not only ensures your ticket to … Continue reading
Bagpipe Tuner HBT1 – Overview
The HBT1 correctly displays the pitch of the chanter notes to harmonise with the drones while also displaying the note, frequency, calibration frequency and pitch position on a large LCD screen. Watch Bagpipe Tuner HBT1 – Overview in Music | View More … Continue reading
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Irish Arts Center
Irish Arts Center: “Pipes and Piping in Ireland with Bill Ochs Sunday, June 6 | 3 PM Join us for a fabulous multi-media presentation that traces the development of piping in Ireland from the Middle Ages to the present. Master … Continue reading
Bill Ochs, Uilleann Piper in Concert June 6 NYC
Dear Students & Friends, I will give a solo uilleann piping concert — preceded by a multi-media presentation on the history of pipes and piping in Ireland — on Sunday, June 6 at 3 PM at the Irish Arts Center … Continue reading
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Lee dewyze Hey Jude American Idol with a Bagpiper
American Idol 2010 Lee DeWyze sings The Beatles “Hey Jude” and a solo bagpiper joins in on stage.
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Watch documentary on Johnny Doherty, Donegal fiddle legend
Tinsmith, storyteller and legendary traditional fiddler, Johnny Doherty was in the 1970s still traveling the hills of Donegal at an advanced age, playing music and making a living. The documentary below was made in 1972 by Seán O’Haughey of the … Continue reading
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Pipe band ready for Edinburgh Military Tattoo – Local News – News | Mosman Daily
Pipe band ready for Edinburgh Military Tattoo – Local News – News | Mosman Daily: “BAGPIPES are cool, insists Mosman’s Claire Niccol, who took up the instrument at a girls’ high school in Perth. ‘There were about 50 girls learning … Continue reading
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Banned Scottish Dish Haggis Allowed Back in US
Banned Scottish Dish Haggis Allowed Back in US: “After being banned for 21 years, haggis will soon be allowed back into the United States. According to Wikipedia haggis is a Scottish specialty dish that contains sheep’s offal (heart, liver and … Continue reading
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Bagpipes: You either love them or hate them
Bagpipes: You either love them or hate them | Standard-Examiner – Ogden, Layton, Brigham, Weber, Davis, Top of Utah News: “Ron Rowe says that people either love or hate the sound of bagpipes. Rowe, who manages and plays for the … Continue reading
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P/M George M Bell 1926-2010
P/M George M Bell 1926-2010 – Bob Dunsire Bagpipe Forums: “P/M George M Bell 1926-2010 January 16, 2010 – We are sorry to report today that Pipe Major George M. Bell passed awayat age 83, on January 16, 2010, after … Continue reading
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Bagpipes take the streets of Chile
Bagpipes take the streets of Chile | Video | Reuters.com: “Apr. 28 – In front of thousands of spectators, over 100 bagpipers paraded in the Chilean capital of Santiago.” (Via www.reuters.com – View Video.)
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A Spot of Tea vs. a Plea for More Stimulus
A Spot of Tea vs. a Plea for More Stimulus – Wheels Blog – NYTimes.com: “The Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party, represented by about 20 local residents who marched to a bagpipe’s bleating from General Motors’ headquarters to Cobo Center, … Continue reading
Readers’ Enquiries – Edinburgh Evening News
Readers’ Enquiries – Edinburgh Evening News: “Readers’ Enquiries Published Date: 09 January 2010 Q I am writing a biography of John Grant, Edinburgh resident throughout the 1900s-1950s; a tax-collector and composer of bagpipe music, most notably The Pipes of War … Continue reading
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Free Book on Irish Music
Irish minstrels and musicians: with numerous dissertations on related subjects By Francis O’Neill Francis O’Neill (1848–1936) was an Irish musician and music collector from Co. Cork who emigrated to the U.S. and eventually became the chief of police of Chicago. … Continue reading
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vPipes – Hyper-realistic Electronic Bagpipes
vPipes – Hyper-realistic Electronic Bagpipes: “vPipes-Uilleann is a unique electronic uilleann bagpipes emulator that uses revolutionary technology resulting in a hyper-realistic experience in terms of sound quality, fingering and ornamentations. It thus affords the possibility of practising accurately in a … Continue reading
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Highland bands run out of puff
Highland bands run out of puff – Local News – News – General – The Advertiser: “A CRITICAL shortage of highland band pipers is affecting several visiting bands and may stop them taking part in the Maryborough Highland Gathering street … Continue reading
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The Pipes of Christmas Concerts Dec 19-20 NY/NJ
The Pipes of Christmas Dec. 19-20, 2009 Tickets are now on sale for the 2009 edition of “The Pipes of Christmas.” The Celtic Christmas classic will celebrate its eleventh season with performances in New York and New Jersey this December. … Continue reading
A Celtic Christmas – Dec 12 – Redlands, CA
FLYER (PDF FORMAT) of EVENT “The Redlands Community Music Association will present ‘A Celtic Christmas’ featuring Highland Way and the Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band. This third Celtic Christmas event will focus on the music of Scotland and will … Continue reading
Soundbytes – Bagpipe and Hurdy Gurdy Plugs
“Soundbytes has announced that version 1.1 updates are available for the entire Soundbytes VST plug-in range. The Update brings major improvements and stability to the VST synthesizers BagPipes, HurdyGurdy and HurdyGurdyLE as well as to the VST effect plugins Sympathizer … Continue reading
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New NPC Radio with Planetpipe
Planetpipe have teamed up with the National Piping Centre to produce a new NPC Radio show which is available now on the Planetpipe website. It is hosted by John Mulhearn and features tracks from Fred Morrison, Stuart Liddell and WAPOL … Continue reading
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