Rare bagpipe-free clip of me singing and playing the piano ✨ fun fact: Piano was my first instrument and I learned at 7 years old! More of these clips to come as I continue to make progress on my album! This one is called "Tiffany" - an original by me. Hopefully that's not some type of corporate copyright violation so if it is, I'll call the tune "How I am" Yes, the bagpipes do fit to this if I bring it down a half step into Bb. I find it easier to perform as a vocal tune in C. Let me know what

Bagpipes Medley

Are your bagpipes in tune? Who cares?! 😉 This week, Andrew and Jim discuss the “who cares” model of bagpipe tuning – where it doesn’t matter whether you know instinctively whether your pipes are in tune, or even which way you need to shift a tuning pin or tape to fix the tuning. Instead, it’s important to become comfortable with the *process* of testing, trial and error, and perfecting a system that you can replicate each time you play, and get faster and better at each time. Check out the full

Scottish Bagpipes & Drums

Learning to play the bagpipes

Make Your Bagpipes Easy: Step 1.

Did you learn to play exclusively on a practice chanter, have to get a few tunes (with all embellishments included) memorized, and only then transition to the bagpipes – where you then had to juggle posture, blowing steadily, and many other skills at once? Is there a better way to transition from practice chanter to bagpipes? In this first instalment of a two-parter, we explore how many traditional methods can be overwhelmingly complex for beginners, and how a singular focus can help actually he