Enter Sandman - Active Listening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd_UcjMusUA This is a master class on listening and rhythm analysis. If you've enjoyed our rhythm course you should enjoy his listening, his break down…
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.
Ross Miller: The Roke
Ross Miller taught a great class on March 14 (check out his class recording in the Guest Instructor's Library). He talked about his layering of…
An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCeh6amXyYE It's not every day you get to hear the bagpipes with a full orchestra. This is a great example of one of the rare…
Now That is Bagpipe Freedom!
https://youtu.be/DYsKJrTXi3I Bradley Parker performs his first set in the BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician of the Year Final 2021. The Road to Donemana by…
Comparing Piobaireachd Styles - Struan Robertson's Salute
Have you ever compared how different pipers play the same piobaireachd? They put in their own style based on how they were taught and the…
Lunasa - The Dingle Berries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYZq5f9UG0I&list=OLAK5uy_lb38aQSy_eeR8aUTCyoWJLUwZGT8SkSsk&index=7 This is one of our favourite tracks from the epic traditional music group Lúnasa. They are known for super tight unison, amazing musicality and…
International Women's Day - Margaret Dunn
https://youtu.be/LWuamuEBgqM?t=107 Let's hear it for the girls! Margaret next plays a slow air, followed by a couple of hornpipes: Gordon Duncan's "Ian Green of Greentrax"…
The Sound of Silence
https://youtu.be/Bk7RVw3I8eg This is such a great performance for so many reasons. Whether you like (very) heavy metal or not, you can't deny David Draiman is…
William Barrie - Ancient Piobaireachd
https://jimbarrie.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-piobaireachd-vol-iv Ever hear a piobaireachd sung - really well? Check out this album from William Barrie. It can be quite calming!
Alasdair Henderson - Rocking Traditionally
https://youtu.be/TiIfbQO-psU Alasdair demonstrating how cool traditional tunes can be when played to perfection!