The annual Vale of Atholl Pipe Band Junior solo piping and drumming competition took place yesterday at Pitlochry High School. The entry to what was the organisation’s 45th year of running the contest was the largest in recent years. Entry at this competition is confined to Perthshire, Dundee and Angus […]
By Arvey R. McFarland Over the years, I’ve read commentary in the Piping Times regarding the fact that piping receives very little of the same respect and appreciation afforded to other forms of classical music. After attending professional competitions in Scotland and the US, and most recently, one held by […]
Pipers are often in the spotlight displaying their talent – and their expensive instruments. Our pipes are one of our most important assets so it makes sense that we look after them properly and make sure they are protected from thieves. Adequate insurance is a must. Those who are members […]
Following on from the Scottish Pipers’ Association’s (SPA) successful centenary night at The National Piping Centre Otago Street, today we feature an item from the December 1984 Piping Times. Angus J. MacLellan was President of the SPA back then and in that edition of the PT he wrote a report […]
The Argyllshire Gathering launches its new website tomorrow. Pipers intending to compete at this year’s competitions will be able to register on the new site. Torquil Telfer, Piping Steward, said: “As part of putting the new site live, we’ll aim to put in place redirects from relevant piping competition pages […]
I’d like to explore the different approaches to learning ‘appropriate’ material when starting out on the road to achieving a better understanding of Piobaireachd, our classical music. Of course, it applies to light music as well. In any endeavour, anyone wishing to reach the heights (whatever level that may be […]
The Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers (CLASP) held its first competition of 2020 yesterday at the National Piping Centre (NPC) in Otago Street in the west end of Glasgow. There was a large entry – including some from as far afield as Germany, Sweden and England. The competition was […]
The Scottish Pipers’ Association – one of the most prominent and historical piping organisations – marked its centenary in style last night at an informal evening of piping at The National Piping Centre Otago Street, the former College of Piping. A near capacity audience were welcomed by President, Tom Johnstone […]
Roddy MacLeod MBE has resigned from The National Piping Centre (NPC). The NPC released this statement today: “After 24 years at The National Piping Centre, Roddy MacLeod has decided to leave the organisation with effect from the end of May 2020. “As Principal and Director and co-Founder of Piping Live! […]
A Scottish public inquiry begins in Pitlochry on Monday after campaigners in a small Perthshire community complained that the proposed dualling of a trunk road would further encroach the site of a 17th century battle of huge historical importance. The A9 trunk road between Perth and Inverness is currently being […]
Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton are two of the most talented all-round musicians on the planet. To know that it was the bagpipes that brought them together makes what they do even more remarkable. They started their life-long musical journey as kids in the late Gordon Duncan’s Pitlochry-based Vale of […]
