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Links of Relevance - All of the links below are relevant in some way to the operation and support of Heritage Pipe & Drums of Birmingham, Alabama, subdivided by catagory, listed in no particular order. Though this is not in any way intended to be a thorough list of links, it should be a list of sites that will be of interest to both the member and non-member alike.
Equipment & Attire
J. Higgins, Ltd.: Supplier of HPD's various accouterments.
R.T. Shepherd & Son (Scotland) Ltd.: Manufacturer of the new Shepherd Hide Regulator Bag, the Shepherd Tone Enhancers, and chanter reeds used by HPD.
Korg: Manufacturer of the Korg CA-30 Chromatic Tuner.
Tunes & Music Publishing
Bagpipe Reader by Doug Wickstrom: FREE Bagpipe Player Music Composition and Engraving Software for the Great Highland Bagpipe used by HPD. Please support this and other free software! Used to publish all pipe scores for HPD!
DrumScriobh 2: Drum score composing application with wave sound playback for Windows. Gordon Brown, leading tip of the Grade 1 Boghall & Bathgate drum corp, and world solo drumming champion, helped to refine this software. Used to publish all drum scores for HPD!
bagpipetunes.net: Searchable database of over 5500 bagpipe tunes in BWW, BMW, and Piobmaster format.
Bagpipe Music Writer Tunes: Website containing a zip file available for download containg 1695 tunes (671 KB).
The Viper Piper - Bagpipe Tunes: Website containing a listing of tunes in alphabetical order in various formats.
Unicorn Limited: Books for Scots, Celts, and Vikings: The best source for non-Internet bagpipe music books and on of HPD's favorite resources. Home of Scotcopy, a company specializing in the reproduction of older, out-of-print, out-of-copyright books of bagpipe music (i.e., pre-1956), reproduced as "Scotcopy," which is a photocopy of the original which is then soft bound.
Performance Venues
The 18th Southeastern Workshop: A piping and drumming workshop featuring instructors from Scotland, Canada and North America, held annually at the end of February, first competition event for HPD's upcoming 2004 competition season.
Glasgow Highland Games: Held in Glasgow, Kentucky, the Glasgow Highland Games are an annual Scottish festival and the second competition event for HPD's upcoming 2004 competition season.
Alabama Highland Games: Highland Games at which HPD competes annually, third competition event for HPD's upcoming 2004 competition season.
Stone Mountain Highland Games: Annual Highland Games held at the Stone Mountain State Park in Georgia, often featuring more than thirty pipe bands, and the final competition event for HPD's upcoming 2004 competition season.
City Stages: Three-day event held annually in Downtown Birmingham, Alabama for which HPD performs biannually.
Safari Cup: Coffee bar and art gallery located in Downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Offers breakfast and lunch, some of the finest gourmet coffee from the Ethiopia and Kenya, and a full alcohol list.
Clan MacLachlan of North America Association of Highland Games: A nearly complete and indispensable listing of Highland Games.
Support & Advertising
The Alabama Celtic Association: Local organization supporting local Celtic music and culture. Offers Celtic Alabama News, a free monthly e-newsletter with dates for local Celtic events.
Alabama Live: Offers local events listings.
The Birmingham News: Offer a free community events calendar listing.
Good Morning Alabama: Morning local Fox 6 News program offering local community events announcements.
The Music Teacher's List: Offers free online listings for music teachers.
The Great Highland Bagpipe Band Webring: Webring of various bagpipe bands.
Pipeband.com: Online resource for bagpipe bands, including recruiting classified ads.
Bagpiper.com: Online resource for bagpipers, including classifieds and webspace.
Bob Dunshire's Bagpipe Web Directory: Huge directory of various links of interest to bagpipers and bagpipe bands.
Submit a Link - Have a link you would like to submit? Please contact the webmaster at pipemajor@hpd-pipeband.org to submit your link. (All links must be approved before they are added. Submission alone does not entail inclusion of the link on this page.)
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