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Wait, a scholarship for bagpiping? Yep!

Posted on April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 admin

The past few years have been very good years for the Chicago Highlanders, we have bolstered our ranks with some

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So what have I learned in a year?

Posted on March 5, 2022March 9, 2022 [email protected]

It feels like Spring is making its flirtatious move on Chicago. The only evidence that we were buried in snow a

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“It Takes a Village”

Posted on February 6, 2022February 7, 2022 [email protected]

As I was contemplating a new blog topic over the past few days, this phrase popped into my head and

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Show up with humility!

Posted on November 28, 2021February 7, 2022 admin

Learning to play the bagpipes or drums in a pipe band is a lot of work. If you’re already in

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Are top pipers like athletes?

Posted on July 4, 2021March 9, 2022 Dan

Most pipers would likely nod in agreement that by the end of a long rehearsal, a 6 minute Medley or

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What do you miss?

Posted on January 21, 2021February 7, 2022 Dan

I recently played a funeral with several other pipers and after we were done, we were talking about how good

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Spousal perks? pt. II

Posted on December 29, 2020September 19, 2021 [email protected]

Benefits of Being Married to a Bagpiper [Part 2 of 2] HI! I’m Julie Ostrow Schreiber. My husband is Joe

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Spousal perks? pt. I

Posted on December 20, 2020September 19, 2021 [email protected]

Benefits of Being Married to a Bagpiper [Part 1 of 2] HI! I’m Julie Ostrow Schreiber. My husband is Joe

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Once a roadie, always a roadie?

Posted on November 15, 2020September 19, 2021 [email protected]

HI! I’m Julie Ostrow Schreiber. My husband is Joe Schreiber, who is a bagpiper and the band’s Quartermaster. What is

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Preferences

Posted on September 22, 2020January 21, 2021 Dan

My refurbishing project is in its final stages and now after close to two years, I am back to fully

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Oddities

Posted on August 21, 2020January 21, 2021 Dan

Over the past few years I’ve had the opportunity to refurbish several sets of pipes. I’m not talking about refinishing

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Bagpipe anatomy and maintenance tips for the beginner.

Posted on July 10, 2020January 21, 2021 Dan

If you hang around bagpipers in a band long enough and pay attention, you’ll eventually learn all these things. Curious

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A bagpipe’s journey…

Posted on June 15, 2020January 28, 2021 Dan

I’ve recently been making some progress on a long term project. My R.G. Hardie pipes came to me via my

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