Runners and walkers across Scotland will be taking to the streets this weekend in a virtual event in support of the Eilidh MacLeod Memorial Trust. Participants have a choice of virtual 5k, 10k, half marathon or full marathon challenge. Many runners and walkers from across Scotland and the north west […]
The National Piping Centre is implementng a redundancy consultation with its staff. A spokesman said today in a statement: “The National Piping Centre (the ‘NPC’) has experienced a prolonged and large reduction in both its teaching and commercial activities due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The Board of the NPC has […]
The Pipers’ Tryst, the National Piping Centre’s award-winning restaurant and bar, has extended the Eat Out to Help Out discount for September. The extension means a 50% discount on all food and non-alcoholic beverages on Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesdays for all of next month. A spokesman said: “The government backing […]
Cowal Highland Games organisers have hailed its three-day virtual event as a success. A spokesman said: “In a year which no one could have predicted, this was an event like no other. It was a celebration of a Highland Gathering which is more than just a great day out. Cowal’s […]
The Public Enquiry into the controversial expansion of a major trunk road over the site of a famous Scottish battle has been completed and the Reporter’s dossier is ready for Scottish Government ministers. The Public Enquiry opened in Pitlochry in January into the proposed dualling of the A9 Perth-Inverness trunk […]
Campbell Wilson from Tai Tapu in New Zealand has won this year’s MacGregor Memorial competition which was held online for the first time. Campbell is the son of leading solo piper, Greg Wilson. In 2018, Campbell (pictured) became the youngest ever winner of the New Zealand Gold Medal for Piobaireachd. […]
The Scottish Government is preparing COVID-19 guidance relating to music organisations in Scotland, including pipe bands. Guidance was issued on Monday (24th) that pertained to those working in Scotland’s performing arts and those in formal training for associated professional careers. This guidance relates to rehearsal, recording, broadcast, pre-production, creative-learning related […]
This never-been-seen-before photo positively demands suggestions for a suitable caption: The individuals having a nap are Strathclyde Police Pipe Band members Pipe Major Ian McLellan, Jim MacLean and John Wilson. Not in the picture is the man behind the camera, who, we are reliably informed, was Jim Wark. Seemingly, the […]
We have another photo query that we hope readers can help with. This one was sent to us by an ancestry researcher who writes: “Have you any idea who this is? It is one of the random pictures that an online genealogy company uses when sending out its weekly updates. […]
In his famous science-fiction novel, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams said the secret to the universe was 42. However, it seems the secret is not actually a number but a musical pitch … B-flat, the tonic of the modern great highland bagpipe! John Patterson is a retired sound […]
