Welcome to the Celtic Pipe Line Website.
What's New:
CD's are now in!! Look for the DVDs coming soon.
Field Marshall Montgomery "RE-CHARGED" CDs and DVDs
This was recorded at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall during the week of
the world championships, just 3 days before they retained their Grade 1
World championship crown.
Breabach "The Big Spree" CD: Breabach has been nominated for the Best Scottish
Folk band in the Scot's Trad Music Awards this year. Calum MacCrimmon (originally
from Edmonton) is a key member of this band.
World's 2007: CDs and DVDs are here.
McC2 Chanter: New solo pipe chanter from McCallum. Available in polypenco or African
Blackwood.
VMC-1000: Visual Moisture Controller 1000: Similar to a Ross Canister system but gel is visible
and colour of gel changes upon saturation (from orange to dark green). Also, the canister has
rounded edges to protect the inside of your pipe bag.
BGrip: New, revolutionary gripper patch. Designed to ensure correct bagpipe position
whether wet or dry. Will release instantly when lateral pressure is removed making cut-offs
easy and precise.
Bag-piper Case: New, stylish case designed by pipers. Will accommodate a Ross bag
system. Has a padded shoulder strap with 10 hook points for maximum carrying comfort.
See http://catalina.globat.com/~hy-pe.tv/case/
Who We Are:
The Celtic Pipeline has been in operation since September 1997 in
Edmonton, and recently
opened a second store in Calgary. The initial goal of the store was to
provide the pipers,
drummers and pipe bands of Alberta with a source of knowledgeable service, quality products
and reasonable prices.
The reputation for service, quality and competitive pricing soon became
known outside
Alberta, and the company now sells product and outfits bands Canada-wide.
The owner/operator of Celtic Pipeline is Arnie Stone (Edmonton store)
with the Calgary store
being staffed by daughter Monica Marchi and son-in-law Garret Marchi . Arnie began his
piping career in Vancouver with the teaching of P.M. Edmond Esson MBE and won many
solo piping prizes and band contests with the
Seaforth Highlanders of
Canada.
A move to Edmonton brought new piping challenges. Arnie was a founding
member of the
Grade I Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band, and competed with them for many years. Upon leaving
Alberta Caledonia, Iain MacCrimmon and Arnie co-founded the Big Rock Pipe Band of
which Arnie was pipe major for many years. Following retirement from Big Rock, he was head
instructor of the Edmonton Boys Pipe Band for six years.
When the Edmonton Public School Board opened Vimy Ridge Academy in
September 1999,
Arnie was approached and accepted the position of head of the pipe band option. Vimy Ridge
Academy is a Jr/Sr High School funded by the Edmonton Public School Board, and a part of
its option program offers credit in pipe band. This program has become an extremely
successful with a senior band of 18 pipers and 12 drummers. There is also an intermediate
band and a chanter & stick class; in total about 85 students.
Monica, Garret and Arnie welcome your inquires and look forward to being
of service to the
piping and drumming community for many years to come.
Please Note:
This website contains the merchandise that, in general, we have in stock on a regular basis.
If you can't find something, give us a call or send us an Email (see Contact Us page) and
we'll be happy to answer your questions.
Please note that we have chosen not to list prices on the website. If you require pricing or information,
we will be more than happy to answer your inquiries via e-mail.