Randy Aitken: Mesmerizing, Pure Happiness
I'm Scottish and Irish, I have always loved the pipes so I started to learn how to play. I just wanted to play, didn't have…
Category: Member Spotlights
Corey Tucker: Maintained a Passion
My journey with the bagpipes started in army cadets at the age of 12. I found I excelled at this as an instrument and have…
Denn Fowler: Why Not Try?
I've always loved the sound of the pipes. Living in a rural area, I needed to find online instruction, I was referred to Dojo U…
Jay Hackney: Only Nine Notes
During my undergrad years at Simon Fraser University, a friend in math class (who was a member of theTriumph Street Pipe Band) started offering lessons…
David Bell: Enjoying the Steak
I responded to a call published in The Fireline to form a fire department pipe & drum band. Prior to picking up the bagpipes, I…
Rod Gillies: Work In Progress
My father was pipe major of one of the local bands and thus became my first tutor. He was Australian Champion at the time. Initially…
Craig Sherman: Beyond My Wildest Dreams
When I was 12 years old I wanted to learn to play an instrument. My uncle had just begun learning to play the bagpipes in…
Evan Copello: The Family Piper
I have been playing instruments all of my life. In 2014, I was slated to go to postgraduate school at the University of Edinburgh. I started…
David Brown: Reinvigorating My Piping
I started playing 30 years ago with the Kalamalka Highlanders in Vernon, BC, thanks to a partnership between the band and my local Air Cadet…
Michael Bangs: Recapturing the Feeling
I had always wanted to play the bagpipes, but never had time with career and family. My daughters headed out to college, so I decided…