Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band were the Grade 1 winners at the the Jenny Mair Square Day on Saturday, December 9, in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The band retain the title that they also won in 2022. Also in Grade 1, Invercargill and Auckland finished on 20 points in the combined […]
The third and final week of piping-related concerts at Celtic Connections are listed below and includes concerts with Carlos Núñez, Kathryn Tickell and Falasgair, Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band, National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland, John Mulhearn, Brìghde Chaimbeul, John Dew in the final of the BBC […]
By MARGARET HOULIHAN. The most recent CLASP ‘Live Online’ competition took place on November 11, 2023, and Brady Webb was the Grade 1 Overall winner. Brady receives an invitation to compete in a new CLASP online competition called ‘The World Amateur Solo Piping Champion of Champions’, 2024. The new online […]
The National Piping Centre’s Junior Competition will be on Saturday, February 17, 2024. There are five categories split into 11 events, and each event is capped so please enter as soon as possible to guarantee your place. After feedback from previous years there is a new category added for pipers […]
The winners of the 21st MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards were announced at a celebratory ceremony at Dundee’s Caird Hall on Saturday, December 2. Pipe Major Ross Harvey was on hand to collect the Pipe Band of The Year Award on behalf of Grade 1 World Champions, Peoples Ford […]
The next term of evening classes will run from Monday 15th January till Wednesday 27th March 2024. Registration will be open until Wednesday 10th January 2024. Suitable for pipers aged 18+ from complete beginners playing practice chanters to advanced pipers, these weekly classes in small groups will provide a supportive and […]
Brodie Watson Massey beat Angus Macphee in the second heat of the Scots Guards Club Knockout competition on Sunday, November 26. He joins the winner of the first heat, and defending champion Angus J. MacColl, in the semi-final hat which will be drawn after the fourth heat on February 25. […]
Balmoral’s upcoming Winter Workshop will be a 3-day remote-learning session, held via Zoom from February 2 – 4, 2024. The instructors will be Robert Mathieson, Derek Midgley, and Andrew Carlisle. The cost is $275 USD. Students who refer new students to us will receive $50 off the price of the […]
High Life Highland is offering a music instructor post in pipe band drumming with a closing date for applications on December 12, 2023. Contact Norman Bolton on email here for full application details. High Life Highland is a charity operated by The Highland Council. The official job description is below. […]
The second weekend of piping-related concerts at Celtic Connections are below and include concerts with Celtic Odyssée and Gnoss, Alana MacInnes Trio, Dàimh, A celebration of music from Lochaber, Finlay MacDonald Band, Jose Manuel Tejedor, Ali Levack, Skerryvore, Leonard Barry and Come and Try the Bagpipe sessions at The National […]
