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Droning On

Heritage Bagpipes

Casual conversations with pipers, drummers, and other bagpipe-adjacent folk.---Follow the show on Facebook/Instagram: @droning.on.podcasthttps://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast/Write-in at:TheDroningOnPodcast@gmail.comSupport the show on Patreon, just search, ”Droning On Podcast”, or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSwag.com

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116: Tommy Tavenner of the Dunkirk Riots

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2025/02/01

Tommy is a talented multi-instrumentalist: if an instrument is uncommon and/or challenging, he's probably into it. The piper+whistler+banjo plucker for the Dunkirk Riots, Tommy took an hour to chat with me when he could've been making music so I'm very grateful to him and very excited to share this interview with you!Tune into this episode to hear Tommy speak these fateful words: "I picked up a banjo along the way..."Check out the Dunkirk Riots' website: https://dunkirkriots.com/homeAnd their music

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72:23

115: POOL with Ross Ainslie

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2025/01/18

Ross Ainslie is a piper (and much more) who needs no introduction. Very excited to welcome him back on the show, this time to talk about his new album, "POOL".Tune into this episode to learn Ross' secret to keeping live performances interesting: always stay uncomfortable!Here's a link to the new album on Bandcamp: https://rossainslie.bandcamp.com/album/poolAnd here's a link to Ross' website: https://www.rossainslie.com/And be sure to check out, "The Ollam," with whom Ross will be touring in 2025:

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56:28

114: "Effortless Mastery" by Kenny Werner with Swan

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2025/01/04

Swan is back for another New-Year episode & book chat, this time the title is "Effortless Mastery" by jazz pianist, instructor, and author (obviously) Kenny Werner.Tune into this episode to hear Jim come to several somber realizations regarding his own unhealthy shadow - live on air!Here's Kenny Werner's website: https://kennywerner.com/And here's the book as listed on Amazon (though it's available all over the place):

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122:44

113: The Many Donkeys of Christmas with Andrew...

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2024/12/21

Andrew O'Sullivan is back to help kick-off what we might call, "Season 2," of the Droning On Podcast with a very special holiday-music episode.Tune into this episode to hear way more tunes about Donkeys than you were probably expecting...Here are links to some of the albums, musicians, etc we referenced in this episode:Bergfolk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy3033tKnl4Conspiratio: https://conspiratio.bandcamp.com/album/wassailWheezer & Squeezer:

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53:11

112: Pipes for Peace Album Review & Finale for...

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2024/08/05

Thanks so much for listening, friends!The celebratory album is currently available on all major streaming & music-purchasing platforms. Just search for it by the album name, "Pipes for Peace," or the main-artist name, "The Droning On Podcast".And, of course, it's still available on BandCamp: https://droningon.bandcamp.com/album/pipes-for-peaceThanks again for listening, here's to a robust "Season 2" soon!

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111: The Highalnd Bagpipe, by W.L. Manson, Chapter 2

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2024/07/20

Hello friends!As if two episodes in a row of (mostly) monologues weren't enough -- this week what I have for you is chapter two of this 123-year-old book about bagpipes.The chapter heading reads as follows:Ancient musical instruments - Priestly harpers - Hereditary harpers - Irish versus Scottish harpers - Royal harpers - Use of harp universal - Welsh sarcasm - Mary Queen of Scots' harp - The last of the harpers - "The Harper of Mull" - From harp to pipes - the Clarsach - Pipes supplanting bards -

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56:32

110: Droning On in the Wild - Utah Highland Games -...

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2024/07/06

Tune into this episode to hear EVEN MORE of Jim's inner monologue...Check out Barry's cool books: https://capebretonpiper.com/products-We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcastAnd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/-You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at TheDroningOnPodcast@gmail.com-Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com---And now, some keywords:Bagpipes, bagpipe,

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95:48

109: Droning On in the Wild - Utah Highland Games -...

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2024/06/23

WRITE ABOUT GUESTTune into this episode to hear waaaaay too much of Jim's inner monologue...This included brief meetings with friends old and new, including some who've been on the show before, like:Al: episode #7Heidi: episode #1Jeff: episode #77Diana: episode #2And more!Check out Ian MacHarg's cool album: https://iainmacharg.bandcamp.com/album/ce-l-na-beinne-music-of-the-mountainAnd check out Barry's cool books: https://capebretonpiper.com/products-We're on Facebook:

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44:28

108: The Sir William Wallace II Episode

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2024/06/08

William Wallace - yes, indeed, THE Sir William Wallace, is here for an interview. Enjoy, folks!Tune into this episode for, among other things, some great coffee shop ambiance...-We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcastAnd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/-You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at TheDroningOnPodcast@gmail.com-Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com -

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116:40

107: Erik Ask-Upmark, "The Plague Piper"

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2024/05/27

Erik, if we can convince him, is going to need another half-dozen 2-hour episodes for us to begin scratching the surface of his body of work, wealth of knowledge, etc.Tune into this episode to hear way more than you'd really like to know about, "Pasta Pestilencia," and many, many other things.Erik's Website: https://www.ask-upmark.se/indexeng.htmlFalsbordone's Website (Erik has a lot of projects, but we mostly focused on their 1350 album): http://www.falsobordone.se/And be sure to get the album on

