The Piping Live! online programme is back for 2024, with 6 events being streamed for you to watch. There will be a mix of live and premiered events giving around 20 hours of piping straight to your home.
We have had to change our streaming service provider for this year, so everyone will need to register new to be able to tune in. We have a step-by-step guide below to help you through the process. All event timings are in BST.
Please read all the information below before registering.
The events that we are streaming this year are:
- The R.G. Hardie & Co. Masters Piobaireachd; this will be live in real time from 08.30am on Monday 12th August
- The R.G. Hardie & Co. Masters March, Strathspey & Reel; this will be live in real time from 08.30am on Monday 12th August
- The Lunchtime Recital by James Duncan MacKenzie, sponsored by Celtic Arts Foundation ; this will be premiering online on Wednesday 14th August at 12.30pm
- The Lunchtime Recital by Callum Beaumont, sponsored by Celtic Arts Foundation; this will be premiering online on Thursday 15th August at 12.30pm
- The Lunchtime Recital by Fred Morrison, sponsored by Celtic Arts Foundation; this will be premiering online on Friday 16th August at 12.30pm
- The Pipe Idol Grand Final, sponsored by Fred Morrison Pipes; this will be live in real time from 08.30am on Thursday 15th August at 5.00pm
Things to know
- Each stream is £10. There is no festival pass option available this year.
- The first time you go to buy a stream, you need to click on the register tab and register for a new account. After that, you can login to your account and will be prompted to pay for any other stream purchases after the first time you register.
- The streams will work on desktops, laptops, ipads and web-emabled TVs. We wouldn’t recommend using a phone to stream these events.
- Please register and login using the device you want to watch from. The streaming platform has software in it to protect paid content from being shared, that doesn’t let you switch device very easily. We would recommend using the same device you register with, to watch on.
How to register and watch
- Go to the event you want to watch. There will be a button that says Watch Online – click this.
- It will take you to a separate page, with our player embedded on it.
- Click the “Pay to Watch” button.
- If this is your first purchase – click REGISTER at the top of the box that appears.
- Fill in your details and click register.
- Please remember the email address and password you create as you will need this to access the stream.
- There will then be a prompt to pay with your credit/debit card.
- Once the payment has been processed, it will then say “Continue to Stream” – click this link
- It will then return you to the PAY TO WATCH Screen – click the PAY TO WATCH button. You WILL NOT BE CHARGED AGAIN, this returns you to the login screen
- Once you come back to the login screen, enter your email address and password that you created on registering, and you will be able to access the online content when it goes live.
To watch on the day
- On the Piping Live! website, go to the “Watch Online” button on the event you wish to watch.
- It will take you to a separate page, with our player embedded on it.
- Click the “Pay to Watch” button.
- You WILL NOT BE CHARGED AGAIN, this takes you to the login screen
- Once you come back to the login screen, enter the email address and password that you created on registering
- You will have access the online content through here.