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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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078: The Jenna Bagpipes Episode

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2023/04/15

Jenna is a talented multi-instrumentalist bagpiper, instructor, composer, and is generally willing to just try quirky stuff, especially when it comes to music, and especially-especially when it comes to bagpipes.The opening track on this episode is Pacolet performed by Jenna, originally written by PM Don Bradford. The closing track is just a taste of Scodatura, written and performed by Jenna.Tune into this episode to hear the show's first ever keyboard-based-dialogue... APPLICABLE LINKS Here’s

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72:27

077: The Mann, Jeff Episode

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2023/04/01

I wish I'd come up with some great April Fools joke, it'll be a while before another episode releases on April Fools... Still, I hope this is an enjoyable interview, I sure enjoyed chatting with Jeff!Tune into this episode to hear me refer to Jeff's piano playing as, "unique..." *I'm not sure where, precisely, Jeff's album will be available when it releases, but I'll be sure to post about it on social media, so follow the show on Facebook/Instagram for that and other posts in future. Links

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66:24

076:The Liam Winnett Music Episode

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2023/03/20

Liam Winnett is a whistle kid turned accordion man turned uilleann piper abroad & he's a delight to talk to as well! You may have seen him playing his uilleann pipes inside a horse trailer... if not, there's a link below... I apologize this episode's out a bit late, St Patrick's Day did me dirty this year. But to make it up to you, I'm giving away a $35 BagpipeSwag.com gift card! DETAILS FOR THE GIVEAWAY: -Pick a favorite episode from the past -Share it on social media -Tag @droning.on.podcast

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71:09

075: Bruce of E-Bellow, the EBelaire

Droning On ·

2023/03/04

Through unpredictable twists and turns of fate Bruce's accumulated experience prepared him uncannily well to address the challenge faced by one of his close friends when he (the friend,) could no longer inflate his pipe bag. Bruce is a delightful human and I hope you'll enjoy learning about not only his very cool invention, but about him as well! Tune into this episode to hear Bruce reveal what's, "the most fun you can have with your clothes on"! Here's a link to Bruce's website:

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93:12

074: The Wind Among the Reeds with Accordionist...

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2023/02/18

One half of the, "Wheezer & Squeezer," duo, ( https://wheezerandsqueezer.com/ ) Jeremiah McLane plays a bellows-blown reed instrument, but it ain't bagpipes... but he plays along with bagpiper Timothy Cummings. It's often (delightfully) surprised me how many pipers also play accordion, or want to play accordion, so I thought talking with an accordionist would be fun - especially one with so much experience making music with bagpipers. Tune into this episode to hear about the amazing true story

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166:19

073: Andrew Douglas of The Piper’s Dojo

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2023/02/04

You've almost definitely heard of today's guest and almost as definitely heard his voice as well, whether you were looking for help to improve your piping, just starting your piping journey and seeking instruction, or possibly a really tasteful quote played from the soundboard at opportune moments on the Chanter Rant podcast... In any case, get ready to hear Andrew Douglas a lot more in this marathon interview pushing the 3hr line. If you need a break to go work on your tachums or something half

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104:06

072: The Freestylers of Piping

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2023/01/21

Genuinely, this group gets me into such a groove - I have not yet traveled every road in this world, but based upon those which I have traveled, The Freestylers of Piping are unique, singular, and so so groovy.Tune into this episode to hear what happened when Perseus and Medusa decided to... "part"...And here's a first: you can support the Freestylers and Droning On by buying The Freestylers of Piping merch on at BagpipeSwag.com! https://www.bagpipeswag.com/tfopAPPLICABLE LINKS Freestylers'

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131:18

071: Dr. Stephanie Burns

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2023/01/07

Some people dedicate their whole life to one art, skill, craft, or area of research-focus. Steph has, somehow, managed to cram multiple whole-lives-of-focus into one and she's still not done! Having recently released, "The Beginner Years," the third in her series of excellent music-related, (often bagpipe/drum-specific,) books, we're excited to release this episode at the beginning of a new year. May 2023 be your most musical year yet, friend!We'll be trying out a, "book club," reading of "The

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52:30

070: Quatre Christmas Chansons pour Cornemuse avec le...

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2022/12/23

Jeff has returned! You may well remember him from his excellent shortbread recipe and more in past episodes - today he's come back to share some background about & recordings of four familiar holiday tunes that fit on the pipes! Several of the recordings you'll hear in this episode are based on Timothy Cummings' settings in his holiday collection available here: https://birchenmusic.com/product/on-this-day-earth-shall-ring-printed-collection/ Tune into this episode to hear James misplace yet

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69:40

069: Katie (The Wheeled Piper)

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2022/12/10

Katie's been entertaining and inspiring folk in and out of piping since she started her impressively fast-paced bagpipe journey. From busking to competing, to recently joining the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland: follow her on social media platforms, (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc) to see what's next @thewheeledpiper Tune into this episode to hear Katie say, of learning to play bagpipes at school, "...it got me out of History which I didn't really enjoy very much..."-We're on Facebook:

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230:23

Bonus: Holiday Marathon

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2022/12/03

Just for fun: a mega marathon of all past Holiday Episodes! If you're not into it, no sweat, the regularly scheduled episode will be out next week. To get one of these cool North Pole & District T-shirts at the special promo price of $15, just go to BagpipeSwag.com, there'll be a banner at the top of the site through the rest of December, 2022. Or go to this link. Thanks, Happy Holidays friends!

