Today's post features a class on the piobaireachd, Struan Robertson's Salute. The tune has a nice melody and is relatively short. As a result, it's often one of the first piobaireachd that pipers...
I received the exciting news today that I won first place in the Original Piobaireachd Music Composing Competition. The competition was organized by the Shasta Piping Society and co-sponsored by...
This is the beginning of a series that is intended to help you, as a student of pibroch, grow confident in interpreting and performing from the primary sources of pibroch. Elsewhere I have shared...
Today's post features master class on the beautiful piobaireachd, Fair Honey. The tune has been on the set list of tunes for many of the world's top competitions, including the Gold and Silver Medal...
I recently had the pleasure of watching the wonderful BBC Documentary "The Glorious Effect". You can view the film below. It gives a fantastic snapshot of the state of piping, and particularly of...
Note: Today’s post is by David Hester, who has been exploring an alternative approach to Piobaireachd playing. David's website, altpibroch.com, has gained a huge following. Just a quick post to let...
Note: Today’s post is by David Hester, who has been exploring an alternative approach to Piobaireachd playing. David's website, altpibroch.com, has gained a huge following. He was invited to...
Today's post features a 70-minute master class on the classic Piobaireachd Too Long in This Condition. Included are the course handouts and the complete audio recording from a seminar I taught in New...
This coming weekend is one the biggest weekends of the year in the piping world: Kansas City Winter Storm. The event features world-class and amateur level competitions in solo piping and drumming,...
I will be working my way through a number of Campbell Canntaireachd pieces that were not notated prior to the wave of secondary literature that came post Angus MacKay. The first up is Slan Fuive. (To...
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