Wisehart Overall Champion at Back Bay Solo Contest by Vince Janoski

Thanks to Adam Holdaway of the Stuart Highlanders Pipe Band for sending along these results from the first ever Back Bay Solo Contest: ______________ This was a great contest to judge- Kudos to John Daggett for running this first annual event. With an attentive and experianced (seemingly) volunteer staff, which were great to deal with; [...]

The Bagpipe as an Extension of your Self (14): Control. by Vince Janoski

Remember, hand control isn’t just about muscle. Try keeping your hands relaxed. If you can’t play something without totally tensing up, it’s probably a good indicator that you need to develop more control in that area. Do you have thoughts? Join the discussion on Facebook: The Piper’s DoJo on Facebook

Points Along the WAY – The Romans Come to Scotland – Video Interview with Donald Lindsay by Vince Janoski

Skype Interview with Donald Lindsay. The Romans came to Britain during the First Century AD, in attempts to form a province there. Presumably, with them came different types of reeded instruments. Donald discusses his ideas about how the encounters between these two cultures affected the development of the bagpipe (and its music) that we know [...]

Points Along the WAY – The Silver Pipes of Ur by Vince Janoski

Where did the pipes come from? No one knows for sure. The silver pipes of Ur (to learn more about Ur, click here) were discovered by Sir Leonard Woolley in 1926. This is, as far as we know, the earliest known reeded instrument, dated back to circa 2800 B.C. [picture taken from Francis Collinson's book: [...]

What is a DoJo? by Vince Janoski

To be honest, when Donald and I first named the DoJo in June of 2008, it came from a lack of being able to think of anything else to call it! We wanted to create our new year-round school in the model of a Martial Arts dojo. I had taken some martial arts as a [...]