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The Beauty of Bocote: A Warm Tone for Your Bagpipes

At MacLellan Bagpipes, we take pride in crafting instruments that blend exceptional sound quality with stunning visual appeal. Among the...

How to Set Up Your Bagpipes to Play with an Organ

Bagpipes and organs—two majestic instruments steeped in tradition, yet rarely seen performing together. When they do, the result can be...

How to Keep Your Bagpipe Crack-Free this Season

As we head into the colder, drier months, it’s a good time to think about your bagpipe’s health. Ron Bowen from The Bagpipe Place...

The Pipes Are Calling

In Wake County, a native of Scotland teaches others how to craft beautiful bagpipes — and the art of playing them. by Rebecca Woltz...

The power of piping connecting us all.

As we bid farewell to 2023 and look toward a promising 2024, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and...

Bespoke Bagpipes.

Over the years we have gradually established a solid reputation for rich, warm & stable tone, created with incredible craftsmanship, and...

United States; a tapestry of cultures.

On this special day, as the sound of fireworks fills the air and the stars and stripes wave proudly, Maclellan Bagpipes joins in the...

Why play bagpipes?

There are many reasons why people choose to play the bagpipes, and they can vary from person to person. Below are a few reasons why some...

Thank you.

Sharing from Pipe Major Ben Peterson of the Greater Midwest Pipe Band. I am writing to say that I am absolutely blown away by the quality...

It's not the tune, it's the tone.

It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princess, walking behind their mother's coffin as the...

Pure Tone.

Sharing a statement and lovely sentiments from a long time friend and advocate of MacLellan bagpipes, Pipe Major James Cowie. JC Piping...

Bagpipe care and break-In procedures.

A well-made and maintained bagpipe can last for a hundred years or more! Maintaining a stable environment is extremely important. All of...

Born in Scotland.

Roderick MacLellan, a graduate of Glasgow School of Art, was born in Scotland and emigrated to the USA in 1980. He started making...

the T.K.MacLellan Tartan...

As it is #StAndrewsDay, we wanted to share this special announcement: We are thrilled to announce the MacLellan Tartan! This tartan was...

Wake Joins Team Elevation.

MacLellan Bagpipes and Melvin Reeds are pleased to welcome the Wake and District Pipe Band* from Raleigh, North Carolina as a featured...

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