Brad Angus began playing the Irish pipes when he was 13 years old, making reeds and maintaining sets for players in his native Pennsylvania. He also played and worked on Highland, Northumbrian and Flemish pipes. Brad learned woodworking in school and afterward worked as a woodwind and violin repairman at various shops.

Upon settling down in Portland Oregon he purchased a metal lathe and began to fulfill his long time dream of making pipes. Brad had a strong interest in flat pipes and his first three sets were all in C. From the begining Brad was encouraged by his friend Kevin Reitman, and San Francisco pipers Ted Anderson and Mark Walstrom to employ the techniques of the famous flat set makers of the 19th century, such as rolling ferules by hand from sheet metal and building hollow mainstocks.

A pivotal experience for Brad was when he attended the New York Tionol in 1998 and had the opportunity to closely examine Jimmy O'brien-Moran's antique Colgan and Reid pipes, as well as several Geoff Woofe sets. With all of these historic details in mind and armed with an ever growing collection of measurments, photos and notes from museums and private collections around the world, Brad has become one of the foremost makers of flat sets. He applies the same techniques and hand made precision to concert pitch sets as well. Brad makes pipes based on the methods and styles of makers such as Kenna, Coyne, Egan and Harrington and does historical restoration work as well.