Brìghde Chaimbeul released her new recording, Carry Them With Us, on April 14 and it is available for purchase as a download, CD or LP from various online sources here. A promotional video for the album and a video for a single can be seen in the youtube links below. […]
Stuart Liddell MBE, will be performing a concert titled Echoes of the Highlands on Friday, May 12 at 7pm in the spectacular ruins of Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds. In addition to Stuart’s world class and entertaining concert repertoire, this is an exciting opportunity to hear him play Diu Regnare which […]
Ross Ainslie has just released a new album as a duo with Tim Edey and it is now available for download on Bandcamp. Tim and Ross have been playing together for years and the idea for Diad was to capture the duo in a live setting in the studio. The […]
Celebrating its centenary this year, the Tullylagan Pipe Band has published a book to record the band’s history over the past 100 years. The book’s launch will coincide with a special concert in the Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown next Saturday, April 15, when both Tullylagan Senior and Development Bands, Cullybackey Pipe […]
The Virginia International Tattoo American Pipe Band Championship will return to Scope Plaza, Norfolk on Saturday, April 22nd starting at 12 noon EST. Eight bands from five US states and one Canadian province are so far registered to compete. There are still a couple of travel stipends available if there […]
This year’s Masters Competition will take place at The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Glasgow on August 14. The Piping Convener for the competition has for many years been James Beaton who has decided to step down from this role. It has been widely regarded as a very well organised […]
The Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario have a brief zoom meeting planned for Wednesday, April 12, for currently active PPBSO stewards and to those who might be interested to get involved. The contest steward is one of the many roles that are vital to the smooth running of […]
This year, 2023, is the start of a five year trial period for a new approach to selecting tunes for the senior competitions. The aim is to give competitors a wider choice of tunes while still ensuring exposure for the appropriate repertoire. Yesterday, April 3, Ronald McShannon announced on […]
The Skye Highland Games takes place on Tuesday/Wednesday, August 8 and 9, 2023. Entry forms for the Dunvegan Medal and light music competitions can be downloaded here, and will be accepted in the two months between the beginning of April and the end of May. Piping Convenor, Cameron MacFadyen, contacted […]
The final Pipeline broadcast aired on BBC Radio Scotland last night, and the legacy of the show will carried forward in a new podcast from presenter Gary West, called Enjoy Your Piping! The first episode of EYP was quietly released online last week, and now the final BBC show has […]
