| Editor | Andrew Berthoff |
|---|---|
| Categories | bagpiping, pipe bands, Celtic music |
| Frequency | Online-only |
| First issue | November, 1995 |
| Company | GHB Communications |
| Country |  Canada |
| Language | English |
| Website | pipesdrums.com |
pipes|drums is an independent, not-for-profit publication for Highland pipers and pipe band drummers. A combination of free and subscription-based content, the site is one of the world's most frequented news and features outlet serving piping and drumming. [1]
pipes|drums started in 1995 as "Piper & Drummer Online," one of the first significant websites for the Scottish musical arts. The site was originally an independent offshoot of the Piper & Drummer, a quarterly print publication produced by the Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario until March 2006. The online magazine serves the world competing piping and drumming community of approximately 75,000, according to a recent estimate conducted by the National Piping Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
pipes|drums is cited as a source in numerous scholarly works, including Dr. William Donaldson's seminal book, The Highland Pipe and Scottish Society. The magazine constitutes a large online repository of articles on piping and drumming in the world. pipes|drums has provided fodder for stories in, among other media outlets, BBC News, The Scotsman, and telegraph.co.uk.