PipehackerBagpipe Chain Reactions and Meltdowns
Monday, February 25, 2013
I don’t know why, but the demise of the City of Chicago Pipe Band leaves me feeling extra sad for American bagpiping. Sure, I’ve seen good bands come…
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Cracking the Millstone II: Long Live Bagpipe Competitions!
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Go back and read Part I: Bagpipe Competitions are Dead The merry-go-round goes round and round… The sheer monotony of bagpipe competition here in the US can wear…
Proud to be an American (Bagpiper)
Friday, July 8, 2011
There was a time when a trip to Glasgow to play at the World Pipe Band Championships was a “pie-in-the-sky” kind of dream. Multiple reasons keeping any band…
EUSPBA Grade 4 Piobaireachd = Tuning Up for FAIL
Thursday, June 30, 2011
The eastern piping competition season is well underway and bagpipers across the seaboard are busy practicing and working hard to make good music. it’s easy in the hubbub,…
Hacking Bagpipe Competitions: Idea 3—The Adjudicator Fee Cap
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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…
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