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63:02

068: Band Master F. U. Joe Brady

Droning On ·

2022/11/26

The Chanter Rant guys have done a lot of terrible things, and a lot of awesome things. Among the latter is helping this man's philosophy, work ethic, strategizing, and handsome face come more fully into the awareness of the international competitive pipe band community. Tune into this episode to hear Joe promise, on record, to never play Cajun Grace again... Here's a link to Wake & District's website: https://www.raleighpipeband.com/ And, because it came up so often in the show, also MacLellan

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88:02

067: 3D Printed Bagpipes with David Stanley

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2022/11/12

Given his background in aviation one might assume that Dave's, "drone work," has to do with the kind that fly around in the sky - but no, Dave's been hard at work perfecting both design and production methodology to bring solid, reliable, good-sounding 3D printed GHB drones to the masses! Dave was recently featured in Big Rab's episode #299, (also, congrats to Rab on 300 - holy moly!) There's a link over to Rab's show down below. Tune into this episode to hear David & James both do some

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39:21

066: Tam O’Shanter (Halloween Special)

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2022/10/30

Tam O'Shanter is a popular poem, maybe especially around this time of year. I convinced my own padre to do a reading for the episode in English, and then got permission from Scots Hoose to use a really excellent pro-recording they had of Hamish MacDonald reading the poem in Scots. Not to mention: amazing musical score provided by Jeremy of the Wetootwaag Bagpipes & History Podcast. Check out the links below, and Happy Halloween! Tune into this episode to hear how excellent this podcast

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065: Laura ”Piper” Moneybanks

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2022/10/15

PROMO: Month of October, 2022, only -- special edition of this shirt at crazy-cheap price: https://www.bagpipeswag.com/ (the mug too, but it only ships in the USA). Get one of those, tag @bagpipe.swag in a post wearing/using it, and you'll be entered into a drawing on November 1st for a $45 BagpipeSwag.com gift card!--------------------Normal show notes---------------------Laura has been living to entertain since she was tiny... she's still tiny, but ever since she was especially tiny - from dance

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65:06

064: Pipe Sergeant -ing with Marc

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2022/10/01

Marc's back! No marriage proposal this time, but plenty of great insight, stories, and ideas about how to be a good Pipe Sergeant! Tune into this episode to hear Marc sum-up the duties of a Pipe Sergeant as, "be the sheepdog". If you want to check out the Pride Pipers, here's their Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069227525235 -We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcastAnd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/-You can write-in to the show

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89:18

063: The JD Episode

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2022/09/17

If you haven't heard of JD, you've probably at least heard JD (he's the new voice of the Weekly Drone on The Big Rab Show) - and if you haven't heard JD there's at least a chance you've been in a plane that he touched at some point during production... Tune into this episode to hear about the time JD played pipes for a porn star... and the time he played at a (I'm guessing) illegal cage fight... and much, much more...This episode opens with a bit of a tune JD wrote, "Mrs Maria Ingraham," and it

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72:56

062: The Penny Whistle & You with Sean Cunningham

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2022/09/03

If you've ever been impressed by production quality in a penny whistle tutorial on YouTube, you were probably watching Sean. A self-proclaimed, "recovering highland bagpiper," Sean joins me to talk about whistles & why, (I'm sure,) all pipers and drummers should pick up a whistle. Tune into this episode to hear Sean extol that ever-popular musical genre: Elf Metal. If you're looking to get a lovely whistle, here's the discount code for whistles from the good people over at LÍR :

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061: Ross Ainslie - LAS (new album)

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2022/08/20

Ross needs no introduction, I’m sure. He’s an amazing piper, whistler, tunesmith, and I hear he’s a decent baker as well! Along with the totally-talented Brìghde Chaimbeul and the superbly-skilled Steven Byrnes, Ross has gifted us with another unique collection of music in the new album, “LAS”. For C-Smallpipe enthusiasts everywhere, this has been much-anticipated, as Brìghde and Ross did the whole thing on C-smallpipes. And whether you care a lot about the key of the pipes or it makes no

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77:27

060: Craig Weir of Gleadhraich

Droning On ·

2022/08/06

Craig Weir's wild roller coaster of a piping career took off when he was young and shows no signs of slowing down. From punk-ska bagpipe fusion with Gleadhraich to pure poetry with the Cabalistic Cavalry & tons of excellent behind-the-scenes stories and heartfelt discussions on the All Ears Podcast, those of us who love bagpipe content certainly are indebted to him and he keeps serving-up more and more!Tune into this episode to hear Craig say, "I'm big in Japan". Here are links to Craig's

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