095: The Gemma Bagpipes Episode

Droning On

Dec 11 2023 • 1 hr 20 mins

Piping since the age of 11 Gemma enjoyed making music in competition settings as well as on stage, via social media, and more – and not just on the pipes, she plays Bass and other stuff too! Gemma’s piping has helped her get through college, and Gemma has taken her pipes to lots of memorial services, football games, magazine features, radio show appearances, concerts, and also a tour with Jesse Ofgang (see episode 86 of the Droning On podcast).

Tune into this episode to get the 100% legit advice for distinguishing alligators from crocodiles (sorry, we’ve got nothing for you when it comes to caimans…)

APPLICABLE LINKS Gemma has music on Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/gemma-briggs-763894235

She’s got a website: https://www.gbbagpiping.com/

She’s on Facebook: “Gemma Briggs Bagpiping”

She’s on Instagram: @Gemma.bagpipes

She’s on TikTok: @Gemma.bagpipes

In the interview we talked about the Wooster promo video she was in, it can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id-GnhfGr-0

Speaking of, “Wooster,” if you’re curious about the television adaptation of the PG Wodehouse classic, “Jeeves & Wooster,” stories as depicted by Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, (of course you are,) this’ll get you started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIih5gB6Qcw

And here’s Gemma’s great jig version of, “The Parting Glass”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD8bvZM3xr0

As well as her original, “The Nuisance”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEhh7sYebcE

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