http://www.bagpipeanddrum.com/ News and up to date information on piping and drumming. Full details regarding the Urchfont Piping and Drumming Weekend - England's only established event for first class tuition. http://www.xmission.com/~redbeard/rmmb_fom/cache/1.html Questions and answers for common bagpiping questions for the rec.music.makers.bagpipe newsgroup. http://www.bagpipeforum.com/ Community for pipers and drummers, with related topics. http://www.bagpipejourney.com/ Reference material for pipers of all levels. Covers care of the instrument, history, competition tips, and information on bands and artists. http://www.prydein.com/pipes/ Featuring bagpipes in art through the centuries with medieval, renaissance and baroque images of the bagpipe in celebration and portraits. http://www.bagpiper.com/ Events, product reviews, articles, bagpiper directory, chat room, and links. http://www.bagpipers.com/ Comprehensive worldwide directory of bagpipers indexed by state (U.S.) and country (international). http://www.bagpipes.co.uk Information on Scottish bagpipes and pipe bands including reeds and accessories for all levels of piping experience. http://www.bagpipetunes.com/ Bagpipe and drum sheet music, chat, forums, free email, and guestbook. http://www.bobdunsire.com/ Great site to start with when looking for information about bagpipes. http://www.caber-records.com/ Record label dedicated to bagpipe music. Features a glossary, media downloads, and news. http://web.ripnet.com/~nimmos/ Collection of links, including pipe bands, Highland games and festivals, magazines, retailers, humor, sheet music, and graphics. http://www.college-of-piping.co.uk/ The oldest institution teaching Scotland's national instrument. Features include history, member and membership information, exams and competitions, and information on the activities and classes. Also find piping accessories and the opportunity to suscribe to the college's magazine. http://www.cuffenet.com/bpipe.htm Links to bagpipe bands in NY, NJ, Ireland, and school bands, to sites offering sheet music, and other piping related sites. http://polarmet.mps.ohio-state.edu/~bdaye/bagpipes.html Introduction to bagpipes, with photos, sound files, instructions, and links. http://home.wanadoo.nl/doedelzakken/ The Dutch Annual Bagpiper's day is the main event for bagpiping in the Netherlands. With information on events, news and bands, as well as a forum. [In Dutch and English] http://www.nvup.nl/ Home of the Nederlandse Vereniging van Uilleann Pipers (NVUP). With news, schedule, and calendar of events. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~emacpher/pipes.html Pictures, MIDI files, associations, tips, publications, personal information, and manufacturers. http://ezpiper.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk// Free bagpipe tunes by Pipe Major Tommy Jackson. Reels, jigs, marches, and hornpipes. Piobmaster files available. Pictures and links to other piping sites. http://www.multitel.com.uy/andresb/SAPipeBandGathering/default.html Promoting the event held in Montevideo, Uruguay, in April 2004. Information about the place, bands and artists that participated. 2004.04.17 http://www.clip.dia.fi.upm.es/~boris/gaita/ Information about the Galician Bagpipe. http://www.lts.net/~hogston/PipeHome.html Non-technical webpage for the Great Highland Bagpipes. Explains the pipes, practice chanter, and getting started in bagpiping. http://www.hamiltontattoo.ca/ List of performers and directors, ticket details, contact information, and links. http://www.btinternet.com/~scottishsmallpipes/ Made in the tradition of quality Scottish instrument makers. Pictures, descriptions, sound files, and contact information. http://www.mcnabbs.org/andrew/comments/pipemusic/ An introduction to bagpipe music for the non-piper. How to listen to and appreciate bagpipe music. http://www.geocities.com/johnleamy/index.html Personal site with information about piping in Limerick, links and Irish news. http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/yoplait.htm Make small-pipe and other bagpipe reeds from yoghurt containers. http://www.bgs.vic.edu.au/staffnet/zsrm/msr/msrcalc.htm A site that allows the calculation of guide march, strathspey and reel tempos based upon data gathered from over 200 Grade 1 standard performances on CD from 1987 to present. