Lochaber Piping Society’s Annual Youth Piping & Drumming Competition for players 18 years of age and under, will be held on Saturday, March 23. The venue is Lochaber Gaelic Primary School, Ardgour Road, Caol, Fort William, PH33 7JE, and will start at 9.30am prompt. Tuning areas will be available. Light […]
Following the fantastic news that five major championships have been secured for 2024, the RSPBANI have released dates for the rest of the pipe band competition season in Northern Ireland. The 13 dates announced, creates a busy summer for pipe bands in Northern Ireland, and adds to the feel-good factor […]
Tamaki Makaurau Auckland will host over fifty pipe bands at the 2024 New Zealand Pipe Band Championships, making it the largest pipe band competition event outside of Europe. Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands’ Association President Iain Blakeley said: “Having so many bands attend the Nationals is a testament to the hard work of […]
The RSPBA have issued two press releases this afternoon, February 12, with more good news and progress made to re-establishing five major pipe band championships in the 2024 calendar. The addition of the UK Championships in Bangor and British Pipe Band Championships in Forres means there are now five majors […]
The next CLASP in-person event takes place at the National Piping Centre, Cowcaddens on Saturday, March 2. The competitions are graded 1, 2 & 3 for adult amateur pipers, and Grade 4 pipers can play up in Grade 3 events. The last day to register will be Sunday, February 25, […]
World-renowned folk, roots and world music festival Celtic Connections 2024 drew to a triumphant close in Glasgow last night after 18 days of spectacular sold-out concerts, innovative musical sessions and star-studded collaborations. From January 18 to February 4, the city came alive with over 300 incredible events involving 1,200 artists across 25 of […]
The Glasgow Uist and Barra Invitational Annual Piping Competition will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2024. The competition returns to the National Piping Centre at Otago Street, G12 8JH, in Glasgow’s West End. The Glasgow Uist & Barra Association will issue invitations to 14 pipers using the criteria set […]
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association announced last night, January 31, that progress has been made to add the European Championships to the pipe band calendar for 2024. The date set for the Europeans is Sunday, August 11, in Perth, which is traditionally the date of the Perth Highland Games. […]
The packed audiences in the Strathclyde suite at Celtic Connections 2024 were treated to the sparkling bagpipes and music of Finlay MacDonald, José Manuel Tejedor and Ali Levack over the weekend of January 27 and 28. The Saturday evening concert began with the captivating sound from the Asturian gaita of […]
The Scottish Pipers Association will hold their professional competition on Saturday, April 6, at the National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Glasgow. There will be an Open Piobaireachd for those of A and P level and non-CPA graded pipers. And also a B Grade Piobaireachd and C Grade Piobaireachd. For light […]
