Member Spotlights - Dojo University

Mary Chaisson: Better Than Ever

I have always been fascinated with the sound of the pipes. When I was younger, two girls I knew played the pipes and lived up…

I joined the Aladdin Shrine and they had a bagpipe unit performing. I liked the sound and went up to talk to them and they…

I was originally interested in the violin until I saw a Scottish Gentlemen at the 1966 World's Fair in San Antonio. I was then invited…

My father learned to play the bagpipes as an adult. He started at age 51, when I was a teenager. When he passed away at…

I wanted to become a part of the long and proud bagpipe band history in my town after I had attended a few Tartan Balls…

I started playing in October of 2001 and began with a group of firemen. We were inspired by the many events post 9/11. We hired…

I love the sound the pipes make, it touches my soul. I want to play the pipes proficiently and then see what direction it takes…

I started piping 50 years ago in an Air Cadet Pipe Band in Sudbury, Ontario. At age 16, I was the Pipe Sgt. of the…

I have always wanted to learn the pipes after watching the Citadel pipers as a child. My Dad went to the Citadel. I love music,…

I started my piping journey back in 2005 by taking chanter lessons with the MHPB. Eventually I got good enough to march out with the…