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Fans of Pipers’ Persuasion will be pleased to hear that we have launched an account on the popular social networking website Twitter. You can follow us to keep band up to date with instant news of interview releases and updates from the website by visiting our profile at @piperpersuasion.
Read MoreAlisdair Gillies & Pipers’ Persuasion Review
We wish to pass our condolences to the family of Alisdair Gillies and express thoughts on Alisdair and his father Norman. We also take this opportunity to review the past year and comment on the future of Pipers’ Persuasion.
Read MoreJim Hutton
It is with great regret that we learned of the passing of Jim Hutton at the end of June. Jim was in fine form when he was interviewed in his Grangemouth home in the spring, when he was delighted to share his experiences in pipe band drumming. Sadly, Jim passed away after a period of illness. Jim received a worthy fairwell [...]
Read MoreRose Fletcher
All the guys from Pipers’ Persuasion join with the rest of you out there in expressing our sorrow at the passing of Rose Fletcher last weekend, 27 March, 2011. I’ve known Rose since I was 13 years when I met her at Cowal, in 1956. She was an institution even then having displayed her single mindedness [...]
Read MoreDonation Made by NWEPS
Pipers’ Persuasion would like to acknowledge the generous substantial donation made to the site by the North West of England Piping Society. We are very grateful for this help towards our large outgoings both in terms of general expenses and capital equipment. It also demonstrates the long-standing support to piping in general and our venture [...]
Read MoreChristmas Message from Pipers’ Persuasion
Well, it’s been a very quick final quarter of 2010 for Pipers’ Persuasion. We launched the website in September and since then, we have worked tirelessly to fulfil our promise to bring you a growing catalogue of interviews with some of the world’s finest pipers and drummers. With sixteen interviews released between then and the end [...]
Read MoreNew Feedback Page Added
Pipers’ Persuasion was launched two weeks ago and we have been flooded with messages of goodwill and encouragement from our viewers all over the world. We are delighted the website has struck a chord with you – the piping and drumming public, so we decided to add a new feedback page to the website, where we [...]
Read MoreMentioned in COP Dispatches
The Pipers’ Persuasion website received a favourable write-up courtesy of Robert Wallace, Principal of the College of Piping in his Piping Times Editor’s Blog of 7 September, 2010. Robert described the website as “very impressive” and was highly complimentary of the intentions of the project as a whole. We are grateful to Robert and the [...]
Read MoreLaunch Day Success
Pipers’ Persuasion went on line as planned at 0001 hours on Wednesday 1 September, 2010. The website took a staggering 540 visits in the first 24 hours and feedback so far indicates that you are enjoying the site and the video interviews. Stay tuned for lots more to come.
Read MorePost-Worlds Interviews Completed
Pipers’ Persuasion has completed the recording of interviews with famous Canadian piper Bruce Gandy and Brett Tidswell of Australia. Both pipers have been in Scotland since the start of August to perform with Strathclyde Police Pipe Band at the World Pipe Band Championships. Both interviews are very interesting indeed and will make for good viewing [...]
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