Pipers

Aimed at people outside piping who want to find out more without too much expenditure of time and money, this is an introductory guide to what pipers do and why, showing how "tradition", often thought of as a vague and anonymous process, is in fact compiled by a whole succession of brilliantly gifted individual teachers, players and composers. This book focuses on the players themselves with a wide range of historical sources and anecdotes to provide a fresh account of this key musical cohort.