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 […]
By JOHN MULHEARN. Year 3 and 4 students on the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and National Piping Centre’s BMus Traditional Music (Piping) degree course take to the stage for their end-of-year recitals on Thursday and Friday, June 1 and 2. These public recitals are a major component of the course […]
Colin Melville of Munlochy on the Black Isle, Scotland, is the winner of the 40th anniversary composing competition launched recently by the Lowland & Border Pipers’ Society (LBPS). There were 21 composition entries submitted for the competition. Colin’s tune will be entitled The Lowland & Border Pipers’ Society. He wins […]
The first ever Scottish Folk Day will take place on Saturday 23 September, celebrating the country’s vibrant and varied folk scene, and offering a networking platform for musicians and artists at all levels to showcase their talents. The pilot project is calling for people of all backgrounds and abilities to […]
The official closing date for all solo piping entries at the Atholl Gathering is next Sunday, May 14, but the C Grade Piobairaichd entry is full and now closed. There is still room for entries in the B and A/Professional/Open Piobaireachd competitions. The entry form can be found here. The […]
The City of Edinburgh Pipe Band is pleased to announce a new sponsorship deal, with a trade union which represents over 12,000 members across the range of health professions. The City of Edinburgh Pipe Band competes in Grade 2 and is the senior band in the capital. The band was […]
The Piper and the Maker II ~ Celebrating C Twenty years after a lively night in Pitlochry where the first Piper and the Maker album was recorded live, pipe-makers Hamish & Fin Moore felt the time was right for another CD. With some of Scotland’s finest pipers playing Moore pipes, […]
Piping Live!’s prestigious international Under 21 competition Pipe Idol is back for 2023, and applications are now open. With four heats through the week of the festival from Monday 14th – Thursday 17th August, and a final later on Thursday, this is a great opportunity for young solo players from […]
