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Yes comment
So 72 per cent of pipes|drums readers feel that those who post comments to articles should put their true name to them. I’d guess that most of those who make up that 72 per cent are people who d… more →
Yes comment
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 5 days ago: So 72 per cent of pipes|drums readers feel that those who post comments to articles should put their … more →
A list
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 1 month ago: So pipes|drums readers feel that the greatest pipe-major of all time – at least for competition-orie … more →
What are you playing?
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 2 months ago: What an eye-opener the survey of solo pipers was for me. Being around it, you get a general sense of … more →
Credit piping
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 3 months ago: I owe a lot to piping. In fact, I would say that almost all of the best things in my life are due, i … more →
Touchy subjects
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 7 months ago: Not a few pipes|drums readers have contacted me about the recent p|d Poll question, “Should fu … more →
2010 Silver Medal Tunes: Where to Find Info? Update
PWM wrote 7 months ago: I’m compiling a list of resources for theses tunes. I have the following information on the tu … more →
pipes|drums Donaldson Analysis of 2009 UK Tunes
PWM wrote 8 months ago: clipped from www.pipesdrums.com Dr. William Donaldson’s ninth Set Tunes Series, an analysis of … more →
See the sun going down
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 8 months ago: April 1st is a day I always look forward to, since it’s a chance to have a little fun with the … more →
Realization
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 9 months ago: A few days ago I posted a tweet on Twitter (@pipesdrums) or status update on Facebook (I can’t … more →
Turn and face the strain
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 9 months ago: The pipes|drums Polls have been going on for more than a decade now, and they’re all archived … more →
The people's band
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 10 months ago: Maybe it was all the bad news mounting. Maybe the pipe band world had had just about enough, thank y … more →
Bass-section or mid-section? A ruling
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 10 months ago: The surge in popularity of pipe band tenor-drumming might well be the most talked about topic of the … more →
Ad newseam
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 10 months ago: Quite a few pipes|drums readers sent a heads-up about the drum-major with the Cleveland Cleveland Fi … more →
Qualifying quality
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 11 months ago: At least twice a month for the last 20 years I’ve received inquiries about advertising from co … more →
Sincerely, Anonymous
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 11 months ago: Ever since the newfangled Internet machine was first applied to piping and drumming way back in 1994 … more →
Judgment calls
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 11 months ago: Accusations of bias run rampant throughout our particular brand of piping and drumming. The more foc … more →
Competitive instinct
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 1 year ago: The interview I did with Donald Shaw Ramsay nearly 20 years ago is one of the most memorable – … more →
The give and take
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 1 year ago: pipes|drums isn’t my job, but I do strive for professionalism. One of the hardest things about … more →
Piping alive
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Andrew Berthoff wrote 1 year ago: In Glasgow just now, part of the 42 per cent of p|d readers (according to the current poll) who are … more →
