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Burn’s Night 25th January 2025
Held every year on the 25th of January, Burns Night is Scotland’s national celebration marking the life and works of the country’s most famous poet, Robert Burns. At the end of the day at gatherings large and small, people come together for Burns Suppers – lively evening feasts that are filled with history and ritual through…
Read MoreNames of Notes
The Practice Chanter has 9 notes the same as a Bagpipe Chanter. They are from the lowest note upwards Low G Low A then B,C,D,E F High G and High A. Your tutor would firstly guide you through these notes called the melody notes one by one, commencing with the Bottom hand notes low G,…
Read MoreThoughts on Buying a Practice Chanter
Sharing my thoughts on buying a practice chanter is based purely on my own experience from when first starting out on my goal to eventually play the Pipes. Some accomplished pipers may indeed disagree with my thoughts as they have their own beliefs and experiences. This blog is here to guide and not in any…
Read MoreAre you considering learning to play the Highland Bagpipes
The Great Highland Bagpipes are one of the finest instruments in the world. It is an art form that can be enjoyed at all levels of playing and furthers the tradition and continuation of this ancient instrument which our band The Home Counties Pipes & Drums members, promote first and foremost. Learning to play…
Read MoreA Busy Summer for Wiltshire Piper and Friends: Celebrating Milestones and Looking Ahead to Burns Night 2025
It has been a very busy time for the Wiltshire Piper and his Friends and members within The Home Counties Pipes and Drums In July we covered 22 requests including Weddings, Funerals and Birthdays including 2 being 100thBirthday Celebrations August has also been vey busy and on one particular day, we had 5 pipers out,…
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