Dougie Murray, the Pipe Major of Scottish Grade 1 pipe band, Police Scotland Fife, is stepping down from the role. The Double Gold Medallist will remain with the band as it seeks to find his successor. The Fife piper has been Pipe Major of the band since since 2013. A […]
An Australian descendant of the 19th century piping genius, Angus MacKay is to donate a family portrait to the Museum of Piping at the National Piping Centre. The portrait, pictured below, appears to be an early photograph of Angus’ wife Mary (née Russell) and their son, John. It has been […]
1931-1932 By Jeannie Campbell In 1931 the games and balls of the Argyllshire Gathering were held on September 9 and 10. As usual, the Gaelic concert was held on the evening prior to the Gathering (Tuesday 8). Oban had been enjoying a month of glorious weather and this continued during the […]
An award-winning young piper has turned whisky maker after being enlisted to play to casks of whisky prior to bottling to enhance its flavour. Reader, this may sound like an April Fool story but it isn’t. It’s definitely June 23 today! Dingwall piper and whistle player, Ali Levack, the 2020 […]
The 2021 Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational Contest will be held online in October with the prizes being announced on the ninth. This popular contest sees 10 amateur pipers, each nominated by their various North American home associations, receive an invite to compete for the Nicol-Brown Chalice. The invited is based track […]
Piping Live! is offering schools around the world are being offered an online festival pass for only £25. The offer amounts to a 50% discount on the usual price of a pass. The discount is available to schools globally for the benefit of their students. From today, schools can contact […]
1928-1930 By Jeannie Campbell MBE The 1928 Gathering took place over September 12 and 13 amid good weather. There was a clash of dates with Aboyne and Braemar but this did not affect the attendance, which was a record attendance with over 12,000 spectators. Among them was the Duke of […]
The set of smallpipes that Gordon Duncan owned have been sold to a piper in Scotland who wishes to remain anonymous. The asking price was met and the money raised from the sale last weekend will go to the Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust, the Scottish charity that helds fund and […]
• Where are you from and how did you get into piping?I am from Ayr and started learning on the chanter at age seven. Piping was something I wanted to do from a young age after attending a pipe band competition held in the town in the early 1970s. • […]
After being inundated with expressions of interest regarding Gordon Duncan’s smallpipes, a spokesman for the Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust asks that no more offers be sent. The successful purchaser will be notified shortly. One of the UK’s leading virologist professors – he is also a piper – features in a […]
