Tim Gellaitry Blackwood Highland Bagpipes

About Tim Gellaitry

Tim Gellaitry has recently established his own Bagpipe making workshop in Stirling, Scotland. He is part of a new breed of Scottish craftsmen working to produce traditional instruments that are beautiful in appearance and exceptional in musical tone.

Tim has been making Highland Bagpipes for over 25 years. He first served an apprenticeship of 5 years with Wm. Sinclair & Son of Leith, before spending another 8 years with them as a qualified craftsman. For the past 13 years Tim has been involved in the production of Reel, Border and Small Pipes for the equally well-known Hamish Moore of Dunkeld. He also recently spent a year with Hardie of Glasgow.

Miller Of Drones - Pipes And Drums Article

Read the November 12th, 2005 Pipes & Drums article, "Miller Of Drones". This article is a review of Gellaitry bagpipes by Ken Eller describing the instruments craftsmanship, tone and overall quality.

Read the full article here.

Gellaitry Bagpipes Videos

Introduction to Tim Geallitry and Gellaitry Bagpipes.

Tim Gellaitry making a blowpipe, including combing, beading, and boxwood mount creation.

Hemping your Bagpipe Instructional Video

Gellaitry Bagpipes Audio Samples

The following audio files were performed by Patrick McLaurin of Lubbock, Texas, USA. The first track is a wonderful tune Patrick composed for a friend's father who passed away entitled “A Father of Piping, Brian Barrow”. Patrick was using a Kinnaird bass reed, Crozier Cane tenor reeds and playing a Henderson Chanter. The second track is "The Mermiad" followed by "Swallow's Tail" using Ezeedrone reeds with a Gibson chanter.

Please visit Patrick's site at www.patrickmclaurin.com or go directly to his blog here. Patrick's blog has additional audio of Gellaitry Drones using various reed and chanter combinations.

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