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6784/ Digitally created MP3s that sound like actual bagpipes. http://www.northumbrianpipes.com Biographies of Richard Butler, the Duke of Northumberland's Piper, and Jan Bennet, from The Border Minstrels. Features general information on bagpipes, and lists of publications and recordings. http://www.nspipes.co.uk/nsp/ Historical and technical articles on Northumberland's traditional instrument. http://www.wuspba.org/ParadeShine Dedicated to the Scottish style Drum Major, with information for pipeband drum majors, covering uniform, flourishes and competitions. http://pibaupencader.info Traditional music Welsh bagpipe group and festival in Pencader, west Wales, UK. Meetings, schedule, venues. http://pibroch.net Promoting classical Gaelic piping to a global audience. Articles, CD recommendations, and links for piobaireachd. http://www.piperanddrummer.com/ Online version of the quarterly international publication on the Scottish arts published by the Pipers and Pipe Band Society of Ontario, Canada. With news, reviews, features and profiles. http://f.webring.com/hub?ring=bagpipeband Links the sites of pipers and pipe bands. World-wide membership. http://www.pitchpipetuner.com/ Real-time pitch detection tuning software for the great Highland bagpipe. http://www.drummajor.net Information to current and aspiring Drum Majors at no cost. http://www.evansweb.co.uk/ Makers of Northumbrian and Scottish smallpipes. Features information and pictures of each type of bagpipe, with sound clips, maintenance and reed making advice, and links. http://www3.sympatico.ca/ron_bowen/index.html Some pictures of classic pipes and a page with reviews to his book on care and maintenance of the bagpipes. http://www.rossbagpipereeds.com/ Bagpipe reeds, zipped and clamped canister pipe bags. http://www.freeyellow.com/members4/adidas5136/index.html Links to piping suppliers, pipe bands, and information. http://www.scottishpiper.net Free online bagpipe lessons, with free help and support from a qualified tutor. Lessons go from the basics to full tunes, including some musical theory. http://qanda.themacleods.net/qanda/ Offers articles and information about issues relevant to those who play the bagpipe, providing a balanced and detailed assessment. Also of use for those wishing to learn or hire pipers. http://www.docs.uu.se/~crwth/bagpipes/swedish/ Information on the history of bagpiping in Sweden. In Swedish and English. http://user.it.uu.se/~crwth/bagpipes/swedish/ Offers background, history and technical description of the Swedish bagpipes. Also includes tips on how to play, and music scores for traditional tunes. http://www.tenordrummer.com The home of pipe band tenor drumming on the web. http://www.meloche.net/bagpipes.htm History and background information on the bagpipes of Brittany, with links to Breton culture. http://www.bobdunsire.com/bagpipeweb/ A comprehensive guide to bagpiping on the Web. http://www.poorpiper.com/ Home of the budget-minded bagpiper. With tips, tricks, how-to's, forums, tunes archive, and a store. http://www.poorpiper.net/ Offers advice and comparison between Scottish bagpipes and Pakistani bagpipes. Includes forum and online store. http://www.hotpipes.com/ Photos and descriptions of over 30 kinds of bagpipes from many countries, history, sound samples, and construction information. http://www.euspba.org/ The official online publication of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA). http://www.irishbagpipes.com Radio program for bagpipe music from around the world, although mostly of Uilleann bagpipes (also known as the Irish bagpipe). Tune in, WZBC 90.3 FM Boston, or hear it online through the website. http://calendar.scotsman.com/ About the NYC parade of pipers and drummers gathering from around the World and marching to raise funds for North American and Scottish cancer charities on 6th April 2002. 2002.04.02 http://www.uilleannobsession.com/ Information about the Uilleann Pipes, and the Southern California Pipers' Club. With news, calendar of events, biographies of Uilleann pipers, links and a shop. http://www.daye1.com/ Listing of Uillean Pipes supplies, tips, music and links. http://www.viperpiper.org Database of bagpipe tunes in different formats. http://www.webpiper.net/ Forum for the discussion of the Great Highland Bagpipe and related issues. http://www.pibydd.fsnet.co.uk/ Includes histories of bagpipes and hornpipes in Wales, details and pictures of instruments by maker John Tose, notated pipe music, and photos from the Gwyl Bibau Pencader festival.