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Bagpipes  
Bagpipe Web Directory Comprehensive list of all things bagpipe-related. Check out the Forum too.
Piping Centre Centre of bagpiping excellence. Runs distance-learning and online courses etc.
The College of Piping, Scotland Another centre of bagpiping excellence in the same city! Home of Piping Times.
ViperPiper Has a large searchable database of bagpipe tunes in several formats. Good forum too.
Piper & Drummer Home of that well known publication. Online articles and tunes in PDF and MP3 format.
   
Pipe Band Drumming  
Drumbeater Pipe band drumming articles and information on the Sidedrum mailing list.
The Drummers' Nest For Scottish Side, Tenor and Bass drumming method.
The Regimental Drummer Contains some useful exercises and settings
   
Whistle, Flute etc.  
Virtual Session Interactive tunes! (Whistle, flute, smallpipes, guitar etc...). Music can be printed. Practice a tune, grab a Guinness and join in - GREAT FUN!
Chaff & Fipple Popular Whistle and Flute site, with forums.
The Session Extremely useful, searchable, tune resource. Tunes are in ABC format. Also has a forum where tune variants are described and their history and origins are discussed.
Nigel Gatherer's Traditional Music Site Excellent whistle tutorial with midi and notation examples. Also a good tune resource for whistle and other instruments.
The Wandering Whistler Music Archives Lots of Traditional music can be found here.
Rob Greenway's Irish Flute Pages For help with learning Irish Flute.
The Flow For Flute information and tunes in ABC format.
   
Bodhrán  
How to Play the Bodhrán Good site for Bodhrán beginners with sound examples.
Bodhrán Beginners' Guide Explains the fundamentals of Bodhrán technique and instrument selection.
   
Music Workshops & Gatherings in Scotland  
Fèisean nan Gàidheal Gateway site of the Fèis movement throughout Scotland. Events and tuition in all traditional 'Celtic' instruments. Strong emphasis on the Gaelic (Gàidhlig) music tradition.
Celtic Connections Very large annual Celtic Music festival held in Glasgow each year. Workshops, performances by well known musicians of the 'Celtic' and other traditions..
Sessions & Clubs Where to find regular sessions and music clubs in the Highlands and throughout Scotland.
   
Learning Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig)  
Air Splaoid Friendly online course for beginners with sound, Flash animations etc. The easy way to learn Gaelic.
Beag air Bheag Another friendly online course for absolute beginners with Flash or HTML options.