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Winnipeg Pipers Circle
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The Winnipeg Piper's Circle is an informal gathering of pipers in the Winnipeg, MB area, who play smallpipes.
Our goal is to exchange ideas, tunes, history and other piping 'stuff'. As well as playing a few tunes together.
| Duane Colley | Uilleann, Scottish Smallpipes, Northumbrian Smallpipes, occassional Tin Whistle player and Highland Piper. Duane does have a website www.oocities.org/winterpegpiper but it's in perpetual flux and not very netscape friendly. |
| Tom Jeffers | Cohost and producer for Prairie Ceilidh on CKJS 810 AM. |
| Sandy Thacker | Highland piper, Scottish Smallpipes, Shuttle pipes and the Tin Whistle. |
| Al Thomson | Singer with Marty's Party, whistle player and northumbrian piper. |
| Larry Allen Fisher | See Larry's website at www.fisherharps.com |
| Mark Paxton-Macrae | Learning to play the Uilleann Pipes. Irish flute and tin whistle player. |
| Scottish Smallpipes | |
| Northumbrian Smallpipes | |
| Uilleann Pipes | |
| Parlour Pipes | |
| Shuttle Pipes | |
| Renaissance Border Pipes in G |
| Date | Happening |
| April 30, 2003 | A dry winter was not friendly to the bellows blown pipes, but we managed to squeek out a few tunes. |
| July 16, 2001 | With rain coming down hard and furious, and the misquito's seaking shelter in the house, we braved another gathering in Sandy's living room. Kim Leskuw from Souris, MB was out for a vist. Kim brought out her Neil O'Grady practice set of uilleann pipes. Duane brought out his new set of Northumbrian smallpipes. Everyone played a few tunes and had a good time. |
| June 24, 2001 | Started this webpage |
| May , 2001 | We got together for a few tunes in Sandy's living room. Tom Jeffers of Prairie Ceilidh on CKJS 810 AM, was out. He brought along a CD for a door prize. I didn't win.
Larry brought out a ?? |
| April , 2001 | We got together for a few tunes in Sandy's living room. Al Thomson of Marty's Party joined our ranks, bringing out his Northumbrian Smallpipes and wealth of knowledge. Mark, an aspiring musician and Uilleann piper in the making joined our ranks as well. |
| March , 2001 | Our inaugural meeting. Larry and Duane met in Sandy's living room. Sandy had her Colin Ross Scottish Smallpipes (D) and John Walsh Shuttlepipes (A). Larry brought out his Kilberry
Scottish smallpipes (D) and his new Renaissance Border pipes in G. I brought my Scotish Smallpipes (A) and Uilleann pipes.
Larry wowwed us by singing and playing "The Jolly Beggerman" on his Scottish Smallpipes. |
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