On the March 17 episode of Bagpipe Nation we covered the benefits of making recordings of your bagpiping as a learning tool. On last night’s episode we spoke with Jack Lee who says he has had the tape recorder running for the last thirty years (with the bulk up on his site Lee & Sons Bagpipes) and has considered recording himself essential in his long and successful career. But where do you start? These days there are plenty of portable digital options for recording on the fly. Many though are designed for conventional instruments or voice and Highland bagpipes are not typically factored in to the inner workings of these devices. It can be tough to find a recorder that gives you a decent result for bagpipes but the Zoom H2 Handy Portable Stereo Recorder
The March 24, 2011 episode of Bagpipe Nation is below for listening and downloading. Hosts Vince Janoski and Andrew Douglas chat with special guest Jack Lee about the finer points of working with chanter reeds, why he began making his own, and the skinny on the “poke, lick, and shave!” Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or directly in your feed reader by clicking here.
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