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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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135: Halloween Special: "Pipers and the Supernatural"...

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2025/10/27

With around 40 books published to date, Stuart combine the roles of writer, storyteller and lecturer in Scottish history, folklore and geomythography. Additionally, Stuart has had a fair amount of poetry published and for many, many years worked as a musician. For 30 years he has been teaching at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Open Learning and has also been visiting schools as a storyteller, as well as focusing as a writer on history, folklore and the Scots language. I was the first

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66:02

134: Tunes for the Soul with Sean Patrick Reidy

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2025/10/12

Sean is a woodworking, re-enacting, tunesmithing multi-instrumentalist & delightful conversationalist. In this episode we talk about, (and hear samples from,) their recently-released album, Tunes for the Soul.Tune into this episode to hear Sean say, "when I do number two..." (that's a poop joke, I can't help myself).Check out Sean's album: https://seanpatrickreidy.bandcamp.com/album/tunes-for-the-soul-We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcastAnd Instagram:

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49:25

133: The Mikey Beale Episode

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2025/09/28

Mikey is an artist in many ways. Two of those ways: bagpipes & hair.Tune into this episode to hear some universally-applicable wise advice. Truly. Try to find a situation where this isn't applicable: you can't.-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

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59:28

132: Aaron Bergen of the Grinning Barretts

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2025/09/14

Competitive soloist, steam engineer, punk rocker, and orthotics-enthusiast: Aaron Bergen is here! We get some stories, and we sample some tracks from an album Aaron did with The Grinning Barretts.Tune into this episode to hear the story of how Aaron busted his tailbone!Check out the Grinning Barretts on Bandcamp: https://thegrinningbarretts.bandcamp.com/And their website: https://www.thegrinningbarretts.com/And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegrinningbarretts/(and anywhere else cool music is

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66:31

131: Rufus Harley with America & David (Part 2)

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2025/08/30

This is the second part of a two-part interview with America Patton & David Duncan regarding the life, philosophy, and music of Rufus Harley.Tune into this episode to hear some more of Rufus' bagpipe music, some more of his singing, and some more of his philosophy & world-view as well - and to hear some lovely insights from his son, America, and what I think we can safely call his, "artistic heir," David Duncan.LINKS:Learn more about Rufus and the Rufus Harley foundation by following

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59:58

130: Rufus Harley with America & David (Part 1)

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2025/08/17

This is the first part of a two-part interview with America Patton & David Duncan regarding the life, philosophy, and music of Rufus Harley.Tune into this episode to hear some of Rufus' bagpipe music, some of his singing, and some of his saxophone work as well - and to hear some lovely insights from his son, America and what I think we can safely call his, "artistic heir," David Duncan.LINKS:Learn more about Rufus and the Rufus Harley foundation by following America:

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58:22

129: The Sam Vogt Episode

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2025/08/03

Sam Vogt plays a mean whistle - but that's not all! A skilled guitarist, a capable collaborator, and a delightful conversationalist (and much more, of course).Tune into this episode to hear Sam tell us the story of how he once, "made (him)self a flute and then realized... "oh... I don't know how to play this...""Check out Sam's music on BandCamp: https://samvogt.bandcamp.com/album/whistle-tunesAnd on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samvogtmusic/And congrats to Carol for winning the album!

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101:56

128: A Dude who Likes Bagpipes & Has a Microphone...

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2025/07/19

This is kind of messy, friends, but here's the TLDR:I would love to hear an audio snapshot of "your journey" toward a competition, recording, composition, performance, etcUse this as a model (of what to do or of what not to do) and record yourself prepping for a gig, writing a tune, etc and send it in to be featured on a future episodeAlso, I'm launching Verdant Musical Instruments (in future I'll update these notes so there'll be a link right here) starting with pennywhistles in A, Bb, C, D, and

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86:08

127: Alec's New Pipes, Celtic Routes, and More

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2025/07/05

Alec is back! A multi-piper, dad, creator of Get Bagpipe Ready, recording artist, performer, and recently-converted-whistler: Alec is an all-around excellent human being and we got to talk through lots of stuff including the recently released Celtic Routes album: Song of the CeltsTune into this episode to hear Alec's confession regarding an upside-down whistle.Check out the new Celtic Routes album here: https://www.celticroutes.band/#!/song-of-the-celtsAnd check out Alec's "Get Bagpipe Ready"

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62:26

126: The Michael Page Episode

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2025/06/21

Michael Page is an enthusiastic piper of approx. 20 years, currently playing with Wasatch & District and currently on his (approx.) 26th set of bagpipes.Tune into this episode to hear Mike's tried and tested drone-reed combo!-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

