When the Pipers Play
https://youtu.be/YBqgGDlVw74 As Dr. Jack Taylor mentioned in his class, "Get the tune in your head." Hearing a tune played and sung is one way. This…
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.
The MacDonald's are Simple - Bruce Gandy
https://youtu.be/WeB28aPkMBI If you have been attending Bruce's classes lately, you will recognize this piobaireachd!
Lúnasa online concert - March 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keElwFyy7Vk&list=WL&index=7&t=20s Here's a great full concert from March of 2021. Some amazing Celtic music.
John Danaher: The Path to Mastery in Jiu Jitsu, Grappling, Judo, and MMA | Lex Fridman Podcast #182
This maybe the most wonderful conversation regarding mastery and learning I've ever heard, and so poignant in respect to piping. Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktuw6Ow4sd0 You could also…
Angus MacColl - Hornpipe/Jig
https://youtu.be/AuALMp2M4U4 Angus MacColl plays the tunes 'Jimmy Blue' and 'The Kitchen Maid' in Stornoway in 2009.
Rye Straw - Lúnasa Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh_3emrvCsg One of my favorite Lúnasa tunes, it's got a little bit for everyone and listen to how they transition from one tune to the…
Alick C. MacGregor - Andrew Douglas
Did you know our own Andrew Douglas is on Spotify? Check out his latest release here! https://open.spotify.com/album/2wtLWjVJ4Df3FPGjLFiDHc?si=dyfpRx12RDSQMgYzE4Yvrw
Carlos Núñez - Celtic Beethoven
https://youtu.be/I_9KXlZmIFE Here's a less than (or perhaps more) classic approach to piping, Carlos Núñez is a prolific Spanish piper and performer.
Epic Celtic Battle Music - Lincoln Hilton
https://youtu.be/cFWIigHphtk Instrumental music of his bagpipe tune set, Unreel jigs. Lincoln wrote these tunes with a bit of a combination of Scottish music, Irish folk…