1935-36 By Jeannie Campbell MBE In 1935 the balls and games of the Gathering were held on September 11 and 12. The Duke of Argyll, chieftain of the gathering was not present to lead the picturesque march of the clansmen from the secretary’s office in Station Road to the Gathering field. […]
Today, we feature another member of CLASP. David Mackenzie is next for shaving, as the late Pipe Major Robert Kilgour, would have put it. Where are you from and how did you get into piping?I am from Invergordon in the north of Scotland. My father was a piper in the […]
Updated – Police Scotland, the national police force of Scotland, is forming a new Police Scotland & Federation Pipe Band. The move effectively brings to an end the existence of Glasgow Police Pipe Band, Police Scotland Fife and Grampian Police Pipe Band. The move does not mean the end of […]
With the summer holidays upon us what is the piper to do with his/her free time? We have two suggestions: visit some of the piping places in Scotland (if you live in the UK, that’s fairly easy) – and improve your technique and musicality. The second suggestion is also easy. […]
Carnegie Mellon University, the private research university based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA is seeking a part-time drumming instructor to lead the drum corps of its Pipes and Drums. The position being offered is a 20 hours per week part-time position for 10 months of the year (the academic year). The […]
After less than one month, hundreds of pipers around the Commonwealth have so far registered their intention to participate in the tribute planned for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next summer. Among the many groups and pipe bands that have signalled their intention to participate are 100 pipers in Enniskillen, Northern […]
1933-1934 By Jeannie Campbell MBE In 1933 the usual advertisements appeared in the usual newspapers during August ahead of the Gathering on September 13 and 14. Accommodation at hotels and boarding houses was taxed to the utmost. The Duke of Argyll, chieftain of the gathering, was not present this year. The […]
• Where are you from and how did you get into piping?I am from Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. I got into piping through my local pipe band, of which my uncle was the Pipe Major. I started to take lessons at Selkirk High School when I was 15. However, […]
Giovanni Giulianini of Italy [pictured] was the overall winner of the Grade 1 contest in the recent ‘virtual highland games’ organised by the National Piping Centre’s Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers (CLASP). The competition was sponsored by R. G. Hardie & Co. Overall results: Grade 1 (receiving an overall […]
Alastair Campbell, who was former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s press spokesman until 2000, has spoken of how playing the pipes helps his mental health. The former controversial campaign strategist spoke to a British newspaper yesterday of his love affair with the pipes and how music has a profound effect […]
