Renfrew’s Robertson Park will welcome pipe bands to the Royal Burgh this month on Saturday, July 23. Bands and Drum Majors who wish to attend the event need to have their applications with the contest secretary by tomorrow, Saturday, July 9. The application form can be downloaded here. Renfrew is […]
The Royal National Mòd, Gaeldom’s premiere musical and cultural event, returns to the fair city of Perth this year between October 14 – 22, for the first time in 18 years. Senior piping competitions at this year’s Royal National Mòd will be graded for the first time, replacing the former […]
by ALLAN J. MacKENZIE The Mallaig and Morar Highland Games, set by the Silver Sands of Morar, makes its return for the 2022 season on Sunday, August 7 this year. Lovat Field in Morar will again host a full slate of piping, Highland dancing, heavy events and track and field for […]
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch (RSPBANI) and Mid & East Antrim Borough Council have launched the 71st Ulster Pipe Band Championships and Highland Dancing contest for 2022. The event will take place on Saturday, July 23, from 10am. The venue will be Ballymena Academy, which played host to […]
The Caledonian Piping Club in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, have been running the Festival of Juvenile Solo Piping each October since 2003. The competition was established as a tribute to the Club’s co-founder, Colin McCallum, who died in October of 2002. This year would have been the 20th competition if Covid-19 had not forced […]
With just days to go until the return of Piping Inverness and the European Pipe Band Championships, preparations are getting underway to transform Bught Park into a piping arena. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, there are more than 100 pipe bands making their way from around the […]
The Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming returns to its roots on July 17-21, hosting their 2022 summer camp at the university campus in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. Join fellow pipers and drummers for classes on EU’s beautiful campus, or register to sit-in on classes via Zoom. The week will include instruction […]
The Piping Live! Big Band will return for its fifth showcase at this year’s festival as pipers of all ages and abilities are invited to take part in the mass participation event. On Monday, August 8, 150 pipers will gather, ranging from little learners playing their chanters to seasoned professionals playing the pipes […]
Two new vacancies have come up at John Paul Academy in Glasgow for piping and drumming instructors. The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust is co-funding the roles with the schools. The piping and drumming tutors will work one day a week at the Academy and three primary schools. £30 […]
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch (RSPBANI) and Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council have announced the launch of the 2022 Antrim & Newtownabbey Pipe Band Championships. The event returns to the familiar surroundings of Antrim Castle Gardens again this year and will take place next Saturday June […]
