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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Over 100 bandsmen including 72 pipers led a parade through Stonehaven to the Black Hill on Saturday, May 20, to honour the 100 year old Stonehaven War Memorial in a special rededication ceremony. The event was organised by the Stonehaven Royal British Legion Scotland (RBLS) and attended by the Lord […]
The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland is seeking to appoint seven trainees to support the delivery of their outreach programme, as well as their three National Bands this year. Each trainee will gain real world professional development opportunities throughout NYPBS 2023-24 year of activity. These are entry-level positions for […]
Piping Live! will return for its 20th edition this summer with an eclectic calendar of events from Saturday 12th – Sunday 20th August 2023. The world’s biggest piping festival annually attracts over 30,000 attendees to Glasgow and this year the Piping Live! team hopes to bring in even more visitors, as it celebrates two decades as a cornerstone […]
In the last five days The National Piping Centre has added three videos to their Youtube Channel. Two of the videos are from the Glenfiddich Championship in 2022, and feature Jack Lee performing and Connor Sinclair being interviewed. The third video is an addition to the What’s In A Tune […]
A specially composed piping lament will be played for the first time on Saturday 20 May at the Black Hill south of Stonehaven. Piper Ian Dallas wrote the piece The Black Hill – 100 Years for the Stonehaven War Memorial Rededication ceremony. The event will honour 100 years since the […]
The Piping Show has a new episode on The National Piping Centre’s YouTube channel – don’t forget to like and subscribe and ring the bell to be updated as soon as new videos are posted! Episode 32 sees Finlay MacDonald chat to Hamish and Fin Moore about the bellows pipe […]
