The Scottish Pipers’ Association Professional Contest takes place on Saturday coming, April 30, 2022. All events will be held at The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street. There will be a small admission charge for spectators. EVENTS 1 & 5 A/P/Open Piobaireachd & 6/8 March (Auditorium) Start time approx. 11.30Judges: Alan […]
Alastair Campbell, the former Downing Street Press Secretary and Official Spokesperson to Prime Minister Tony Blair, has made a plea for the Ukrainian national anthem to be played on the Highland pipes when Scotland’s national football team meets Ukraine. The game will take place at Hampden Park on June 1 […]
We are saddened to report the death of Kenny MacDonald, a very well-known piper in Edinburgh and Perthshire piping circles. He had been unwell for a while. Kenny was a stalwart of the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society and the Eagle Pipers’ Society for many years and a regular figure on […]
Due to a lower than expected entry the Scottish Pipers’ Association Professional Contest on April 30 will only be held at The National Piping Centre’s McPhater Street venue. SPA President, Logan Tannock, said that the event will also welcome spectators for a small admission charge. Logan explained: “The committee have […]
Piobaireachd is for Everyone, first published by Dan Nevans in the summer of 2021, will be available as an audiobook from May 1, 2022 from dnpiping.com. The audiobook is over four hours long and comes in two parts. Read by the author, this recording also features excerpts of piobaireachd being performed on […]
Sean Patrick Regan is performing a Graduate Recital this coming Sunday, April 24, 2022. The concert is the culmination of his Master of Music Performance (Bagpipe) degree, taught by Andrew Carlisle at Carnegie Mellon University. The event is free to attend in-person or online and tickets should be booked here. […]
The Eagle Pipers’ Society is running a piobaireachd composition contest. Tunes should be submitted electronically to the convener who will pass them to the judges, who are all members of The Eagle Pipers’ Society. A recording is also required – not necessarily by the composer (could be done by a […]
Entries are now open for this year’s Atholl Gathering solo piping competitions. The entry form can be found here. The competitions are open to those graded A/P, B and C for ceòl mòr by the Competing Pipers’ Association. The Light Music is open. The Atholl Gathering will take place in […]
Entries for the Scottish Pipers’ Association Professional Contest close this coming Sunday afternoon, April 17. SPA President, Logan Tannock, would like to encourage any Premier/A Grade pipers who are thinking about entering to do so. The competition will be held in person on April 30 at both National Piping Centre […]
Pipe Major Emmett Conway of Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band, is presenting a special guest workshop at The National Piping Centre’s Spring Adult Gathering, April 25-28. Emmett’s workshop is in addition to the world class teaching line up of Wilson Brown, Connor Sinclair, Ailis Sutherland, Dr Andrew Bova, Dan […]
