Sunday
16 March 2014

Konnakol: Cycles of Time
— by Unknown on Sunday, 16 March 2014

Konnakol: Cycles of Time
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Anyone who went to the smaller, earthier festivals of the late 1990s might remember  Jabberwocky , my first proper band. We were a bit rough...
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Wednesday
12 March 2014

On tradition
— by Unknown on Wednesday, 12 March 2014

On tradition
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Here's a video that I've posted before of Wod playing in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. I wrote both of these tunes. They're H...
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Saturday
1 March 2014

International Bagpipe Day 2014
— by Unknown on Saturday, 1 March 2014

International Bagpipe Day 2014
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I was driving home round the M42 when I had the idea. I'd just got myself elected as Publicity Officer for the Bagpipe Society and I wa...
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