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Looking for Musical Instruments?
Shop for original harmonicas at Harmonicas Direct.
www.harmonicas-direct.com
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U.K. Musical Instruments
Selling Musical Instruments and Accessories. Shop Online Today.
www.firstbrass.co.uk
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Musical Instrument Store
The Musicians Online Superstore. Save money now and buy online today.
Gear4music.com
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Bagpipe Journey
Reference material for pipers of all levels. Covers care of the instrument, history, competition tips, and information on bands and artists.
http://www.bagpipejourney.com/
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Drums Webring
Links the sites of pipers and pipe bands. World-wide membership.
http://f.webring.com/hub?ring=bagpipeband
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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/
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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
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Bagpipe Forum
Community for pipers and drummers, with related topics.
http://www.bagpipeforum.com/
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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/
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Bagpipe Tunes
Bagpipe and drum sheet music, chat, forums, free email, and guestbook.
http://www.bagpipetunes.com/
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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/
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Bagpiper.Com
Events, product reviews, articles, bagpiper directory, chat room, and links.
http://www.bagpiper.com/
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Caber Records
Record label dedicated to bagpipe music. Features a glossary, media downloads, and news.
http://www.caber-records.com/
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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/
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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/
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David Daye's Bagpipe Page
Introduction to bagpipes, with photos, sound files, instructions, and links.
http://polarmet.mps.ohio-state.edu/~bdaye/bagpipes.html
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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/
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Dutch Uilleann Pipers Club
Home of the Nederlandse Vereniging van Uilleann Pipers (NVUP). With news, schedule, and calendar of events.
http://www.nvup.nl/
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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//
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Ewan Macpherson's WWW Bagpipe Index
Pictures, MIDI files, associations, tips, publications, personal information, and manufacturers.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~emacpher/pipes.html
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First South American Pipe Band Gathering
Promoting the event held in Montevideo, Uruguay, in April 2004. Information about the place, bands and artists that participated.
2004.04.17
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Galician Bagpipes
Information about the Galician Bagpipe.
http://www.clip.dia.fi.upm.es/~boris/gaita/
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Hamilton International Tattoo
List of performers and directors, ticket details, contact information, and links.
http://www.hamiltontattoo.ca/
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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/
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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/
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John Leamy´s Website
Personal site with information about piping in Limerick, links and Irish news.
http://www.geocities.com/johnleamy/index.html
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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
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Midipiper's MP3s
Digitally created MP3s that sound like actual bagpipes.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6784/
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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
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Northumbrian Smallpipes Encyclopaedia
Historical and technical articles on Northumberland's traditional instrument.
http://www.nspipes.co.uk/nsp/
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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
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Pibau Pencader
Traditional music Welsh bagpipe group and festival in Pencader, west Wales, UK. Meetings, schedule, venues.
http://pibaupencader.info
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Pibroch.net
Promoting classical Gaelic piping to a global audience. Articles, CD recommendations, and links for piobaireachd.
http://pibroch.net
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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/
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Pitch Pipe Bagpipe Tuner
Real-time pitch detection tuning software for the great Highland bagpipe.
http://www.pitchpipetuner.com/
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Regimental Drum Major Association
Information to current and aspiring Drum Majors at no cost.
http://www.drummajor.net
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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/
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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
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Ross Bagpipe Reeds
Bagpipe reeds, zipped and clamped canister pipe bags.
http://www.rossbagpipereeds.com/
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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
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Swedish Bagpipes
Information on the history of bagpiping in Sweden. In Swedish and English.
http://www.docs.uu.se/~crwth/bagpipes/swedish/
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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/
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Tenor Drummer
The home of pipe band tenor drumming on the web.
http://www.tenordrummer.com
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The Bagpipe Web Directory
A comprehensive guide to bagpiping on the Web.
http://www.bobdunsire.com/bagpipeweb/
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The Bagpipes of Poitou
History and background information on the bagpipes of Brittany, with links to Breton culture.
http://www.meloche.net/bagpipes.htm
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The Poor Piper
Offers advice and comparison between Scottish bagpipes and Pakistani bagpipes. Includes forum and online store.
http://www.poorpiper.net/
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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/
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The VOICE Online
The official online publication of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA).
http://www.euspba.org/
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Uillean Pipes References
Listing of Uillean Pipes supplies, tips, music and links.
http://www.daye1.com/
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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/
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Viper Piper's Bagpipe Tunes
Database of bagpipe tunes in different formats.
http://www.viperpiper.org
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Webpiper.net Bagpipe Forum
Forum for the discussion of the Great Highland Bagpipe and related issues.
http://www.webpiper.net/
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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/
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