Join tonight’s live webcast of Bagpipe Nation. On tonight’s show:
• Donald Lindsay explains Canntaireachd. We’ll learn about some basic Canntaireachd skills, and a fascinating exploration of this ancient music.
• A brief history of the EUSPBA – How did it all begin? Donald will also take us through the early days of the EUSPBA.
• Should we revamp our judging systems in our pipe band associations? Further discussion on our latest series of posts “Hacking the Piping Judge”
Call in with your questions about anything on your mind regarding piping and drumming! Donald, Vince, and Andrew will answer your questions. And if we can’t, we’ll find someone who can!
On Monday night, I got a chance to play at a Bryan Adams acoustic concert. They located me by searching google – and I was suddenly glad of the work I put in on my personal website to get it to show at the top of Google in our area.
When I first got the email I was like… “say what now?” But sure enough, he wanted a piper for one of his early hits, “Cuts Like a Knife.” I was a bit concerned, because there was no indication of exactly what they wanted me to play, but I was also comfortable about it at the same time; at least there wouldn’t be high expectations to live up to! Read More