Jayne Ferlitsch: If It Was Easy, Everyone Would Do It
My father was a piper, so I grew up listening and loving the sound of the bagpipes. I'd always wanted to learn, but it wasn't…
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Gordon Carter: Piping in God's Own Country
Piping was something that I always wanted to do. The sound of the pipes in a band piqued my interest to learn. I am originally…
Meghan Hutchins: Inspired by the Sea
I got married by a bagpipe-playing sea captain in Maine. After the ceremony, the sea captain shared with me how I could learn the pipes:…
Brian Gilley: Learning the Dream
I've always wanted to learn and during the pandemic I decided that was a good time. We had just had another baby and for some…
Susan Ross: Leaping Ahead in Lockdown
I have always enjoyed listening to bagpipes and I wanted to get back into music, but in a less solitary way than playing piano. In…
Jim Hedgpeth: Cycling Towards Success
“As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm. Jump. It is not as wide as you think.”~ Joseph Campbell: a…
Mary Chaisson: Better Than Ever
I have always been fascinated with the sound of the pipes. When I was younger, two girls I knew played the pipes and lived up…
Paul Harrison: Loud and Proud
I joined the Aladdin Shrine and they had a bagpipe unit performing. I liked the sound and went up to talk to them and they…
Vincent Guinnane: Pipes vs Violin...
I was originally interested in the violin until I saw a Scottish Gentlemen at the 1966 World's Fair in San Antonio. I was then invited…
Sally Jones: From Dog Gate to Heirloom
My father learned to play the bagpipes as an adult. He started at age 51, when I was a teenager. When he passed away at…