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Jeannie’s comprehensive Pipe Bands history book now available

Jeannie’s comprehensive Pipe Bands history book now available

Jeannie Campbell MBE will be well-known to bagpipe.news readers as the author of the History of the Argyllshire Gathering and Piping In London series. In 2021 Jeannie published a book titled, Pipe Bands, which was very popular and quickly sold out. Jeannie has just informed bagpipe.news that the book has […]

New CLASP worldwide Champion of Champions competition for 2024

New CLASP worldwide Champion of Champions competition for 2024

The World Amateur Champion of Champions Solo Piping Competition will be held on 27th April 2024 The Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers (The CLASP) was set up by The National Piping Centre in 2003 to give adult amateur pipers a competition platform to compete on, through a series of […]

The NPC receives very good pass for Education Scotland inspection

The NPC receives very good pass for Education Scotland inspection

By Derek Doyle, Learning Development Officer The need for the Education Scotland inspection of The National Piping Centre was two-fold. First, in order to allow TNPC to recruit non-UK students for certificated programmes of more than six months, we are required to have educational oversight. So, it was the first hurdle […]

Women in piping and drumming: equality, inclusivity, and diversity research

Women in piping and drumming: equality, inclusivity, and diversity research

A study into the underrepresentation of women in Scotland’s piping and drumming scene has been launched by The National Piping Centre, in collaboration with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Entitled Women in Piping and Drumming: Equality, Inclusivity, and Diversity, the six-month study is launching an online survey, designed to gain […]

Enter now for solo piping at Girvan, Ardrossan and Aberdeen

Enter now for solo piping at Girvan, Ardrossan and Aberdeen

There are only 24 hours left for Junior piping entries to the Carrick Lowland Gathering at Girvan, which which will be held on June 4 in the South Ayrshire town. The Juvenile Solo Piping Competition is organised by Girvan Attractions and the contest starts at 12 noon. Entries close on […]

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Solo piping results from the Atholl Gathering 2023

A large entry competed today, May 28, on the grounds of Blair Castle for the annual Atholl Gathering, Scotland’s first major outdoor solo piping contest of the year. Roddy MacLeod was the Overall Winner and Junior Overall was Arran Green. The full results are as follows: P/A Piobaireachd B Piobaireachd […]

Iain Bell’s tunes selected for the RCMP 150th collection

Iain Bell’s tunes selected for the RCMP 150th collection

Piper, composer and Donald Drone cartoonist Iain Bell, from Dumfriesshire, has had four tunes published in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police 150th collection tune book. It all came about by happy coincidence, which demonstrates the fellowship and common bond between pipers and drummers worldwide. Former RCMP C/Supt. and piper Rod […]

One week to go to enter Pipe Idol 2023

One week to go to enter Pipe Idol 2023

Pipe Idol is a flagship event of the Piping Live! festival and has been very popular with the Street Cafe audience for many years. The photos below show it started life as a busking event on the streets of Glasgow for young pipers in 2004, but it has become one […]

Apply now for NYPBS piping and drumming trainee tutor roles

Apply now for NYPBS piping and drumming trainee tutor roles

There are six days to the deadline for NYPBS trainee tutor applications. The cut off time is 12 noon on 30th May 2023 GMT. See below for more information and to apply visit: https://www.nypbs.co.uk/opportunities The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland is seeking to appoint seven trainees to support the delivery […]