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News and up to date information on piping and drumming. Full details regarding the Urchfont Piping and Drumming Weekend - England's only established event for first class tuition.
http://www.bagpipeanddrum.com/
Questions and answers for common bagpiping questions for the rec.music.makers.bagpipe newsgroup.
http://www.xmission.com/~redbeard/rmmb_fom/cache/1.html
Bagpipe Paintings and Etchings
Featuring bagpipes in art through the centuries with medieval, Renaissance and Baroque images of the bagpipe in celebration and portraits.
http://www.prydein.com/pipes/
Free Classified Ads Portal
www.graand.com
Bagpipe and drum sheet music, chat, forums, free email, and guestbook.
http://www.bagpipetunes.com/
A guide to bagpiping on the web.
http://www.bobdunsire.com/bagpipeweb/
Events, product reviews, articles, bagpiper directory, chat room, and links.
http://www.bagpiper.com/
History and background information on the bagpipes of Brittany, with links to Breton culture.
http://www.meloche.net/bagpipes.htm
Record label dedicated to bagpipe music. Features a glossary, media downloads, and news.
http://www.caber-records.com/
Collection of links, including pipe bands, Highland games and festivals, magazines, retailers, humor, sheet music, and graphics.
http://web.ripnet.com/~nimmos/
Canadian International Military Tattoo
The former Hamilton Tattoo. Includes a list of performers and directors, ticket details, contact information, and links.
http://www.canadianmilitarytattoo.ca/
The oldest institution teaching Scotland's national instrument. Features include history, member and membership information, exams and competitions, and information on the activities and classes. Also find piping accessories and the opportunity to suscribe to the college's magazine.
http://www.college-of-piping.co.uk/
The Dutch Annual Bagpiper's day is the main event for bagpiping in the Netherlands. With information on events, news and bands, as well as a forum. [In Dutch and English]
http://home.wanadoo.nl/doedelzakken/
Information and on-line tuition for Drum Majors all over the world. Includes drumming videos, and instructions on how to wear the drumming uniform.
http://www.drummajor.co.uk
Home of the Nederlandse Vereniging van Uilleann Pipers (NVUP). With news, schedule, and calendar of events.
http://www.nvup.nl/
Ewan Macpherson's WWW Bagpipe Index
Pictures, MIDI files, associations, tips, publications, personal information, and manufacturers.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~emacpher/pipes.html
Free bagpipe tunes by Pipe Major Tommy Jackson. Reels, jigs, marches, and hornpipes. Piobmaster files available. Pictures and links to other piping sites.
http://ezpiper.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk//
Information about the Galician Bagpipe.
http://www.clip.dia.fi.upm.es/~boris/gaita/
Made in the tradition of quality Scottish instrument makers. Pictures, descriptions, sound files, and contact information.
http://www.btinternet.com/~scottishsmallpipes/
An introduction to bagpipe music for the non-piper. How to listen to and appreciate bagpipe music.
http://www.mcnabbs.org/andrew/comments/pipemusic/
Personal site with information about piping in Limerick, links and Irish news.
http://www.geocities.com/johnleamy/index.html
Provides an index of Uilleann pipes tunes and discography, along with a list of artists and pictures of bagpipe players.
http://web.telia.com/~u46103557/index.html
March Strathspey and Reel Guide Tempo Calculator
A site that allows the calculation of guide march, strathspey and reel tempos based upon data gathered from over 280 Grade 1 standard digitally recorded performances from 1987 to present. Also provided are data on MSR tempo trends over the years.
http://www.bgs.vic.edu.au/staffnet/zsrm/msr/msrcalc.htm
Digitally created MP3s that sound like actual bagpipes.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6784/
Biographies of Richard Butler, the Duke of Northumberland's Piper, and Jan Bennet, from The Border Minstrels. Features general information on bagpipes, and lists of publications and recordings.
http://www.northumbrianpipes.com
Northumbrian Smallpipes Encyclopaedia
Historical and technical articles on Northumberland's traditional instrument.
http://www.nspipes.co.uk/nsp/
Dedicated to the Scottish style Drum Major, with information for pipeband drum majors, covering uniform, flourishes and competitions.
http://www.wuspba.org/ParadeShine
Traditional music Welsh bagpipe group and festival in Pencader, west Wales, UK. Meetings, schedule, venues.
http://pibaupencader.info
Promoting classical Gaelic piping to a global audience. Articles, CD recommendations, and links for piobaireachd.
http://pibroch.net
Online version of the quarterly international publication on the Scottish arts published by the Pipers and Pipe Band Society of Ontario, Canada. With news, reviews, features and profiles.
http://www.piperanddrummer.com/
Links the sites of pipers and pipe bands. World-wide membership.
http://f.webring.com/hub?ring=bagpipeband
Real-time pitch detection tuning software for the great Highland bagpipe.
http://www.pitchpipetuner.com/
Regimental Drum Major Association
Information to current and aspiring Drum Majors at no cost.
http://www.drummajor.net
Makers of Northumbrian and Scottish smallpipes. Features information and pictures of each type of bagpipe, with sound clips, maintenance and reed making advice, and links.
http://www.evansweb.co.uk/
Some pictures of classic pipes and a page with reviews to his book on care and maintenance of the bagpipes.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/ron_bowen/index.html
Bagpipe reeds, zipped and clamped canister pipe bags.
http://www.rossbagpipereeds.com/
Free online bagpipe lessons, with free help and support from a qualified tutor. Lessons go from the basics to full tunes, including some musical theory.
http://www.scottishpiper.net
Offers articles and information about issues relevant to those who play the bagpipe, providing a balanced and detailed assessment. Also of use for those wishing to learn or hire pipers.
http://qanda.themacleods.net/qanda/
Offers background, history and technical description of the Swedish bagpipes. Also includes tips on how to play, and music scores for traditional tunes.
http://user.it.uu.se/~crwth/bagpipes/swedish/
The home of pipe band tenor drumming on the web.
http://www.tenordrummer.com
Listing of Uillean Pipes supplies, tips, music and links.
http://www.daye1.com/
Information about the Uilleann Pipes, and the Southern California Pipers' Club. With news, calendar of events, biographies of Uilleann pipers, links and a shop.
http://www.uilleannobsession.com/
Photos and descriptions of over 30 kinds of bagpipes from many countries, history, sound samples, and construction information.
http://www.hotpipes.com/
The official online publication of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA).
http://www.euspba.org/
Forum for the discussion of the Great Highland Bagpipe and related issues.
http://www.webpiper.net/
Welsh Bagpipes and the Welsh Pibgorn
Includes histories of bagpipes and hornpipes in Wales, details and pictures of instruments by maker John Tose, notated pipe music, and photos from the Gwyl Bibau Pencader festival.
http://www.pibydd.fsnet.co.uk/