The prestigious competition honouring the musical legacy of PM Donald MacLeod was held in Stornoway yesterday, April 7. Organised by the Lewis and Harris Piping Society, the pipers who took part in the 2023 Pipe Major Donald MacLeod Memorial Invitational Solo Piping Competition were: William McCallum, Angus D MacColl, Callum Beaumont, […]
The Virginia International Tattoo American Pipe Band Championship will return to Scope Plaza, Norfolk on Saturday, April 22nd starting at 12 noon EST. Eight bands from five US states and one Canadian province are so far registered to compete. There are still a couple of travel stipends available if there […]
This year’s Masters Competition will take place at The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Glasgow on August 14. The Piping Convener for the competition has for many years been James Beaton who has decided to step down from this role. It has been widely regarded as a very well organised […]
The Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario have a brief zoom meeting planned for Wednesday, April 12, for currently active PPBSO stewards and to those who might be interested to get involved. The contest steward is one of the many roles that are vital to the smooth running of […]
This year, 2023, is the start of a five year trial period for a new approach to selecting tunes for the senior competitions. The aim is to give competitors a wider choice of tunes while still ensuring exposure for the appropriate repertoire. Yesterday, April 3, Ronald McShannon announced on […]
The Skye Highland Games takes place on Tuesday/Wednesday, August 8 and 9, 2023. Entry forms for the Dunvegan Medal and light music competitions can be downloaded here, and will be accepted in the two months between the beginning of April and the end of May. Piping Convenor, Cameron MacFadyen, contacted […]
The final Pipeline broadcast aired on BBC Radio Scotland last night, and the legacy of the show will carried forward in a new podcast from presenter Gary West, called Enjoy Your Piping! The first episode of EYP was quietly released online last week, and now the final BBC show has […]
Join the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland tomorrow, April 2, 2023, at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The concert will feature special guests Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton. Tickets are on sale here with a 20% discount using this code – BPNEWS20 https://www.usherhall.co.uk/whats-on/national-youth-pipe-band-scotland-20-years-young Tickets […]
The Piping Live festival takes its music to people across Glasgow, and an important part of this is showing Scottish culture and music to the general public and summer tourists in the heart of the city. Once again the Festival will place bands in the busy, bustling surroundings of Buchanan […]
Malin Lewis is a graduate of the RCS Piping Degree course and is a very busy young musician. Malin spoke to Finlay MacDonald on The Piping Show about early piping tuition in Ardnamurchan, being a young pipe maker and specialising on the Lindsay system chanter, a trip to Finland to […]
