Places of Interest

• Piping Blogs (for/by pipers):

The Brickman Blog

Bruce Gandy Music- Bruce Gandy- Former member of the 78th Fraser Highlanders, current member of 78th Highlanders Halifax, and one of the world's top competitors, composers, performers, and sought after instructors.

The Captain's Corner- Ken Eller- Former member of the 78th Fraser Highlanders and, now, well travelled instructor.

Colby Forbush- Colby is a student of mine who is available for hire in the Salt Lake area.

Dave Glad (blog)- Former member of Salt Lake Scots pipe band, one of the founding members of the Heathen Highlanders. Read his thoughts here.

Dave Glad (for hire)- Former member of Salt Lake Scots pipe band, one of the founding members of the Heathen Highlanders. Contact for hire in the Salt Lake area here.

Dunaber Music- Mike Grey- Former member of 78th Fraser Highlanders and world class soloist and teacher.

Granpiper- Local solo competitor and member of the Salt Lake Scots Pipe Band

Heathen Highlanders- Group of local guys who go out and have a good time. They're also available for hire for any type of function.

Hindsight- West Coast Kilts

It's Devin

Matthew Newsome- Member of the International Guild of Tartan Scholars, curator of the Scottish Tartans Museum.

Michael Gibbs- Former member of the Salt Lake Scots and Utah Pipe Band, one of the founding members of the Heathen Highlanders, available for hire in the Salt Lake area.

The Piper's Ghost- DeAnn Goodman is the P/M of the Utah Pipe Band and now author of this book!

Piping Girl

Piper Pride-Marc Pehkonen- Member of the Wasatch and District Pipe Band who has an online presence.

Pipes/Drums- Blogpipe

Pipey's Corner

Utah Bagpiper- John Miner- Fellow grade I competitor and P/M of Mt. Timpanogos Pipe Band, who is available for hire in Salt Lake and Utah counties.

Weetootwaag's Podcast

Zen Traveler

• Piping Related:

Bagpipe Solutions by John Cairns- P/M of Peel, Double gold medallist, and former P/S of the 78th.

Bobdunsire.com- Bagpipe Web- Over 3000 piping related sites.

Bobdunsire.com- Forums- A great resource for discussing piping the world over.

CNatural Music- Andrew Douglas- Young piper with SFU who writes very innovative music.

Garvie Bagpipes- Maker of Border Pipes (he made mine)

Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust- Memorial Fund for one of the most influential and innovative contemporary pipers there has ever been.

Martyn Bennett- Another innovative piper who died far too young. Mix of electronic and traditional forms of music.

Pipes/Drums- Up to date piping news run independently by Andrew Berthoff of Toronto, ON.

Roddy MacLeod MBE- Piobaireachd- Home to one of the world's top pipers and instructors, who is the Principal of the National Piping Centre in Glasgow, Scotland and former P/M of Scottish Power Pipe Band. This site is worth visiting just to look at how nicely it's put together.

The Salt Lake Piping Club- Home to some fine Irish Piping (Uilleann) right in our own state!

Thunderstruck Pipers- Graham Gray- Graham is a former member of the Scots Guards who is currently living in Germany. I met him on New Years while visiting my sister in Münster. Unfortunately it was a very short meeting.

Willie McCallum Piping- One of the world's most successful solo competitors and co-developer of the McC (squared) solo chanter.

• Other Places to Visit:

B Chronicles- My sister's blog with great photos, and updates from Germany

Connary Fagen- Composer, Graphic Designer- He's the reason this site looks the way it does.

Nuprin Diaries- German Edition- Ryan's blog with updates from his and Amanda's German adventures!

SLC-Gut- This is to my sister's business homepage. You know you want to...

Yost Laboratory- Member of the Utah Pipe Band, professor and researcher at the University of Utah, and Director of this lab.