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This is a list of bagpipe makers. It covers both family-based and commercial outfits from the 17th century to the present era. In the 1950s, the bagpipe traditions of Europe were revived. The market is increasing in size as the popularity of the instrument is increasing, and the list of bagpipe makers is rising.

British Isles pipes

Great Highland Bagpipes/Great Irish Warpipes

Uilleann pipes

Scottish smallpipes and borderpipes

Northumbrian pipes

Lincolnshire bagpipes

Cornish bagpipes

Shuttle pipes

Continental European pipes

Armenian bagpipes

Estonian bagpipes (torupill)

French and German pipes

Greek Bagpipes

Swedish bagpipes (säckpipa)

Sources

Bibliography

• Hardy, Neal (March 1990). "Changing Traditions: Bagpipes in Australia". Australian Folklore (4): 64–73.
• Merryweather, James W. (May 2001). "Two-chanter Bagpipes in England". The Galpin Society Journal. 54: 62–75. doi:10.2307/842446. JSTOR 842446.
• O'Neill, Francis (1973). Irish Minstrels and Musicians (1st Norwood ed.). Darby, Pennsylvania: Norwood Editions. ISBN 0-88305-494-9.
• Teahan, John (May 1963). "A List of Irish Instrument Makers". The Galpin Society Journal. 16 (16): 28–32. doi:10.2307/841092. JSTOR 841092.

News articles

• Collins, Glenn (1980-09-15). "And pipes for almost everywhere else". The New York Times. p. B14. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
• Edwards, Bill (2003-11-22). "When pipes called, he answered". The Advertiser. p. 80.
• Morden, Paul (2009-11-16). "Bagpipes unfairly maligned". The Observer. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
• Prenon, Mary T. (1997-09-29). "Echoes of Scotland". Westchester County Business Journal. Vol. 36, no. 39. pp. 1, 2.
• Rosenberg, Merri (1995-10-08). "Bagpipe maker outdoes the Scots". The New York Times. p. 13WC.14. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
• Walker, Richard (2006-11-05). "An instrument to stir the blood". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved 2009-06-05.

Online resources

• "Pipers be wise, Sinclairise!". William Sinclair and Son. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
• "Macbeth and Co Bagpipes". Retrieved 2016-01-15.
• "Dunbar Bagpipe Maker Ltd". Retrieved 2020-06-17.
• "John Walsh Bagpipes Ltd". Retrieved 2020-06-17.
• "The Burley Bagpipe Company". Retrieved 2020-06-17.
• "Lee & Sons Bagpipes". Retrieved 2020-06-17.
• "Iona Bagpipes". Retrieved 2024-07-14.

References

1. ^ The Advertiser, November 22, 2003
2. Dunbar Bagpipes, 2020
3. ^ John Walsh Bagpipes Ltd, 2020
4. ^ The Burley Bagpipes Company, 1996
5. Lee & Sons Bagpipes, 2018
6. ^ The Observer, November 16, 2009.
7. The New York Times, October 8, 1995; Westchester County Business Journal, September 29, 1997.
8. Hermansson, Mats d (2003). From Icon to Identity: Scottish Piping and Drumming in Scandinavia, University of Gothenburg, diss.
9. The main source for this information is the history page of the William Sinclair and Son website. See also:
   
   • The New York Times, September 15, 1980.
10. The Times and Democrat, November 5, 2006.
11. Bureau of Military History: Seamus O'Mahony, witness statement
12. "An Claidheamh Soluis: Iúil-Nollaig 1910". Issuu. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
13. Mitchell, John. "Crowley Pipemakers: Uilleann Pipers and Makers". Cork Pipers Club.
14. "David Naill & Co. Bagpipes". www.naillbagpipes.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
15. "Piping PressHistory: Peter Henderson, the Iconic Bagpipe Maker". Piping Press. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
16. "History - Bagpipes, Pipe Band Uniforms and Drums". R. G. Hardie & Co. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
17. "Hardie, Robert G." The Bagpipe Place Museum. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
18. ^ O'Neill 1973, pp. 160–161.
19. "Iona Bagpipes". iona-bagpipes.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
20. Lincolnshire bagpipes? 'Scottish' instrument a piece of county's history. Sunday Telegraph, 1 January 2010
21. ^ Merryweather 2001.
22. January/February 2013 issue of Songlines (#89) article:Postcard from Santorini

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