Alec is one of the warmest, kindest, most wholesomely genuine & joyful humans on the internet, and he also happens to play (and teach) bagpipes! Tune into this episode to hear, how Bagpipe Yoga became the fitness sensation which is now sweeping the nation... - African Blackwood Conservation Project Fundraiser: Get Bagpipe Ready & BagpipeSwag have joined forces to create an eco-friendly fundraising T-shirt to benefit a charity in Tanzania which helps to conserve and re-forest the Dalbergia Melanoxylon (African Blackwood) tree. Check out the shirts at BagpipeSwag.com, and pick one up to help out the ABCP! (consider ordering a size-up, these eco-friendly Ts are a little on the tight side) Direct link to the shirts: https://www.bagpipeswag.com/get-bagpipe-ready Direct link to the African Blackwood Project: https://www.blackwoodconservation.org/ - APPLICABLE LINKS -Here's Alec's website: https://www.getbagpipeready.com/ -And their YouTube Chanel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPG89uN_o4oQGjL8sUBBgPw (And Get Bagpipe Ready is all over the social media feeds, etc)   - We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/ - You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected] - Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com  -   -   -  And now, some keywords:  Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, lowland, smallpipe, smallpipes

Ross hails from Linlithgow, West Lothian where he is the official Town Piper. He studied Bagpipes, Scots Song and Whistles at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Traditional Music - Piping in 2017. Ross was a finalist in the 2019 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition.   A World Champion piper, Ross began piping aged 7 and was the Pipe Major of the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. He competed with the world famous Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band for many years. He is now a member the Grade 1 Inveraray and District Pipe Band.    Ross has performed in many countries such as: New Zealand, Australia, USA, Ghana, Russia and all over central Europe as well as appearing on BBC Hogmanay Live and performing solo on the roof of Murrayfield Stadium. He has also toured internationally with the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.   Tune into this episode to hear the TRUE dictionary definition of not only, "Belterism," but also, "Ross". Check out Ross' website: https://www.rossmillermusic.com/ Pick up his album, tune book & more: https://www.rossmillermusic.com/shop And stream his music everywhere or, (even better,) buy it on BandCamp & via his own site, etc https://rossmiller.bandcamp.com/album/the-roke   - We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/ - You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected] - Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com  -   -   -  And now, some keywords:  Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, lowland, border, borderpipes, smallpipes, trad music,

Trevor is a piper, a dad, and a lover of Tolkien, (so you know he's intelligent, handsome, clever -- all the traits that automatically go along with loving the works of The Professor). Tune into this episode to hear a fun little call-back to one of our most popular episodes ever, #035, with Kariann - We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/ - You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected] - Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com  -   -   -  And now, some keywords:  Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, smallpipes, trad music,

Ted is a master with both chanter & quill, and a delightful conversation partner! Tune into this episode to hear about Ted's rivalry with a Peacock at a fancy wedding... Throughout the interview I read extracts from an essay Ted wrote titled, "Grace Notes," that makes for lovely reading, here's a link: https://www.tedolsonwrites.com/_files/ugd/e82d4f_f0fe6695151746ad8221366f803449e7.pdf - We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/ - You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected] - Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com  -   -   -  And now, some keywords:  Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, lowland, smallpipes, trad music,  

Jesse Ofgang is an extremely talented multi-instrumentalist piper & recent graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.  He makes very cool music and puts it out all over the internet, if you don't follow this musician already on your social media platform(s) of choice, you will not regret beginning to do so now! Tune into this episode to hear about the real-life internet treasure-hunt to find the fabled photo of Jesse himself as a young, long-haired drummer sans-shirt... Jesse's Website: https://www.jesseofgang.com/ Jesse on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jesseofgangmusic/ Jesse on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesseofgangmusic/ Jesse on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jesseofgang/videos ...and there's more, just search, "Jesse Ofgang," or, "Jesse Gang of Music," almost anywhere on the internet, you'll find him! - We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/ - You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected] - Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com  -   -   -  And now, some keywords:  Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, lowland, uilleann, smallpipes, trad music,