Since we live a fair distance from the west coast and pretty much anywhere else there is access to piping instruction, we try to bring in pipers, drummers and dancers for workshops for the band. Here are some photos of our most recent workshops.
A recent workshop with Rob Barrick...you can see we're all paying close attention
Going through the exercises we learned.
More hard work.....
Marge plays on her small pipes while her husband Ivan listens. Ivan is a great supported of the band.
Jori Chisholm at our most recent workshop going through some tough exercises....
Lon! No, no no, that's NOT what he meant when he said, put THAT in your pipe and smoke it!!
Everyone gathers around as Jori demonstrates good pipe maintenance.
Perfect placement for how drones should be tuned. Who pipes are those anyway??
Several members of the band went to Kaysville, Utah in October, '09 for a workshop with world famous piper, teacher, composer and judge, Bob Worrall.
Also teaching at the same workshop was Ann Gray herself a great composer, piper teacher and judge.
Susie and Marge check out some picture taking....
Bob working on steady blowing with one of his classes....
During a break, the band works on a new tune we got at the workshop, "At Long Last"
More of the same....
A rose between two thorns...
Winter workshop with Bob Worrall, January 2010. We learned alot, played alot and hope very much Bob will come back.
In January 2010 we invited Bob Worrall in for a workshop. Eagerly awaiting for it to begin are Marge, Anna, Lon, Rob and Doug.
Justin Ferguson is ready and waiting...
Bob scrutinizes either the photographer or something else being said.
Marge and Susan examine an old "relic" of Bob's past.
Bob demonstrates the point he's trying to get across...
A tweak here and there to get the tuning right...
Bob gives Carolyn's pipe a tweak with his tuner...
Bob brought his friend Pipe Band Chicken and after the workshop we went for dinner. PBC about to imbibe...
You can't take your eyes off PBC for a moment. Drunk again.
PBC acting up some more....hey maybe he isn't the only one drinking too much. (kidding of course, but Bob was the light of the dinner)
Ivan and Marge take Bob back to the airport with PBC in tow. Come back again soon, Bob!
