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Thanks to Andy McCartney for his kind comments the other day and also for the latest information on the activities of the South West Scotland Piping and Drumming Academy: Weekend workshop – Abernethy Trust, Ringford, near Kirkcudbright from Friday evening 17th February until around tea time on Sunday 19th. Pupils stay over for the two nights, but day pupils will also be very welcome, and this workshop is for both pipers…

More on Thow Bagpipemakers/ Pipe Band Magazine

Some significant documents were missed from the Thow Bagpipemakers article yesterday. I have copies of Bills of Sale which make interesting reading. There are many of orders for ‘reel pipes’ for example. These were mouth blown half sets often used for playing at dances and for beginners. Fitted with a bellows they mirror almost exactly the lowland bagpipe as played by the town pipers of south Scotland. A lot of people confuse…