Greetings from northern New Hampshire!

From the beautiful setting in Dixville Notch, nestled in New Hampshire's Great North Woods, one might hear the skirl of the bagpipes resonating off Mount Abeniki and Sanguinary Ridge when I take to the woods to practice.

I took up the pipes in 1996. It was something that I had always wanted to learn, and at the age of 28, I decided it was time to do it. Even with some previous musical experience, I knew that the bagpipe would prove to be the most formidable instrument I had encountered. I wasn't wrong. Although the bagpipe has only nine notes, the physical aspects of playing are many in number, and the maintenance of the instrument can be tedious.

Now, with a couple of years practice under my kilt belt, I have played at weddings, memorial services and even a retirement party for the local fire chief. It is a hobby that I love, and the music and culture from which the Great Highland Bagpipe comes are equally as fascinating to me.

If you need a piper for your special event, and you're not too far away (I still have a full-time job and a family), I would like to hear from you. Your piper would come in full non-military Highland dress in your choice of MacPherson tartan (primarily red, blue and green) or the officially registered tartan of New Hampshire (green and purple are dominant). You can send me an e-mail, or you may get in touch with me by calling 603-255-4385 (evenings are best).

Here are some of my favorite links which I encourage you to visit:

• The BALSAMS Grand Resort Hotel
• the Colebrook Fire Department (serving since 1994)
• Clan MacPherson Association
• Seven Nations, the USA's best Celtic band
• Gathering of the Clans, find your own Celtic heritage
• New Hampshire Highland Games, the 2nd largest in the USA
• the NH Police Association Pipe & Drum Corps
• Bagpiper.com
• New Hampshire's official tartan

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