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This is a list of bagpipe makers. It covers both family-based and commercial outfits from the 17th century to the present era. In the 1950s, the bagpipe traditions of Europe were revived. The market is increasing in size as the popularity of the instrument is increasing, and the list of bagpipe makers is rising.
British Isles pipes
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James Ramsay Oswald
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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1941
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2003
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One of only ten bagpipe makers in Australia.
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| Dunbar Bagpipe Maker Ltd.
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Rick Pettigrew, Barry Dunbar, Jacquie Dunbar
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Founded by Jack Dunbar of Glasgow in 1985
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| John Walsh Bagpipes Ltd.
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John Walsh, Tom MacMillan
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Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
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| The Burley Bagpipes Company
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Graham Burley
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Naramata, British Columbia, Canada
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| Lee & Sons Bagpipes
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Jack Lee, Andrew Lee
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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| Macbeth and Co. Bagpipes
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Martin MacBeth
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Brisbane, Australia
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1990s
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Began in Brisbane 2010?
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| Fisher Bagpipes
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Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
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Self-taught pipemaker. One of only a handful of bagpipe makers in Canada.
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| American Bagpipe Makers Inc.
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Dobbs Ferry, New York, US
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1987?
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| Rolf of Sweden
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Sweden
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1990s
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Custom made bagpipes: Great Highland Bagpipes, Smallpipes, Practice Chanters. Self-taught pipe maker.
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| William Sinclair and Son
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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1926
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| MacLellan Bagpipes
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Zebulon, North Carolina, US
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1988
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Zebulon location began operations in 2023. The only business in North America to make, sell, and teach how to play bagpipes.
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| McCallum Bagpipes Ltd.
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Kilmarnock, Scotland
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| O'Mahony Warpipes
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James O'Mahony
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Cork, Ireland
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1914?
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From Mitchelstown in Cork. Maker of Fiddles and Warpipes.
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| O'Keeffe Warpipes
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O'Keeffe
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Tippperary, Ireland
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1910
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Is said to have been one of the first makers of Warpipes in Ireland in the 20th century. Prior to that Warpipes weren't known to have been made since 1870.
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| O'Crowley Music
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Tadhg & Denis Crowley
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Cork, Ireland
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1920
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1952
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Brother's Tadhg and Denis Crowley made Warpipes, Highland Pipes, and Uilleann pipes in Cork.
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| David Naill & Co., Ltd.
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Leslie Cowell
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Somerset, England
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Founded 1976. Makers of Scottish Bagpipes, Smallpipes & chanters.
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| Peter Henderson Ltd.
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Peter Henderson
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Glasgow, Scotland
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1868
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1972
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One of the famous Scottish bagpipe makers. Merged with R. G. Hardie & Co. in 1972.
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| R. G. Hardie & Co.
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Robert G. Hardie
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Glasgow, Scotland
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1950
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Philadelphia, PA
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1840-1872
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1901
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| The Burley Bagpipes Company
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Graham Burley
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Naramata, British Columbia, Canada
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Philadelphia, PA
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1840-1872
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1902
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Boston, Massachusetts
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1910
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1958
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Leo Rowsome
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Bruce Childress
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Maine
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Scottish smallpipes and borderpipes
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| Fisher Bagpipes
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Sarnia, ON
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Self-taught pipemaker.
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Hamish Moore
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Dunkeld
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Fin Moore
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Dunkeld
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Smallpipes, Borderpipes and Bagpipes
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| Fred Morrison Smallpipes
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Smallpipes and Borderpipes manufactured by McCallum Bagpipes Ltd
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| The Burley Bagpipes Company
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Graham Burley
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Naramata, British Columbia, Canada
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| John Walsh Bagpipes Ltd.
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John Walsh
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Antigonish, NS
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Smallpipes, Great Highland Pipes, and Shuttlepipes.
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| Iona Bagpipes
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Bill Hart
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Sydney, Australia
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Smallpipes, Scottish Double Smallpipes
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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1764
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1820
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Developed keywork for the Northumbrian smallpipe around 1800
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England
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1877
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1955
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Wideopen, North Tyneside
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1904
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1978
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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1786
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Newsham
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1881
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1964
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United Kingdom
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| William H. Hedworth
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1994
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Lincolnshire bagpipes
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| John Walsh Bagpipes Ltd.
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John Walsh, Tom MacMillan
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Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Continental European pipes
Armenian bagpipes
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Estonian bagpipes (torupill)
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Estonia
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French and German pipes
Greek Bagpipes
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La Ponta
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Venetian Tower Greek bagpipe exhibition-workshop
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Swedish bagpipes (säckpipa)
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Sweden
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Sources
- Bibliography
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References
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- ↑ a b The Advertiser, November 22, 2003
- ↑ Dunbar Bagpipes, 2020
- ↑ a b John Walsh Bagpipes Ltd, 2020
- ↑ a b c d The Burley Bagpipes Company, 1996
- ↑ Lee & Sons Bagpipes, 2018
- ↑ a b The Observer, November 16, 2009.
- ↑ The New York Times, October 8, 1995; Westchester County Business Journal, September 29, 1997.
- ↑ Hermansson, Mats d (2003). From Icon to Identity: Scottish Piping and Drumming in Scandinavia, University of Gothenburg, diss.
- ↑ The main source for this information is the history page of the William Sinclair and Son website. See also:
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- ↑ Bureau of Military History: Seamus O'Mahony, witness statement
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- ↑ Lincolnshire bagpipes? 'Scottish' instrument a piece of county's history. Sunday Telegraph, 1 January 2010
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- ↑ January/February 2013 issue of Songlines (#89) article:Postcard from Santorini
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