Pipe Major John ‘Jock’ McLellan DCM’s 150th anniversary is being celebrated in 2025 and his hometown of Dunoon in Argyll is currently formulating plans for a major event. Jock’s music is so widely known in the piping community that pipers around the world may want to celebrate the man and […]
The Weekend Piping Club at The National Piping Centre is aimed at young learners, aged 6-17, and is a fantastic learning place for new players and those that already play. The new term begins this Saturday, January 13, and that is also the final day for booking the 2024 winter […]
A large gathering of bagpipers and drummers from the Southern Hemisphere is taking place at the five-day long RNZPBA Annual Summer School in Christchurch from January 10-14, 2024. Over 150 students from 10 years old to 65 and above will spend part of their summer at St Andrew’s College in Christchurch, honing their […]
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association posted a press release yesterday, December 22, which indicates there has been some progress in finding solutions to replace three Major Championships. Each Major Championship is a highlight on the calendar for many pipers, drummers, families and friends, and surely a big part of […]
The Glasgow Highland Club’s Annual Competitions for schools’ pipe bands and individual pipers and drummers will take place at Hutchesons’ Grammar School, G41 4NW on Sunday, February 25, 2024. Entries are encouraged: this is a good opportunity to get school bands and individuals out on the boards in an encouraging […]
The third and final week of piping-related concerts at Celtic Connections are listed below and includes concerts with Carlos Núñez, Kathryn Tickell and Falasgair, Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band, National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland, John Mulhearn, Brìghde Chaimbeul, John Dew in the final of the BBC […]
The National Piping Centre’s Junior Competition will be on Saturday, February 17, 2024. There are five categories split into 11 events, and each event is capped so please enter as soon as possible to guarantee your place. After feedback from previous years there is a new category added for pipers […]
The winners of the 21st MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards were announced at a celebratory ceremony at Dundee’s Caird Hall on Saturday, December 2. Pipe Major Ross Harvey was on hand to collect the Pipe Band of The Year Award on behalf of Grade 1 World Champions, Peoples Ford […]
The next term of evening classes will run from Monday 15th January till Wednesday 27th March 2024. Registration will be open until Wednesday 10th January 2024. Suitable for pipers aged 18+ from complete beginners playing practice chanters to advanced pipers, these weekly classes in small groups will provide a supportive and […]
Balmoral’s upcoming Winter Workshop will be a 3-day remote-learning session, held via Zoom from February 2 – 4, 2024. The instructors will be Robert Mathieson, Derek Midgley, and Andrew Carlisle. The cost is $275 USD. Students who refer new students to us will receive $50 off the price of the […]