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83:47

125: Cedar Dobson

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2025/06/07

Cedar Dobson isn't just a unicycling mermaid: she makes music too! You may well have seen her playing double-whistles under bridges, wild 3D printed whistles in forests, and more. Cedar joined me for an interview a while ago, and we discussed (mostly) her album from 2022. Since then she's released more excellent music, including her very recent, "Decade," album which is truly excellent - check out the links below!Tune into this episode to hear some samples from Cedar's, "Harmonies,"

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92:38

124: The Hart Episode

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2025/05/24

The cowboy piper from Montana: Hart, himself, has graced the show with his presence this week. A delightful conversation partner, I'm very happy to share this extremely enjoyable conversation with you!Tune into this episode to hear which pipeband 9/10 Russian Oligarchs trust, when they need bagpipe music at a castle in Scotland-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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97:10

123: Owen Kennedy & "Oh When: Now"

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2025/05/10

Owen Kennedy is an amazing fiddler & a lot of his sets, tunes, stylings, etc will be delightfully familiar to pipers of generally, "Western European, Scandinavian, and North American," persuasion(s).Tune into this episode to hear Owen say that his favorite dancers to play for, are the ones he can't see or hear (JK, he loves playing for dancers, I'm joking).Here's Owen's website: https://www.fiddlerokennedy.com/And the album we talked through for this episode:

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84:51

122: Andrew Douglas of Dojo Fame

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2025/04/26

Quite possibly the worlds first and most recognizable online bagpipe instructor, Andrew Douglas, is back, folks! Advice on solo competition, musing over healthy habits, and more - check it out!Oh, and, "people should join the Dojo".Tune into this episode to hear Andrew & Jim reinvigorate the good ol' Tide Pods meme(s).Check out everything Andrew and his team are doing over at the Piper's Dojo / Dojo University: https://www.pipersdojo.university/-We're on Facebook:

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56:44

121: The Arle Lommel Episode

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2025/04/12

Arle's a really fun person to talk instruments with - his experience across a lot of, "uncommon," instruments ranges from wide to deep. He has cool music scattered all over the internet, definitely worth a google!Tune into this episode to hear the true secret to making good money busking.Here's Arle's Soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/arle-richard-lommelAnd Arle's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/fenevadka-We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcastAnd Instagram:

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120: Rowly Powly with Jeremy Kingsbury

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2025/03/29

It's a 3-episode month, y'all!Jeremy's back! And it's about time - this album is long overdue a discussion and sampling. If you haven't checked it out already, be sure to do so! We cover a lot of tracks in this episode, but not all of them! Links below for this and all of Jeremy's other excellent music.Tune into this episode to hear James somehow get drunk as Jeremy drinks whiskey about 1,000 miles away.Here are links to Jeremy's stuff:Website: https://www.wetootwaag.com/Bandcamp:

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57:23

119: The Matt DeBlass Episode

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2025/03/19

Matt DeBlass is a delightful musician, teacher, and conversation partner. Check out the very cool album of originals, "Small Musics," from which we pulled tracks for this episode along with lots of other releases over on Matt's BandCamp page (link below).Tune into this episode to hear Matt share, The DeBlass Theory of Folk Song Fatality: "...if they don't otherwise explain how they die, just assume it was werewolves."Here's a link to Matt's website: https://mattdeblass.com/Here's a link to Matt's

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57:23

119: The Matt DeBlass Episode

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2025/03/15

Matt DeBlass is a delightful musician, teacher, and conversation partner. Check out the very cool album of originals, "Small Musics," from which we pulled tracks for this episode along with lots of other releases over on Matt's BandCamp page (link below).Tune into this episode to hear Matt share, The DeBlass Theory of Folk Song Fatality: "...if they don't otherwise explain how they die, just assume it was werewolves."Here's a link to Matt's website: https://mattdeblass.com/Here's a link to Matt's

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80:32

118: Donald W.G. Lindsay (2025)

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2025/03/02

The more I talk to, read about, watch, and listen to Donald Lindsay the more baffled I am at what all this person has accomplished - and he's not slowing down!Tune into this episode to hear a bagpipe maker talk about why Emu's in the garden were a nostalgic sight for his father - probably the first time that's ever happened on a podcast!Donald's work is all over the internet, but here are a few good links:Donald's Website: https://www.donaldwglindsay.com/Donald's Insta:

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113:55

117: The Dr. Jordan Alexander Key Episode

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2025/02/15

Jordan Alexander Key is a bagpiper, composer, music lover, teacher, mathematician, podcaster, and so much more.Tune into this episode to hear us hit a new record for, "math-chat," in the show's history.And check out Jordan's work at the following links and elsewhere:Website: https://www.jordanalexanderkey.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JordanAlexanderKeyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.key.33/And if you haven't yet, check out their very cool podcast, "The Dudelsack," wherever fine

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