Some of the world’s leading pipers have been lined up to perform at the launch of the inaugural Piping Times Annual next month. The launch party will take place at the National Piping Centre on Friday, November 26 from 7.30pm. Confirmed so far are four-time Glenfiddich champion, Angus MacColl, a […]
Two interesting prizes awarded to two brothers at Victorian-era Northern Meetings have been donated to the trustees of the Inverness-based piping competition. The prizes are snuff mills, one presented to Duncan Ross for the “third best performance on the Great Highland Bagpipes” at the 1862 Northern Meeting, and the other […]
1958-1959 By Jeannie Campbell MBE The ten tunes set for the Open competition in 1958 were The Battle of the Pass of Crieff, Lament for Donald Bàn MacCrimmon, Donald Gruamach’s March, The Earl of Antrim’s Lament, Lady Margaret MacDonald’s Salute, Scarce of Fishing, Colin Roy MacKenzie’s Lament, The Park Piobaireachd, […]
Monkstadt House in north Skye, once the seat of the island’s powerful Clan Donald, has been fully restored to its former glory. Skye builder, James MacQueen purchased the historic 18th century building and spent three years working on it. Monkstadt House became the seat of the Clan Donald in 1732 […]
The Scottish Piping Society of London has announce details for next month’s London Competition held in The Caledonian Club near Hyde Park Corner in Belgravia. The competition takes place on November 5-6 and will mark the 81st annual competition. Tickets for Saturday’s competitions – including Premier, A and B grade, […]
The world’s first ever UNESCO trail, bringing together some of Scotland’s most iconic, diverse and culturally significant sites, was launched yesterday 13 Scottish place-based designations are included in the digital trail that covers World Heritage Sites, biosphere reserves and “creative cities”. The dedicated digital trail aims to take visitors on […]
1956-57 By Jeannie Campbell MBE In 1956 the tunes for the Open competition were Nameless (Book 8), The End of the Little Bridge, The Daughter’s Lament, Craigellachie, Lament for the Duke of Hamilton, The Red Speckled Bull, The Stewarts’ White Banner and Lament for The Harp Tree, from which four […]
The world of traditional music has paid tribute to Chieftains piper, Paddy Moloney, who died on Monday at the age of 83. The acclaimed multi-instrumentalist was a leading contributor to the revival of Irish folk and traditional music. The band he founded, The Chieftains became one of the best-known Irish […]
Legendary Scottish piper, Ian Duncan’s 50 years’ service with the Atholl Highlanders, was recognised at Blair Castle last weekend. Also recognised was Drum Major Alister Walker, another well-known face in Perthshire. Alister is also one of three Drum Majors in local band, the Vale of Atholl. Ian and Alister were […]
This year’s Royal National Mòd kicked off this weekend, showcasing some of the riches of modern Gaelic culture. The weekend began on Saturday with shinty matches – with the women’s and men’s Mòd Cups, won for the ladies and the gents by Inverness City. Meanwhile, a tightly contested match between […]
