Droning On

Thanks so much for listening, friends!

The celebratory album is currently available on all major streaming & music-purchasing platforms. Just search for it by the album name, "Pipes for Peace," or the main-artist name, "The Droning On Podcast".

And, of course, it's still available on BandCamp: https://droningon.bandcamp.com/album/pipes-for-peace

Thanks again for listening, here's to a robust "Season 2" soon!

Hello friends!

As if two episodes in a row of (mostly) monologues weren't enough -- this week what I have for you is chapter two of this 123-year-old book about bagpipes.

The chapter heading reads as follows:

Ancient musical instruments - Priestly harpers - Hereditary harpers - Irish versus Scottish harpers - Royal harpers - Use of harp universal - Welsh sarcasm - Mary Queen of Scots' harp - The last of the harpers - "The Harper of Mull" - From harp to pipes - the Clarsach - Pipes supplanting bards - The last clan bard - Bardic customs - Bards' jealousy of pipes - The bard in battle - Duncan Ban Mac Intyre - Two pipers scared - When the pipes became paramount - The fiery cross - The Coronach

If you missed chapter 1, it's provided as Episode 105

Tune into this episode to hear Jim mispronounce even more names...

Here's a link to the book on Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69986

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You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected]

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Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com

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And now, some keywords:

Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband

Tune into this episode to hear EVEN MORE of Jim's inner monologue...

Check out Barry's cool books: https://capebretonpiper.com/products

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We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast

And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/

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You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected]

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Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com

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And now, some keywords:

Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, lowland, uilleann, smallpipes, trad music,

Tune into this episode to hear waaaaay too much of Jim's inner monologue...

This included brief meetings with friends old and new, including some who've been on the show before, like:

Al: episode #7

Heidi: episode #1

Jeff: episode #77

Diana: episode #2

And more!

Check out Ian MacHarg's cool album: https://iainmacharg.bandcamp.com/album/ce-l-na-beinne-music-of-the-mountain

And check out Barry's cool books: https://capebretonpiper.com/products

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We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast

And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/

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You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected]

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Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com

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And now, some keywords:

Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, lowland, uilleann, smallpipes, trad music,

William Wallace - yes, indeed, THE Sir William Wallace, is here for an interview. Enjoy, folks!

Tune into this episode for, among other things, some great coffee shop ambiance...

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We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast

And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/

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You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected]

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Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com

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And now, some keywords:

Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, lowland, uilleann, smallpipes, trad music,

Erik, if we can convince him, is going to need another half-dozen 2-hour episodes for us to begin scratching the surface of his body of work, wealth of knowledge, etc.

Tune into this episode to hear way more than you'd really like to know about, "Pasta Pestilencia," and many, many other things.

Erik's Website: https://www.ask-upmark.se/indexeng.html

Falsbordone's Website (Erik has a lot of projects, but we mostly focused on their 1350 album): http://www.falsobordone.se/

And be sure to get the album on Bandcamp or elsewhere: https://erikaskupmark.bandcamp.com/album/1350-music-for-a-plague

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We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast

And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/

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You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected]

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Support the show via Patreon ( patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast ), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com

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And now, some keywords:

Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, lowland, uilleann, smallpipes, trad music,

Ruth Chiles is a specialist in Focal Dystonia and, as a musician herself, she works particularly with musicians. She's created support groups, hours and hours of video, appeared in many interviews, and written a book, (with another book on the way!) Links to her work are below.

Tune into this episode to hear Jim ramble on incessantly, proving that Ruth is a very patient and gracious listener. Obviously an excellent person to work with!

Here's a link to her website: https://focaldystoniacure.com/

Here's a link to her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FocalDystoniaCure

Here's a link to her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/focaldystoniacure/

Here's a link to her Facebook learning-community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/focaldystoniacurelearningcommunity

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We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast

And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/

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You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected]

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Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com

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And now, some keywords:

Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, lowland, uilleann, smallpipes, trad music, focal dystonia, musician's dystonia, dystonic symptoms, task-specific dystonia

So sorry for the late upload, friends. And I'm afraid even for all that, it's not a, "typical," episode, either. I have several great interviews with very cool guests all in the edit-phase and didn't manage to get one ready for this weekend, so instead I'm pulling out the first chapter of an audiobook production I've been putting together of this 123-year-old book about bagpipes you may've heard about - I hope it's reasonably enjoyable! Thanks again for tuning in, and have a lovely week!

Tune into this episode to hear Jim mispronounce so, so many names...

Here's a link to the book on Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69986

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We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast

And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/

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You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected]

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Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com

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And now, some keywords:

Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband

Chris Gray is a very talented multi-instrumentalist composer and he was very gracious to hop into this interview talking about his past, his music, and specifically his excellent self-titled album.

Tune-in to this episode to hear the host hold Chris hostage for questioning waaaaay longer than is fair...

• Here's a link to the album we're discussing, check it out and get yourself a copy! https://chrisgray1.bandcamp.com/album/chris-gray
• Here's Chris' website: https://chrisgraymusic.com/
• And here are some of his tunes on Pipetunes.ca: https://pipetunes.ca/tunes/?frm-composer=25905
• And why not follow him on Instagram?: https://www.instagram.com/chrisgray_music/?hl=en

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We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast

And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/

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You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected]

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Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com

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And now, some keywords:

Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, lowland, uilleann, smallpipes, trad music,

Michael Gibbs is the guy to talk to if you want some o' them "heathen" style pipes... (here's the Facebook profile for the, "Heathen Highlanders," group)

Tune into this episode to hear Jim & Mike sniff and cough through their seasonal allergies WAY more than you wanted to hear, ever...

Here's a link to the cool video we started off talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d285tKoj16U

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We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast

And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/

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You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at [email protected]

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Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com

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And now, some keywords:

Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, lowland, uilleann, smallpipes, trad music,