Pipehacker Tools: Custom Leather Craft Zippered Clip-On Bags by Vince Janoski

I would say it is a tossup: Hunters and construction workers have all the coolest gear these days. All sorts of problems are solved with a neat pack, case, strap, or something. Witness these Mossy Oak Zippered Clip-On Bags from Custom Leather Craft. In the mix of all of those bags and satchels is this [...]

Bagpipe Nation Podcast April 28, 2011 by Vince Janoski

The April 28, 2011 episode of Bagpipe Nation is below for listening and downloading. In this recorded episode, hosts Andrew Douglas and Vince Janoski talk about how to practice for success. Andrew unlocks the methods for creating an effective practice routine that will drive you toward personal improvement in your bagpiping. Subscribe to the podcast [...]

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Hacking Bagpipe Competitions: Idea 2—The Sanctioning Plus Grant by Vince Janoski

Highland games and cultural festivals in general sit on a financial precipice. They serve an extremely narrow subset of the public in spite of every effort to make them more generally appealing. And as hard as they try, these games have an annual challenge to draw the crowds needed to sustain themselves. One or two [...]

Bagpipes of the Future by Vince Janoski

Insert the word “bagpipes” for “Lexus” and you are witnessing the future of Highland bagpipe construction. It is the ultimate pipehack: To make a set of bagpipes woven of carbon fiber.

Morning Comix: PIPRZ by Vince Janoski

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Small Tunes: “The Buckskin Kilt” by Vince Janoski

One can imagine that, back in the day, dapper Hielan’ men regarded those who wore animal skin kilts the same way some us today look askance at those wearing utilikilts. It could be the brown leather was the progenitor of the Irish “saffron” kilt one sees out and about the U.S. games. At any rate, [...]