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 […]
The Piobaireachd Society’s annual concert will take place in St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, Edinburgh, on August 21 at 7 for 7.30pm. The Invited pipers are Tom Peterkin, John Dew, Finlay Johnston and Nick Hudson. Tickets are £10 (£8 concessions) at the door or in advance from the Edinburgh Fringe Box […]
Solo piping entries for the Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music and Dance Festival will be accepted until July 1. The competition will take place on Saturday, July 9. The festival is held in the adjoining towns of Newton Stewart and Minnigaff, separated by the River Cree in the Wigtownshire […]
A piping instructor is sought to work 1.5 school days per week during school term time in Kinross High School and associated primary schools, and a drumming instructor to work 1 school day per week at £180 per day. The instruction will run for 30 school weeks in the […]
Corgarff Games is this coming Saturday, June 11 at Castle Lodge Field, Corgarff. The Games field is about 100m after the sign for Cockbridge. Head for the Castle Park (right beside the A939), Corgarff. Solo Piping registration is 12.30, with events starting about 13.00. Solo piping events are: Piobaireachid (17 […]
The National Piping Centre are welcoming subscribers to their new YouTube channel, and promoting the Junior Gathering seasonal schools with a video tour of their city centre building at McPhater Street. Take a tour of the building with piping tutor Ailis Sutherland as she explains what is on the programme […]
The prestigious Silver Chanter competition will make a welcome return to the Isle of Skye as part of this year’s Piping Live! festival. The pioneering piping event, now in its 56th year, is the annual invitational Piobaireachd competition that was established by Dame Flora MacLeod, the 28th Chief of MacLeod, alongside John MacFadyen […]
The Abernethy Highland Games take place on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at The Forest Village in Nethy Bridge within the Cairngorms National Park. Solo piping entries close on August 4, and the solo piping entry form can be found here. The solo piping and chanter events start at 10.30 and […]
