Some 2/4 marches from Belfast
https://youtu.be/MVPAFwSfdMw March, strathspey and reel [MSR] pipe band competitions are sometimes criticised because bands restrict their repertoire to a relatively small number of compositions, especially…
Category: Pipe Band
Band vs Solo Chanter: What's the Difference?
If you're learning or playing the bagpipes with a band, it's common to have a pipe chanter handed to you to play when you're playing…
Is It Time To Mix Up Your Band Practice?
Has your band practice become a bit too repetitive or stale? Do you feel like you just do the same things over and over again…
Producing the Perfect Constant
Drone reeds are either the cause or the solution to the problem of creating a great sound out of three instruments (two tenors and a…
Why Most Bagpipe Harmonies Sound Bad
Let's face it. Usually, harmonies in a tune are something an audience usually looks forward to listening to – but there are a lot of…
Bagpipes and the United States Military
From its origin in Scottish clans and culture, the Great Highland Bagpipe has long been associated with the military.
Especially in more recent history, the Highland Regiments of the British Armed Forces, and some of the Lowland Regiments as well, have had bagpipers since their first formation.
The United States Armed Forces has historically had a very close relationship with the British – so the spread of the bagpipes was inevitable.