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