Days four and five of the February Piping Challenge were presented by Dan Nevans. Day four focused on dreaming big when setting your short and long term piping goals, and can be watched here on The National Piping Centre’s Facebook page. Day five was all about learning tunes, and using […]
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If you can’t do it relaxed, you can’t really do it
On day three of the Challenge Steven Blake, Director of The National Youth Pipe Band, spoke about hand changing and note changing cleanly without any crossing noises.
£500 prize for Pitlochry Highland Games tune writing competition
Pitlochry Highland Games is offering a prize of £500 to the winner of their tune writing competition. The new tune is to mark the 170 year anniversary of the Games in 2022, with this year’s event being held on September 10. The composition is to be of at least four […]
RSPBA to zoom AGM on March 12
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association announced yesterday that their Annual General Meeting will be held as an online zoom meeting on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 11 am. Their decision to hold an online meeting is in order to follow COVID-19 guidance from the Scottish Government, and to allow […]
Troon Blackrock Pipe Band looking to add experience to their pipe corps
The Ayrshire-based band, led by Pipe Major Mitchell Walker, are looking for experienced pipers to help maintain a core number of players for contests and engagements, due to shift working, holidays and the ongoing effects of Covid19. The Grade 4B band will play up to Grade 4A/3 at minor contests, […]
Pipe Band Drumming Teacher wanted
East Dunbartonshire Council are looking for a Pipe Band Drumming Teacher to work across its schools. Application deadline is Tuesday, February 8 – a week today! The contract is offering a fixed term, part-time position of 14 hours per week. Find out more at the link: https://bit.ly/EastDunDrum2022
February Piping Challenge starts today
The National Piping Centre is asking pipers to take part in the February Piping Challenge in preparation for the 2022 piping season. The month-long Challenge will encourage players of all levels to get the pipes out the box. After a long period where pipers haven’t had many reasons to practice, […]
Iain Lowther appointed at QVS / Donald Drone
Iain Lowther has been appointed as the new Piping Instructor at Queen Victoria School, Dunblane. He takes over from Gordon Ross, ex-Gordon Highlanders. Iain, pictured, taught piping at The National Piping Centre (TNPC) after retiring from the Army where he was a Scots Guards Pipe Major. He is also the […]
Stuart Letford reviews the James Duncan Mackenzie Collection
James Duncan Mackenzie had a busy and creative lockdown. The Silver Medallist from Lewis, Scotland published this, his first collection, at the end of 2021 and he has just released his third solo-piping album, a recording that features music from the book. Too many collections produced these days contain page […]
Donald MacLeod Memorial Competition cancelled
This year’s Pipe Major Donald MacLeod MBE Memorial Piping Competition has been cancelled, Bagpipe.news has learned. Organisers, The Lewis & Harris Piping Society, cite the uncertainty of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The competition had been due to take place at the Caladh Inn, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis on Friday, April […]