This is a list of bagpipe makers. It covers both family-based and commercial outfits from the 17th century to the present era. In the 1950s, the bagpipe traditions of Europe were revived. The market is increasing in size as the popularity of the instrument is increasing, and the list of bagpipe makers is rising.
British Isles pipes
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| Name |
Firm |
Location |
Apprenticed |
Retired |
Notes |
Refs |
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| Michael MacHarg |
The Wee Piper |
 South Royalton, VT |
2006 |
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Highland Bagpipes, and Smallpipes |
[1] |
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D.M. Atherton Bagpipes Llc |
Naperville, IL |
1995 |
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| Rob Gandara |
Carbony Celtic Winds |
Corvallis, OR |
2006 |
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Carbon Fiber Bagpipes, Smallpipes and Gaitas |
[1] |
| Thomas Doucet |
Thomas Pipeworks |
 Niagara Falls, ON |
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Custom Bagpipes, repairs and restoration. Apprenticed with Jack Dunbar. |
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| James Ramsay Oswald |
Unknown |
 Melbourne |
1941 |
2003 |
One of only two bagpipe makers in Australia. |
[2] |
| Martin MacBeth |
Macbeth and Co Bagpipes |
Brisbane, Australia |
199x |
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Began in Brisbane 2010? |
[2] |
| Andrew Ross |
John and Robert Glen Co. |
 Edinburgh |
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1978 |
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| Wayne Fisher |
Fisher Bagpipes |
Sarnia, ON |
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Self-taught pipemaker. One of only a handful of bagpipe makers in Canada. |
[3] |
| Thomas McBean Glen |
John and Robert Glen Co. |
Edinburgh |
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| John Glen |
John and Robert Glen Co. |
Edinburgh |
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| Robert Glen |
John and Robert Glen Co. |
Edinburgh |
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| Jerry Gibson |
Gibson Bagpipes Inc. |
Willoughby, OH |
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Great Highland Bagpipe, Scottish Small Pipes, Ceilidh Pipes, Reeds, and Practice Chanters |
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| Charles E. Kron |
American Bagpipe Makers Inc. |
Dobbs Ferry, NY |
1987? |
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[4] |
| George Kilgour |
Kilgour and Kilgour |
Marypark |
1943 |
1995 |
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| Robert Kilgour |
Kilgour and Kilgour |
Marypark |
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| Rolf Littorin |
Rolf of Sweden |
 Sweden |
1990s |
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Custom made bagpipes: Great Highland Bagpipes, Smallpipes, Practice Chanters. Self-taught pipe maker. |
[5] |
| William Sinclair |
William Sinclair and Son |
Leith |
1906? |
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| William M. Sinclair |
William Sinclair and Son |
Edinburgh |
1926 |
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[6] |
| Alastair Sinclair |
William Sinclair and Son |
Leith |
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| Ewan Sinclair |
William Sinclair and Son |
Leith |
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| Robert Felsburg |
Quietpiper |
Irwin, PA |
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| Robert G. Hardie |
R.G. Hardie and Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
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| Joe Henderson |
R.G. Hardie and Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
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| John Weatherston |
R.G. Hardie and Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
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Hakam Din & Sons |
 Sialkot Pakistan |
1880s |
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| Andrew Soutar |
Soutar of St. Andrews |
St. Andrews |
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| Duncan Soutar |
Soutar of St. Andrews |
St. Andrews |
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| Roddy MacLellan |
MacLellan Bagpipes |
Monroe, NC |
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Former Tiffany & Co. silversmith. |
[7] |
| David Booth |
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Alva, Clackmannanshire |
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| Peter Crisler |
Peter's Pipes Inc. |
Middletown, KY |
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Cushing Bagpipe Co. |
New York state |
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J. Dunbar Bagpipes Ltd |
St. Catharines, ON |
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| Thomas McBean Glen |
John and Robert Glen Co. |
Edinburgh |
1827 |
1978 |
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Thomas Pipeworks |
Niagara Falls, ON |
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| Tim Gellaitry |
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Stirling |
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Gillanders & McLeod Ltd |
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Grainger & Campbell |
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MacLeod Bagpipes |
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Peter Henderson Bagpipes |
 Armenia |
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Inveran Bagpipes |
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| Murray Huggins |
Colin Kyo Bagpipes |
Medford, OR |
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Maker of Highland bagpipes, reeds, smallpipes and chanters. Forms and hand engraves silver and nickel. |
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RG Lawrie |
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| Douglas MacPherson |
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McCallum Bagpipes Ltd |
Kilmarnock |
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Ian Murray Bagpipes |
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David Naill & Co |
 Minehead |
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RK Bagpipes |
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RT Shepherd and Son (Scotland) Ltd |
Cardenden |
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Wallace Bagpipes |
Glasgow |
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Somers Bagpipes |
Calgary, AB |
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Chris Terry Bagpipes |
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| Alan Waldron |
Stirling Bagpipes |
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Anderson Bagpipes |
TN |
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Self Taught Pipemaker and not base on any previous design |
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| John Walsh |
John Walsh Bagpipes |
Antigonish, NS |
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Scottish smallpipes and borderpipes
| Name |
Firm |
Location |
Apprenticed |
Retired |
Notes |
Refs |
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| Michael MacHarg |
The Wee Piper |
South Royalton, VT |
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Full time maker |
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| Sean Jones |
Jones Instruments |
Staffordshire England |
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Full time maker |
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| John Rutzen |
John Rutzen Musical Instruments |
Donegal, Ireland |
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Maker of Scottish Smallpipes |
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| Nate Banton |
Banton Bellowspipes |
Portland, ME |
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Border Pipes |
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| Rob Gandara |
Carbony Celtic Winds |
Corvallis, OR |
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Carbon Fiber Smallpipes [1] |
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| EJ Jones |
Tidycottage Smallpipes |
Asheville, NC |
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| Robert Felsburg |
Quietpiper Smallpipes |
Irwin, PA |
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Bespoke maker of Scottish Smallpipes as well as Great Highland, Border Pipes, Bellows, and Pipe Bags. |
