Bagpipe

Bagpipe and Drum
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/

Bagpipe FAQ and Resources
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/

Bagpipe Tunes
Bagpipe and drum sheet music, chat, forums, free email, and guestbook.
http://www.bagpipetunes.com/

The Bagpipe Web Directory
A guide to bagpiping on the web.
http://www.bobdunsire.com/bagpipeweb/

Bagpiper.Com
Events, product reviews, articles, bagpiper directory, chat room, and links.
http://www.bagpiper.com/

The Bagpipes of Poitou
History and background information on the bagpipes of Brittany, with links to Breton culture.
http://www.meloche.net/bagpipes.htm

Caber Records
Record label dedicated to bagpipe music. Features a glossary, media downloads, and news.
http://www.caber-records.com/

Canadian Bagpipe Links
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/

College of Piping
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/

De Nationale Doedeldag
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/

Drum Major
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

Dutch Uilleann Pipers Club
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

EZ-Piper
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//

Galician Bagpipes
Information about the Galician Bagpipe.
http://www.clip.dia.fi.upm.es/~boris/gaita/

Ian Kinnear Small Pipes
Made in the tradition of quality Scottish instrument makers. Pictures, descriptions, sound files, and contact information.
http://www.btinternet.com/~scottishsmallpipes/

Introduction to Bagpipe Music
An introduction to bagpipe music for the non-piper. How to listen to and appreciate bagpipe music.
http://www.mcnabbs.org/andrew/comments/pipemusic/

John Leamy´s Website
Personal site with information about piping in Limerick, links and Irish news.
http://www.geocities.com/johnleamy/index.html

Johnson's Uilleann Pipes Site
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

Midipiper's MP3s
Digitally created MP3s that sound like actual bagpipes.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6784/

Northumbrian Small Pipes
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/

Parade Shine
Dedicated to the Scottish style Drum Major, with information for pipeband drum majors, covering uniform, flourishes and competitions.
http://www.wuspba.org/ParadeShine

Pibau Pencader
Traditional music Welsh bagpipe group and festival in Pencader, west Wales, UK. Meetings, schedule, venues.
http://pibaupencader.info

Pibroch.net
Promoting classical Gaelic piping to a global audience. Articles, CD recommendations, and links for piobaireachd.
http://pibroch.net

Piper and Drummer Magazine
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/

Pipes & Drums Webring
Links the sites of pipers and pipe bands. World-wide membership.
http://f.webring.com/hub?ring=bagpipeband

Pitch Pipe Bagpipe Tuner
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

Richard and Anita Evans
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/

Ringo's Bagpipe Pages
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

Ross Bagpipe Reeds
Bagpipe reeds, zipped and clamped canister pipe bags.
http://www.rossbagpipereeds.com/

Scottish Piper
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

Steve MacLeod's Bagpipe Q&A
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/

Swedish bagpipes
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/

Tenor Drummer
The home of pipe band tenor drumming on the web.
http://www.tenordrummer.com

Uillean Pipes References
Listing of Uillean Pipes supplies, tips, music and links.
http://www.daye1.com/

Uilleann Pipes Obsession
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/

The Universe of Bagpipes
Photos and descriptions of over 30 kinds of bagpipes from many countries, history, sound samples, and construction information.
http://www.hotpipes.com/

The VOICE Online
The official online publication of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA).
http://www.euspba.org/

Webpiper.net Bagpipe Forum
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/