Today's post features a well-known competition-style 2/4 march – The Argyllshire Gathering. Included is a complete recording of the tune, an audio lesson with a complete breakdown of the tune's...
Last April, just days after putting his legendary Lawrie bagpipes up for sale, the piping world was saddened by the passing of the winningest competitive piper of all time, Donald MacPherson. Author:...
One of my favorite piping days of the year is the first evening of the Northern Meeting Piping Competitions at Inverness. The world's greatest pipers grace the Eden Court Theatre stage to play one of...
Download the pdf of the article. A complete understanding of any tune always begins first with general principles, followed by specifics. It helps to understand not only what we want to achieve, but...
Today's post features a traditional 4/4 march – The Pikeman's March. Included is a complete recording of the tune, an audio lesson with a complete breakdown of the tune's structure and rhythmic...
Today's post features a modern slow air in an unusual time signature – The Sands of Kuwait in 6/4 time. Included is a complete recording of the tune, an audio lesson with a complete breakdown of...
I recently had the exciting opportunity to perform two concerts with superstar Galician piper Carlos Núñez. Carlos has the distinction of being the only piper to sell over one million records. He's...
Today's lesson features a new tune: The South Georgia Whaling Song -- a traditional Gaelic air in the 6/8 time signature. I first learned this tune from Alasdair Gillies and he gave me a copy of...
Today we have a new tune from Studio member Ben Gibbons. Ben has been taking lessons from me via Skype for the past year. Ben has written a number of tunes and we've devoted some time in his weekly...
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