Pipe
Band Related Links:
There are three other link pages on the WSPD
site:
For a comprehensive
listing of all pipe bands sites, see one the specialist "pipe
band links sites" listed below.
Pipe Band Links
New
Zealand Pipe Band Sites / Australian Pipe Band Sites / Military Pipe Band Sites / Other
Interesting Pipe Band Sites / Pipe Band Link Sites / Pipe Band Organisations / Piping Sites and
Resources / Piobaireachd / Drumming
Sites and Resources / Piping Music and Sound Files / Sheet Music & CDs / Bagpipe,
Reed Makers & Outfitters / Software / Piping
& Drumming Magazines / Humour / Military
- New Zealand / Military - Australia & Commonwealth /
Military - United Kingdom / Miscellaneous
New Zealand Pipe Band Sites
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Australian Pipe Band Sites
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Military Pipe Band
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Other Interesting Pipe Band Sites
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Pipe Band Link Sites
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Pipe Band Organisations
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Piping Sites and Resources
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Piobaireachd
- Piobaireachd dot com
 - New Zealand site
dedicated to Piobaireachd, with tuition guides, history, and music. Well worth a look.
- The Piobaireachd Society -
Official page of the Society, still under development, but with news and information about
the society and an index of piobaireachd.
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Drumming Sites and Resources
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Piping Music and Sound Files
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Sheet Music & Compact Disks
- Lismor Recordings & ISA
Music
- UK & USA publisher of piping compact disks (including the World Pipe Band
Championships and an unequalled selection of the best solo and band recordings) and
bagpipe sheet music collections by such well known modern composers as Michael Grey,
Robert Mathieson etc.
- Unicorn Books - Facsimile copies of
historical editions of pipe music (pre 1956). Well worth a look.
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Bagpipe, Reed Makers & Outfitters
Note: WSPD makes no endorsement or other representation with respect to
the services of the following businesses - Caveat Emptor.
- D & M Gannaway - Makers of great pipe
bags, and retailer of piping supplies.
- M Hand & Co
- Goldlacemen &
Embroiderers. Excellent site, with pictures and prices. Probably the best firm in the
world for embroided "bullion" badges. Supplier to many prestigious UK regiments.
- McGillivray
Piping Partnerships - general supplies including
chanter reeds and Jim McGillivray's own "Rhythmic Fingerwork" and instructional
videos.
- Murray
Henderson Reedmaker - Chanter reeds and "Henderson Harmonics" plastic
drone reeds made by a world champion piper (originally from New Zealand!)
- Bagpipes Galore
- Gibson Bagpipes
- Haggis Man - Haggis from Auckland
- Highland House - Scottish
supplies & piping accessories.
- Ian Kelly Militaria - Specialises
in UK and Commonwealth forces badges - good source for band badges, and informative with
lots of info.
- John
Morrison Highland Outfitters
- Kilberry Bagpipes - Good web site.
- L & M Highland Outfitters
- Leslie & Co - Cloth
badges, pennants, cord and other uniform accessories & regalia. Nice product pictures.
- MacLeod Highland Supplies
- Mark Wygent's Synthe-drone - the
original milled plastic drone reed. Many new features and models, as well as news and
tips.
- McIntosh's Highland Bagpipe & Reed Suppliers (Canada)
- Militaria Online -
links to hundreds of international militaria dealers
- Mitchell Kilt Hire - Kilt
maker in Hamilton, New Zealand
- Piob Mhor - Lots of pipe
band gear, uniforms etc.
- R T Shepherd & Son
- Regimental Brooches - UK
MOD licensed maker of gold and silver "sweetheart" brooches. Extensive
selection.
- Scot Socks - Hand made tartan hose.
- Scottish Shop -
Dunedin, New Zealand.
- Scottish Store, The - New
business in Livingston, Scotland. Also The Scottish Kilt Store.
- Stewart Highland Supplies
- uniforms, instruments etc.
- Tartans of New Zealand - Kiltmaker,
Dunedin.
- Thin Red Line -
Makers of replica historical military clothing and accessories. Some great looking
products, well designed site.
- Topflyz Industries - Bullion badges,
pipe banners, and sashes.
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Software
- Electric
Pipes version 2.0 - NZ designed software for pipe music engraving, with
play-back and recording functions utilising sampled bagpipe sounds. The most
"professional" of the bagpipe software packages currently available, reads bmw
and other common file formats, free "trial" version.
- Pipewriter - software
- Robert MacNeil Musicworks - The
"original" bagpipe music writing software.
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Piping Magazines
- Piper and Drummer - Canadian magazine.
Online version has weekly updates of articles, profiles, reviews (but no archive!), as
well as great trivia, reader polls, and "must see" tune post for original
compositions.
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Humour
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Military - New Zealand
- 65th (2nd Yorkshire North Riding)
Regiment of Foot - Re-enactment group at Howick Historical Village, Auckland. The 65th ("Royal
Tigers") served in New Zealand during the Land Wars, and were quartered in Wellington
for much of the 1860s. Very informative site.
- Wellington (CWO) and Hawkes Bay Regiment
- Regimental web
site including information and pictures of the Military Band. WSPD was
formerly part of this Regiment.
- Wellington's
Coastal Defences - Photos and information on Wellington's coastal defence
sites. Of particular interest are the 19th century "Russian Scare"
fortifications.
- Australasian
Register of Living History Organisations - Military re-enactment groups in NZ and
Australia.
- Capital Defence -
Information and pictures on all Wellington's military heritage sites, inland and coastal.
- J-Force (New Zealand) -
Information about NZ's role in the occupation of Japan, including breif accounts of the
22nd Battalion "J-Force" Pipes & Drums.
- Medal Net - NZ portal for collectors of
Commonwealth orders, decorations, and medals.
- Military Memorabilia
- Web site for Geoffrey Oldham's Auckland store. NZ's biggest dealer in medals, badges
etc. Selected online catalogue.
- National
War Memorial and Carillion - Located at the site of the Buckle Street barracks in
Wellington, the web site has information, photos of the Hall of Memories, and carillion
sound files.
- New Zealand Air Force
- New Zealand Army - Official site with
news and information on army doctrine, policy, careers and current deployments.
- New Zealand Military Historical Society
- Online resources and links
- New Zealand Ministry of Defence
- New Zealand Navy
- New Zealand Permanent Force Old Comrades'
Association - Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery - Lots of info and resources.
- Royal New Zealand Navy
Band - Military band.
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Military -
Australia & Commonwealth
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Military - United Kingdom
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Miscellaneous
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