By Dr ANGUS MacDONALD. The Eliza Ross Collection, compiled in 1812 was discovered in Raasay House in the early 1950s. The collection consisted of 150 songs, instrumental dance tunes, reels, jigs and slow airs along with six piobaireachd, and is now republished as a new edition. In this new edition, […]
Jack Lee is staying at The National Piping Centre this week in preparation for the Glenfiddich Piping Championship on Saturday coming, October 29. So with Jack already in the building, Dan Nevans took the chance to put him in The Piping Show hot seat for an interview. Dan asked Jack […]
The family of Andrew Wright are very sorry to say that Andrew passed away after a period of illness on October 23, 2022. Born on December 4, 1936, Andrew won both Gold Medals in 1970 was taught mainly by Pipe Major Peter MacLeod Senior, Pipe Major Donald MacLeod and Pipe […]
Ten of the world’s greatest solo pipers will compete in this year’s Glenfiddich Piping Championship, as the renowned competition returns to the spectacular Blair Castle on Saturday, October 29. Competing this year are defending champion Jack Lee, Dollar’s Callum Beaumont, Glasgow-based Canadian piper Glenn Brown, Jamie Forrester from London, Canadian […]
After its cancelation in 2020 and going online in 2021, the George Sherriff Memorial Invitational competition is returning ‘live’ on November 19, 2022. It’s the 26th year for the contest and it’s shaping up to be a spectacular competition. Many previous winners of The Sherriff have gone on to win some of the […]
The Solo Piping Judges Association (SPJA) held a well-attended annual general meeting online, Sunday October 16. The Association welcomed the return of live solo piping events during 2022 and observed that this had been a successful season despite the two-year hiatus effected by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Colin MacLellan, Euan Anderson and Roddy […]
Weekly traditional music sessions begin this evening, Tuesday, October 18, from 6-9pm in The Pipers’ Tryst at The National Piping Centre. From next week, on October 24, they move to a regular Monday night session from 6-9pm, and are also planned for Monday, October 31 and November 7. Check on […]
The Lochnell Intermediate Youth Championship will be held this Saturday, October 22, at the chapel in Lochnell Castle with the kind permission of the Earl of Dundonald and hosted by his son Lord Archie Cochrane. The Championship will bring together seven of Scotland’s finest Intermediate players under the age of […]
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario has announced a new bursary for solo piping. The Lillian Livingstone Solo Amateur Piobaireachd Bursary will be awarded annually to the winner of the Championship Supreme award for senior amateur piobaireachd. The winner will receive $3000 to allow for travel and other […]
Roddy Weir, ex-Pipe Major of the Royal Highland Fusiliers, and former member of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards plus Grade 1 civilian bands, has been appointed as the lead tutor of the Vale of Atholl Pipe Band. In addition, the Fife-based piping instructor takes over from Gary Nimmo as Pipe […]
