The bagpipe newsgroup. Clicking this link should bring up
a "newsreader" window -- if not, check your browser version and/or
configuration.
The newsgroup is an excellent resource for discussions about pipes,
piping and related(?) topics, with many dozens (or hundreds) of
active threads at any one time.
Here's some more (possibly) useful
information on newsgroups, and the
bagpipe newsgroup
in particular.
This site contains information in text, pictures and sound about dozens of different kinds of bagpipes and their histories, makers and players from many countries and regions - over 50 megabytes of bagpipe material including over 1,000 graphics on over 500 separate pages.
Welcome to Pipe Bands Victoria, the website of the Australian Pipe Band Association, Victoria Branch, and the Victorian Highland Pipe Band Association. This site has everything you could want to know about
pipe bands and piping and drumming in this part of Australia.
Really different music performed by a grade one band from
Brittany. MP3, WAV, Scottish side drumming method on line. In the 130 year history of bagpipe bands, a Bagad (or bagadou for the plural form) is a relatively recent phenomenon which is very similar to Scottish Pipe Bands. The first Bagad was formed in 1949 by Railway Workers in Carhaix. Bagad Kemperle is the oldest Bagad today, founded in 1949. Over one hundred Bagadou were founded during the following years. A Bagad consists of three groups of instruments: bagpipes, bombardes and drums.
The Scottish Banner is the Scottish community’s favourite international monthly publication for ex-pat Scots or those with an interest in Scottish culture and tradition.
