Apr 23, 2016
Today, while playing at a funeral, I met the son of the one of the limo drivers, a man who I’ve come to know over the years since I’ve been playing for particular funeral home. The son is 41 and was just let go from his job and has moved back in with Dad. Dad was...
May 15, 2015
A mother of a perspective student called me the other day asking about my availability for lessons for her 10-year-old son. During the conversation, she gave me the impression that she was concerned about him “sticking with it”. That is always a concern for parents....
Apr 16, 2014
A student came in last week with his new set of pipes. He had had them for only a few weeks. I asked him: “Well? How did it go?” He told me that he hadn’t done anything with them. After speaking with him for a few minutes I realized that he, like most people who get...
Mar 13, 2013
In recent days, I have taken a lot of flack on the Bob Dunsire forums, standing up for a brand that I believe in. I feel that it is unprofessional and improper for people to voice their negative opinions about a product or company and not allow the vendor to redeem...
Feb 9, 2013
I probably have said this before: The only qualification to being a bagpiper is to be able to play a list of tunes by memory on the bagpipe. I find that as I work with my students, they get into the “plate spinning” mode. They’ll play the “tune of the week” and spin...