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| Chris Pinchbeck |
Pinchbeck Pipes |
Hope, ME |
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| Alexandre Anistratov |
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 Moscow |
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| John Walsh |
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Antigonish, NS |
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| Wayne Fisher |
Fisher Bagpipes |
Sarnia, ON |
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Self-taught pipemaker. |
[3] |
| Ian Kinnear |
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Edzell |
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| Bill Hart |
Iona Bagpipes |
New South Wales |
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| Hamish Moore |
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Dunkeld |
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| Nigel Richard |
Garvie Bagpipes |
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| Richard and Anita Evans |
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 Cumbria |
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| Fred Morrison Smallpipes |
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Smallpipes and Borderpipes |
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| Toru Sonoda |
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 Germany |
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| Jean-Yves Peran |
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 Plouarzel |
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Smallpipes/uilleann pipes |
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Lauriebeck |
? |
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| Ray Sloan |
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| Seth Hammon |
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Texas |
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| Robbie Greensitt & Ann Sessoms |
Heriot & Allen |
Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England |
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Retired |
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Lincolnshire bagpipes
Cornish bagpipes
Welsh bagpipes
Continental European pipes
Armenian bagpipes
Belgian pipes
Bulgarian kaba gaida
| Name |
Firm |
Location |
Apprenticed |
Retired |
Notes |
Refs |
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| Nikolay Belyashki. |
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[13] |
Estonian bagpipes (torupill)
French and German pipes
| Name |
Firm |
Location |
Apprenticed |
Retired |
Notes |
Refs |
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| Sean Jones |
Jones Instruments |
United Kingdom |
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Full time maker |
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| Rémy Dubois |
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 Belgium |
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| Geert Lejeune |
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Belgium |
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| Bernard Blanc |
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France |
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| Frans Hattink |
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 Netherlands |
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| Marius Lutgerink |
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Netherlands |
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| Andreas Rogge |
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Germany |
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| Matthias Branschke |
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Germany |
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| Thorsten Tetz |
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Germany |
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| Michael MacHarg |
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VT |
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| Magnus Högfeldt |
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Germany |
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| Toru Sonoda |
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Germany |
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| Jean-Sylvain Maître |
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France |
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| Serge Durin |
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France |
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| Jon Swayne |
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United Kingdom |
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| Bernard Jaquemin |
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| Juergen Ross |
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| Jens Güntzel |
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| Walter Rizzo |
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 Italy |
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Greek Bagpipes
| Name |
Firm |
Location |
Apprenticed |
Retired |
Notes |
Refs |
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| Yannis Pantazis |
La Ponta |
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Venetian Tower Greek bagpipe exhibition-workshop |
[14] |
Hungarian bagpipes
Spanish pipes
| Name |
Firm |
Location |
Apprenticed |
Retired |
Notes |
Refs |
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| Alan Kieth |
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California |
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Galician gaita |
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| Rob Gandara |
Carbony Celtic Winds |
Corvallis, OR |
2006 |
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Carbon Fiber Galician gaita |
[1] |
| Seivane family |
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 Galicia, Spain |
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Galician gaita |
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| Chus Solis |
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Asturias, Spain |
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Galician gaita |
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| Toru Sonoda |
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Germany |
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Galician gaita |
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| Luques family |
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 São Paulo, Brazil |
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Galician gaita, Sanabrian Gaita |
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| Carlos Moreno García |
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Asturias, Spain |
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Asturian bagpipe |
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| Chus Solis-Santorini |
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Asturias, Spain |
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Asturian bagpipe |
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Swedish bagpipes (säckpipa)
Sources
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.carbony.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Advertiser, November 22, 2003
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Observer, November 16, 2009.
- ↑ The New York Times, October 8, 1995; Westchester County Business Journal, September 29, 1997.
- ↑ Hermansson, Mats d (2003). From Icon to Identity: Scottish Piping and Drumming in Scandinavia, University of Gothenburg, diss.
- ↑ The main source for this information is the history page of the William Sinclair and Son website. See also:
- ↑ The Times and Democrat, November 5, 2006.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 O'Neill 1973, pp. 160–161.
- ↑ Richard's website
- ↑ http://www.caillagh.com
- ↑ Lincolnshire bagpipes? 'Scottish' instrument a piece of county's history. Sunday Telegraph, 1 January 2010
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Merryweather 2001.
- ↑ Kaba Gaida
- ↑ January/February 2013 issue of Songlines (#89) article:Postcard from Santorini
- ↑ Botond Bese's contact information from the Hungarian Bagpipe Ensamble's website
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