Big Rab Show Beer Tent show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMcsEjhktns 5 Hours of great music and piping culture!
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.
Simon Fraser University: Powder Horn
https://youtu.be/b_djpDRK16w Some fun arrangements of a classic tune: Donald Cameron's Powder Horn
A Lullaby for Colin Alexander
Bruce Gandy won third prize at the on-line Aboyne Games playing his own piobaireachd “A Lullaby for Colin Alexander”. This is significant because competing with…
Tam Bain's Lum by THE FM
https://youtu.be/8LDyhPO-YBA Tam Bain's Lum (Live) · Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band Impact (Live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2016)
Piping Recital - John D. Burgess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kwyk2apqjo Another gem from this legendary piper. Note, John D. Burgess was also known for being impeccably dressed.
Andrew Carlisle
https://youtu.be/E5ZkYUYCRXk Andrew Carlisle Solo (Live) · Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band Impact (Live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2016)
Crònan na Caillich….the old woman’s lullaby
A beautiful piobaireachd sung by Fiona Mackenzie. Lyrics are by the late Angus MacPhee of Skye from his book "The Crunluath Collection." https://youtu.be/ylaBrTwYm7A
An MSR from Legendary piper John D. Burgess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFQNvnxzNvc What a fantastic bagpipe and note the ease at which he plays. This is true bagpipe mastery.
Ireland's Call - St. Joseph's Pipe Band
https://youtu.be/Qa738PhDe_k Ireland's Call - Phil Coulter Arranged for Pipes - Tim Farrelly Performed by members of St. Joseph's Pipe Band for Kids with Cancer Charity…
6/8 Marches: The Heights of Cassino, Meg MacRae, Cameron MacFadyen
Jack Lee plays some 6/8 marches with amazing clarity in every bit of fingerwork. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IAsyeioGoA