The full line-up for the Piping Live! Lunchtime Recital Series has officially launched. This year’s series features some of the world’s top performers, offering audiences the chance to hear some of the finest players of both the Highland and bellows pipes in an extended programme of recitals with four events scheduled for 2026.
This year’s recitals will take place daily in the Auditorium at The National Piping Centre from 12:30pm to 1:30pm, featuring the following performers:
Monday, 10th August: Bruce Gandy
Tuesday, 11th August: Fin Moore
Wednesday, 12th August: Murray Henderson
Thursday, 13th August: Seonaidh MacIntyre
These sessions provide an opportunity to hear pipers from across the globe in an intimate setting.
The lunchtime recital line-up joins an already stellar list of performers for 2026. This year’s Centre Stage headliners include the Ailís Sutherland Band, Gary Innes and Ewen Henderson, Fras, the trio of Calum Stewart, Sophie Stephenson and Luc McNally, and Dàimh.
With the festival schedule taking shape, tickets and passes are selling fast. Attendees can secure Day Tickets and Week Passes, alongside specific tickets for the R. G Hardie & Co Masters Solo Piping Competition and the Lunchtime Recital series. To attend the Lunchtime recitals, attendees must have a Day or Festival Pass for the day the recital is taking place — https://events.humanitix.com/piping-live-2026/tickets
While the full programme of artists and events is still to come, audiences are encouraged to book early to ensure they don’t miss out on this year’s top performances.
For more information, to book tickets, or for any questions, please contact contact@pipinglive.co.uk.
Piping Live! is the world’s biggest piping festival. Held annually in Glasgow, it features a week-long programme of concerts, workshops, and competitions, celebrating the bagpipe in all its forms.