Interviews

We continue and conclude our conversation with the late great Irish drummer . . .

We bring our 2001 conversation with the late, great pipe band drumming innovator and leader . . .

We conclude our conversation with a piping pioneer, exclusively for subscribers . . .

We continue our conversation with a piping pioneer, exclusively for subscribers . . .

We continue our conversation with a piping pioneer, exclusively for subscribers.

We begin our inspiring conversation with a piping pioneer, exclusively for subscribers . . .

For the first time ever, Ken Eller hears the truth about his ouster as leader, which 23 years on turns out to be nothing but a colossal misunderstanding . . .

We continue our historical interview with eight former members of the Clan MacFarlane, a band that set the Grade 1 standard in North America . . .

We continue our extensive reunion interview with eight former members of one of history’s most important pipe bands.

Featuring superb video, we bring together eight members of the legendary Clan MacFarlane Pipe Band of St. Catharines, Ontario, one of the world’s most influential piping and drumming groups . . .

We conclude our four-part interview with the late Glasgow-based piper, bandsman, teacher and adjudicator.

Our conversation with the late great “Angus J.” continues, in which he discusses the RSPBA, pipe band judging, perceived biases and the influence of his teacher, Donald MacLeod.

We continue our archival interview with the late Angus J. MacLellan, in which he discusses being a right-shouldered piper, the early days . . .

On October 12, 2013, the piping and drumming world lost Angus J. MacLellan after a long illness. Fortunately, pipes|drums conducted an extensive interview with him in August 1997, which we bring to subscribers now in several parts. We include the original introduction and text originally presented in 1998.

We conclude our exclusive interview with Jack Lee, one of piping history’s greatest pipers, teachers and leaders, who has committed his life to furthering the art. In this fifth part, Lee discusses his influences, his practice regimen and teaching techniques and what lies ahead as he continues his competitive, performing and teaching career in Highland piping.