2020-01-18: MHAF WinterStorm: Richard Parkes, MBE & Alastair Dunn
https://youtu.be/5ef40wFKuS0
Category: Commandment 1: Immersion
Your environment is the single greatest correlate to your success as a piper. Create a rich environment for learning, and you'll drastically increase your odds of success. We believe, for every one hour of "active" practice, you should be "passively" immersing yourself in bagpipe music, thought, and culture. When in doubt, use this page for inspiration.
Our Favorite Evergreen Sources of Bagpipe Inspiration:
Andra's 45-hour Spotify Playlist!
Ben and Andra's 60+ hour Apple Music Playlist! Part 1
Ben and Andra's 60+ hour Apple Music Playlist! Part 2
BBC Pipeline
The Big Rab Show Podcast
The World Pipe Band Championships
PipesDrums.com
The Piping Press
Bagpipe.News
Andrew Lenz's "Bagpipe Journey"
New Addition! The Piper's Persuasion - famous piper interviews.
Il Paco Grande
This is a fun tune performed by the Vale of Atholl Pipe Band on their Live 'N Well Album. This tune was written by R.S.…
Finlay Johnston Performs At The Concert In Aid Of Wishaw Hospital Neonatal Unit November 2018
This is an amazing recital played by Finlay Johnston. A little over halfway through the video (starting at 14:30) he plays is the Old Rustic…
Jack Lee, The 2022 Captain John A. MacLellan MBE Recital
https://youtu.be/HS3pKt7i5mU The Edinburgh Piobaireachd
Playing Along with your Favorite Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOB1Gwlj3zs Here's a fun way to get your immersion in, throw on your favorite tunes and play along with them using an electronic chanter. This…
Shepherd's Crook Played by Willie McCallum
This entire album is pretty amazing, but if you attended Alasdair Henderson's Feb 13 class, you'll recognize the first tune of the second set -…
Scottish Power Quartet 2009
This is the Winning Quartet of the International Quartet Competition at Piping Live in 2009. One of the jigs played in this set, The Shepherd's…
Clan Campbell's Gathering
This piobaireachd is played by the group Pictus. It's an interesting take on a traditional tune. Want to learn to play this tune? Check out…
2023 Winter Storm Ceol Beag Gold Medal Competitor - Andrew Carlisle
https://youtu.be/uNleHOK-PzM March - The Braes of Castle Grant Strathspey - The Shepard's Crook Reel - Pretty Marion