Organizations-
Lowland and Border Pipers’ Society
Uilleann Pipers Club – Seattle
Alt. Piping Events-
Piper’s Gathering, annual event, Litchfield CT
Upper Potomac Pipers Weekend, annual event, Shepherdstown, WV
Cairdeas pipes & fiddles weekend, Huntington Center, VT
Spanish Peaks Piping Retreat, annual event, La Veta, CO
Celtic Arts Foundation Mt. Vernon, WA has numerous events, including piping days/weekends
Discussion Groups-
Pipe Makers-
Bagpipe makers in the US and Canada are making some of the world’s finest musical instruments. APNA receives no benefits from these craftsmen and does not endorse one over another; these links are provided strictly as a public service to the piping community.
GHB = Great Highland Bagpipe
SSP = Scottish Small Pipes
NSP = Northumbrian Smallpipes
Banton and Woodson, SSP/Border pipes
Carbony Celtic Winds SSP/GHB/gaita
MIchael Dow, Architectural Woodcarving LLC smallpipes bellows
Favre Pipes. Boris Favre. Swedish, Scottish, Irish Bagpipes
Fisher Bagpipes. Wayne Fisher. GHB and SSP
Gibson Bagpipes Inc. GHB and ceildh pipes
Seth Hamon Bagpipes. Swedish, Irish and Scottish Bagpipes
Pinchbeck Pipes. Chris Pinchbeck. SSP
Quietpiper Scottish Smallpipes, Robert Felsburg. SSP, bellows
Sharp Bagpipes. Mike Sharp NSP, SSP reeds and repairs
Tidy Cottage Smallpipes. E. J. Jones. SSP
John Walsh Bagpipes Ltd.. GHB, SSP, Shuttle pipes
The Wee Piper Bagpipe Builder. Michael MacHarg. Many kinds of bagpipes
Uilleann Pipe Makers List (world – through Na Piobairi Uilleann)