Andrew Douglas is a prolific practitioner of the bagpipe, active at the highest level of pipe bands, solo competition, teaching, and creative endeavors for the past 20+ years. Andrew is the co-founder, owner, and leader of Dojo University, the longest-running and most successful online bagpiping school in the world. Dojo U was the first online bagpiping school of its kind – and it's still the largest and most successful – where thousands of pipers from around the world learn at their own pace, engage with us and with each other, and have unparalleled access to expert knowledge, instruction, and troubleshooting on their journey to mastering the bagpipe.  Andrew lives in New York state and in this episode we talk about bagpiping as a non-Scot, the pipe band world championship experience and how someone like you, the listener, can start learning. Andrew’s links:  One free month of Dojo University: https://dojouniversity.com/referral.html?p=a3358&w=giveget1  Youtube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@PipersDoJo/videos Piper’s Dojo Audio Experience: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pipers-dojo-audio-experience/id1090952502  Scottish At Heart is a podcast for anyone who feels Scottish at heart, regardless of where they live or ancestral claims. If you love the music, a wee dram of whisky, enjoy gazing at the scenery, or swoon at the accent, I hope you find something that you enjoy.  Over the course of this podcast we’re going to meet people who have ties to Scotland in any which way to show that Caledonian connections run deep,  Subscribe to this podcast so you don’t miss an episode and join the patreon to be part of our Clan. My links: Join The Clan: https://www.patreon.com/ScottishAtHeartpodcast/membership  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottishatheartpodcast/  Tablet recipe: www.tinyurl.com/tabletrecipe    Email: [email protected]