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68:49

106: Ruth Chiles on Focal Dystonia

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2024/05/11

Ruth Chiles is a specialist in Focal Dystonia and, as a musician herself, she works particularly with musicians. She's created support groups, hours and hours of video, appeared in many interviews, and written a book, (with another book on the way!) Links to her work are below.Tune into this episode to hear Jim ramble on incessantly, proving that Ruth is a very patient and gracious listener. Obviously an excellent person to work with!Here's a link to her website:

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21:18

105: The Highalnd Bagpipe, by W.L. Manson, Chapter 1

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2024/04/29

So sorry for the late upload, friends. And I'm afraid even for all that, it's not a, "typical," episode, either. I have several great interviews with very cool guests all in the edit-phase and didn't manage to get one ready for this weekend, so instead I'm pulling out the first chapter of an audiobook production I've been putting together of this 123-year-old book about bagpipes you may've heard about - I hope it's reasonably enjoyable! Thanks again for tuning in, and have a lovely week!Tune into

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93:34

104: The Chris Gray Episode

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2024/04/13

Chris Gray is a very talented multi-instrumentalist composer and he was very gracious to hop into this interview talking about his past, his music, and specifically his excellent self-titled album.Tune-in to this episode to hear the host hold Chris hostage for questioning waaaaay longer than is fair...Here's a link to the album we're discussing, check it out and get yourself a copy! https://chrisgray1.bandcamp.com/album/chris-grayHere's Chris' website: https://chrisgraymusic.com/And here are some of

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72:30

103: The Michael Gibbs Episode

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2024/03/30

Michael Gibbs is the guy to talk to if you want some o' them "heathen" style pipes... (here's the Facebook profile for the, "Heathen Highlanders," group)Tune into this episode to hear Jim & Mike sniff and cough through their seasonal allergies WAY more than you wanted to hear, ever...Here's a link to the cool video we started off talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d285tKoj16U-We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcastAnd Instagram:

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BONUS: Pipes for Peace Prize Proclamation!

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2024/03/18

PRIZES!Thank you all again many, many times over!I'll be emailing winners within a couple of days.Thank you a million times over to everyone who participated in this project. I'll be sure to let you know just how much we ended up raising for the charity in this initial launch-time, but I can already see it's over $1,000 - great work, everyone, thank you again!Winners:Adrian Melvin Reeds: Sarah CampbellBagpipeSwag GC (1): JD IngrahamBagpipe Swag GC (2): Kevan SaundersBagpipe Swag GC (3): Rachel

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72:02

102: Rob of Carbony Celtic Winds

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2024/03/16

Rob makes great music, and he also makes great instruments... from Carbon Fiber...Tune into this episode to hear... two dudes talk about bagpipes...Here's Rob's website: https://carbony.com/Here's the article from whence we swiped the cover photo for this episode, all about Rob and his instruments: https://www.oregonlive.com/galleries/PXUOYALWTFG4LOHECBOPSOLD6Y/And here's a link to an explanation video regarding the charity album and drawing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fjc2ckEgwkAs well as a

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143:08

101: "Pipes for Peace" Album

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2024/03/02

Hello my good friends - I hope you'll forgive me, between being sick and getting the celebratory, "Pipes for Peace," album out into the world I have not had time to craft a, "real," episode for this week.What you'll find here, instead, is the album promo I recorded for Big Rab this morning - and that's just all my voice could do. I'm afraid it's really taking a long time to get back to 100% healthy. That's been stitched-together with the episode 82 interview with Liz, the founder of Peace Through

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7:39

100: EPISODE 100!

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2024/02/17

Episode 100!Thanks for listening, friends, I'm very excited to share this announcement with you - and extremely grateful to Rab, JD, Jeremy, Josh, & Andy for their help filling-in. I had a cold around 10 days ago and am all better except my voice has been missing all week!To get back to episode #82 with the founder of Peace Through Music International, here's a handy link: https://rss.com/podcasts/droning-on/1195994/And if you'd like to learn more about what Peace Through Music International

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099: The Benjamin Episode (or, "Low Drowns & High Hats")

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2024/02/03

Benjamin is a great piper (of various pipes), a brilliant tinkerer, and a master wearer of cool hats.Tune into this episode to hear what was happening in the past, because Benjamin was very cool to do this interview with me before my most recent baby arrived, meaning the turnaround for the edit & publication was SUPER long.-We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcastAnd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/-You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas,

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098: Robert Macdonald of Pennyland

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2024/01/20

Robert (or Bobby, if you ever use a time machine to meet him as a child,) is a piper, singer, banjo-plucker, flut-player, whistler, gentleman, and (for reals) a scholar.Join us talking through his musical past, an album from his band, "Pennyland," and more!Tune into this episode to find out which are the, "manliest," musical instruments (wood flutes,) the, "manliest," musical genres, (puirt à beul,) and the, "manliest," clothing items (cod pieces with tights).APPLICABLE LINKSPennyland's Website:

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