Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Border Pipes

makers of bellows-blown bagpipes for more than 30 years..... Originally from the North East of England, we now live and work in the North West, near Carlisle - close to the Lake District, Scottish Borders and Northumberland. Richard has been making and playing bellows pipes for almost 35 years, having finished his first set in 1975. During this time he has made a wide variety of instruments, including original designs for Scottish Smallpipes and multi-keyed Northumbrian chanters . In 1985 he won the pipemaking class in the Northumbrian Pipers' Society annual competitions with a seventeen-key 'D' set - a complex and unusual instrument. Anita is involved with many aspects of bagpipe manufacture, but specializes in reeds and bellows Our workshops are geared to producing beautiful instruments from finest quality materials. Sets we have made are owned and played not only in the UK, but throughout Europe and further, including the USA, Canada, New Zealand, South America and Japan. We've included as much information as possible here about the instruments we make, but please get in touch if you would like more details on any of the sets described, or for general advice on bellows -blown bagpipes.

North Cumbria Pipers Group Mainly Northumbrian Pipes, but all welcome, players and non-players. Meetings are generally on the third Monday of the month and have moved, for the time being at least, to the Evergreen Hall in Penrith. Before travelling to any of the meetings, please contact richard [AT] north-cumbria-pipers.org.uk for details and confirmation of dates and venue. The group has hosted a number of successful Bellows Pipes Days in Penrith, Cumbria, with teaching workshops for Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes and Border Pipes, a mini concert and either a ceillidh and/or session in the evening. These have been 'on hold' for a couple of years, but it is hoped that the group will host similar events in the future.