Piper's Dojo Audio Experience

Christmas is coming, and it’s time to get your Bagpiping Christmas list together! We’ll go through a lot of the great products we have that are perfect Christmas gifts. Viewers will help by offering up what they’ve got on their list this year!

We look at a bunch of Christmas Carols that can be played on the pipes and we talk about how to survive playing bagpipes in the cold!

On the eve of our Thanksgiving day, we’re thankful for bagpipe music. We’ll listen to tons of music, and generally reflect on how awesome bagpipes are. 11.21.2012

We do a redo of the jig’s show, because Andrew had to miss last week. What makes jigs tick? Why are they so much fun to listen to, and even more fun to play? November 14th, 2012.

This week, special guest Rab Mathieson joins us from Scotland to hang out, and discuss some of the things that define who he is, and how he has been so successful. October 24th, 2012.

his week, we’ll listen to and discuss some highlights from the Nicol Brown Amateur Invitational, and we will also look at issues surrounding how you should get ready for next season. What tunes should you pick? What is the best strategy to be successful? October 17th, 2012

This week, we’re looking into Donald Lindsay’s great article in the recent issue of the Voice Magazine. In this article, Donald interviews some of the most successful pipers in the world, and asks them what it was about their piping environment that contributed to their success.

This week, we’ll discuss how our Fall Line-Up in unravelling, and revelations that have already been had! What is there to learn from these great teachers? October 3rd, 2012

This week, we’ll take several amazing Zen quotes and see if they apply to bagpiping. Also – an amazing bagpipe polishing trick! September 26th, 2012.

This week we talk about the new Lee and Sons Sheepskin (and goatskin!) bags with zippers – a giant leap for mankind. Also, short term goal setting. September 19th, 2012.

This week is about success in bagpiping, with lots of thoughts about how success is earned. September 12th, 2012.

This week: a “you be the judge” with the Cowal Championships.

This week Maureen Connor and Eric MacNeill join us to talk about the Scotia Glenville Pipe Band, and their recent win at the Worlds in the Juvenille grade. August 22nd, 2012.

We’re visited by John Fisher, Reid Maxwell, and Donald Lindsay live from Invermark. Also, Andrew plays a lot of his own music, and some “lost” bootleg tapes! Don’t miss out on some funky jams. July 25th, 2012.

Andrew and Vin and Carl discussed the NY Metro Pipe Band, the Body Beat, and Xavier Bodoureiu’s new album “A Unan”

Andrew and Vin listened to their favorite tracks from the new Dowco Triumph Street album, and discuss the band, and what makes them such a FORCE! July 11th, 2012.

We listen to several bands from around the scene, including City of Washington, Great Lakes Pipe Band, the SFU pipe band, and the Triumph Street Pipe Band. Also, Vin talks about how to record stuff! June 27th, 2012

We talk about some deep philosophical things that can help you as a player! We also listen to some great celtic fusion music. June 20th, 2012.

You be the judge, part 2. Last week, we had three very different bands. This week, we add a fourth band and give you something much closer to judge. What will the results be? You’ll have to listen in to find out.

You be the judge! We listened to 3 mystery bands, and let the audience judge the result. Did our audience agree with the real-world judges?