2024 Gathering
We’ve pulled together a great roster of instructor performers for August 2024.
Registration for the event is now open!
Instruction, Workshops, Vendors, Event Schedule and More!
Events begin Friday afternoon, Aug 9 and continue through Sunday the 11th
with checkout after Monday breakfast
Our Instructors
Workshops Information
Workshop Details - Coming Soon
Ian Crane: Arranging for Celtic Ensemble
Pair your pipes with other Celtic or non-Celtic instruments. Ian discusses considerations, techniques, and tools to create your own ensemble arrangements. The course includes audio and printed examples.
Chris Gray Galician Tunes on Scottish and Irish Pipes
Expand your repertoire with muiñeiras, xotas, and mazurkas, and explore the tonal and stylistic reaches of your pipes as we journey to Galicia.
Dan Houghton: Ceòl Mòr: Harp, Bagpipe and Voice
Schedule for Pipers' Gathering- COMING SOON
Vendor Information
Jonathan Waldo Instrument Maker/ Artist
Jonathan trained at the Apprentice Shop in Spring Hill, TN and received his BFA degree in Historic Musical Stringed instrument making from Boston University. Jonathan has been making and repairing musical instruments for over 40 years. He has built guitars, lutes, and dulcimers, and has worked on ouds, mandolins, and buzuqs. He has worked with the Von Huene Workshop, maker of historic recorders and flutes, for over 35 years. Jonathan will be at the Pipers Gathering displaying some of his instruments and current projects. He will be offering basic set-ups for plucked stringed instruments at a cost of $90 plus the cost of strings. New nut or saddle will have additional parts and service charge. Advance registration required for instrument set-up at jfwluthier@jonathanwaldo.com, please include the type of instrument, and what type of strings you prefer.