Finlay MacDonald is the Director of Piping at The National Piping Centre and comes from a family with strong piping connections. He grew up within a pipe band culture that involved his parents and many relations, and that led to playing smallpipes, playing in sessions and writing music at a […]
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The Glenfiddich Championship 2022 pipers and tickets
The 49th Glenfiddich Piping Championship will take place on Saturday, October 29, 2022. The event is held annually at Blair Castle in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, and is organised by The National Piping Centre and funded through the William Grant Foundation. The 2022 competitors have been chosen from the list of […]
Results from Captain John A MacLellan Solo Piping Championships
The Captain John A. MacLellan MBE Solo Piping Competition was held on Saturday, October 1, at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming at Inchdrewer House, Edinburgh. Iain Speirs was the overall winner of the Premier Grade, Sarah Muir won the A Grade Piobaireachd and was the A […]
Piping masterclass in Sheffield with Neil Clark
The City of Sheffield Pipe Band is hosting a masterclass with Neil Clark of Falkirk Piping in Sheffield on Friday, October 14 from 7-9pm. There are five places available in the masterclass, and if you would like one of the places please email a short biography and recent audio recording to mail@dabmusic.online. […]
Willie McCallum talks about his preparation for the big competitions on The Piping Show
Willie McCallum is the special guest on this week’s episode of The Piping Show. John Mulhearn interviews Willie and asks for his thoughts on the big competitions in Oban, Inverness and at Blair Castle. Willie talks about his family connections with these competitions, what they mean to him, what motivates […]
Kansas City WWI museum seeking a set of Highland pipes with provenance
The United States National World War 1 Museum in Kansas City, MO – www.theworldwar.org – is in search of a set of vintage bagpipes that have WWI provenance, being used, played, or owned by someone who fought in that war. The pipes will be added to the museum’s permanent collection […]
October holiday Junior Gathering at The National Piping Centre
The National Piping Centre’s successful new workshop and teaching week for young pipers, the Junior Gathering, returns during the October school holidays from Monday 17 to Thursday 20. This Autumn Junior Gathering will be held at the NPC’s Otago Street venue in Glasgow’s West End, and features a wide range […]
The Glengarry Cup returns and is won by Ian K. MacDonald
On Saturday, September 24, the Ottawa Branch of the Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario held the Glengarry Cup. This event marked the first in person event for the association since February 2020 and drew a crowd of almost 100, filling the room at the Army Officers’ Mess, in […]
Lowland & Border Pipers’ Society visit Perth for showcase concert
The Lowland & Border Pipers’ Society (LBPS) will hold its annual conference in Perth next month. Members and non-members are welcome. It will be the first time the 40-year-old piping organisation has held such an event outwith the central belt or the Scottish Borders. The date of the event is […]
Prof. Josh Dickson guests on The Piping Show to discuss academic activities at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Professor Joshua Dickson is the head of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s traditional music programme, and talks to Dr Andrew Bova about events for the upcoming academic year at the RCS, including the wide range covered in the BMus Traditional Music: Piping degree. A large part of the discussion is […]