Pipehacker Recommended Reading

A bagpiper is not made on the instrument alone. A well rounded piper is also well read on the history, lore, and musicology of their chosen art. Here is a list of books on bagpipe history, bagpipe music, and playing music that should be on all bagpipers’ reading lists. Many are volumes that can be read in parts as the mood strikes, others might be something you would want to digest in a single go. Enjoy.

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The 8 Secrets of Success—The Bagpipes Edition

Pipesdrums’ recent brief interview with Denny & Dunipace Gleneagles PM David Clunie highlights the very important challenges that face a band making the jump from Grade 2 to Grade 1. Rightly so, a higher grade can certainly become a “graveyard” and mean certain destruction for some bands. Clunie covers the very important nuts-and-bolts that should be the focus of an up-and-coming band: build good technique, good sound, etc. Keep reading…