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June 20, 2025

Eric Rigler: the pipes|drums Interview – Part 3

We continue our exclusive five-part pipes|drums Interview with Eric Rigler of Los Angeles, by far the most-heard Celtic musician in history. In Part 1 of the pipes|drums Interview with Los Angeles native Eric Rigler, he discussed his early years and the factors that led him to want to move to Scotland to study piping...
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Alastair Dunn of Glasgow was the overall winner and recipient of the Bratach De Paor at the 11th annual Irish...
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