LA Scots Pipe Band - 2001 Medley in Pleasanton, CA
https://youtu.be/L9BSjqPDcgE LA Scots Pipe Band - Throwback to 2001. Winning Grade 1 Medley Performance at the Pleasanton, CA Games. Listen to the crowd reaction!! Excellent…
Category: Commandment 1: Immersion
Your environment is the single greatest correlate to your success as a piper. Create a rich environment for learning, and you'll drastically increase your odds of success. We believe, for every one hour of "active" practice, you should be "passively" immersing yourself in bagpipe music, thought, and culture. When in doubt, use this page for inspiration.
Our Favorite Evergreen Sources of Bagpipe Inspiration:
Andra's 45-hour Spotify Playlist!
Ben and Andra's 60+ hour Apple Music Playlist! Part 1
Ben and Andra's 60+ hour Apple Music Playlist! Part 2
BBC Pipeline Archive
BBC Piping Sounds
Enjoy your Piping! With Gary West
The Big Rab Show Podcast
The World Pipe Band Championships
PipesDrums.com
The Piping Press
Bagpipe.News
Andrew Lenz's "Bagpipe Journey"
New Addition! The Piper's Persuasion - famous piper interviews.
BBC Radio Program - Crunluath
Ewen Henderson hosts a BBC radio program with a great selection of bagpipe music. He speaks Gaelic, but the music needs no translation! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0016jdb
Masterblasters - Victoria Police Pipe Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DUHJrfYfGM Masterblasters is another iconic CD that everyone need to listen to at least several dozen times!
How Would You Make Yourself Worse?
We often question what might make us a better player. We look to the greats, pore over books and podcasts and advice columns, soak up…
Amazing Graze played by WAPOL and the Trinidad and Tobago Steel Band - with GROOVE
https://youtu.be/dj949Ho2Jdw Ever heard Amazing Grace have a groove before? Check out this famous, groundbreaking performance from the Edinburgh Tattoo!
SFU Pipe Band Medley at the 2013 Pipe Band Championships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KoM0kBeui8 A fantastic medley during some difficult conditions. This is the reality for outdoor competitions especially in Scotland.
Ed Best and Jack Lee Duet
https://youtu.be/1tW7v8-pm_g Jack Lee and Ed Best perform at a concert in Reno, NV after teaching a weeklong clinic to the Cal Fire Honor Guard. Jack…
Piper's Concert - Upper Potomac Music Weekends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjmUOs5nLZo Here's a nice concert of piping and Celtic music! Enjoy.
Strathclyde Police MSR 1986
https://youtu.be/fVngvSLWVx8 This was certainly the influence for many professional pipers and drummers of today. A very nostalgic sound. While many things have changed over the…