The Lorient Interceltic Festival in Brittany took place from August 5 to 14 with ten days and nights of parades, concerts, shows and entertainment. The 24th International Contest of Pibroch took place on August 8 as part of the festival with 12 pipers competing. The results were as follows: Robert WATT […]
As the pipe band world headed to Glasgow Green on Friday to listen to the Grade 1 bands, Piping Live! kept the trad tunes playing at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, in the Street Cafe and at the Old Fruitmarket. The Armagh Pipers Club drew a large appreciative audience at Kelvingrove […]
The Ballater Highland Games were held on Thursday, August 11 in Monaltrie Park, Ballater. Eight played in very warm, sunny conditions. Xavier Boderiou was overall champion, and the judges were Duncan Watson and Jack Taylor. Piobaireachd Brian Lamond – The Fingerlock Xavier Bouderiou Angus MacPhee Andrew Donlon John MacDonald Adam […]
The World Solo Amateur Piping Competition at Piping Live! marks the start of the new CLASP season and the festival is when the previous years’ winners get presented with their clasps in the Piping Live! Street Cafe. Yesterday, August 11, Daniel Johnstone and Ben Hall were on hand to receive […]
Matt MacIsaac from Cape Breton has been prominent at Piping Live! 2022 as a performer in a Lunchtime Recital, a presenter of a Learn @ Live workshop and around the venues as a spectator. Last night he capped off his busy and enjoyable week by winning the Pipe Major Alasdair […]
The CLASP Grade 1 World Amateur Solo Piping Competition took place at St Aloysius Convent Chapel on August 11 as part of Piping Live! 2022. The competition was judged by Willie Morrison. The results were as follows: Grade 1 Overall Winner – Daniel Johnstone Piobaireachd Con Houlihan Daniel Johnstone Ben […]
The sun is shining, the music is magical, the Piping Live! Street Cafe is packed, Glasgow looks great and yesterday it felt like the piping world came to The National Piping Centre to make up for lost time.
The CLASP Grade 2 World Amateur Solo Piping Competitions took place at St Aloysius Convent Chapel on August 10 as part of Piping Live! 2022. The results were as follows: Grade 2 Overall Winner – Alisdair Beaton Piobaireachd Donald Morrison Dorothy Moodie Laura McEwan 2/4 March John Nevans Alisdair Beaton […]
The reviews have yet to be written, but judging for the reaction of the packed out audience, last night’s concert from Inveraray & District Pipe Band, A Night In That Land, will go down as one of the classic pre-Worlds concerts. Photos: JohnSlavin@designfolk.com/Bagpipe.news
The CLASP Grade 3 and 4 World Amateur Solo Piping Competitions took place at St Aloysius Convent Chapel on August 9 as part of Piping Live! 2022. The results were as follows: Grade 4 Overall Winner – Sheila Stewart Grade 4 – Piobaireachd Ground and Next Variation 1st Sheila Stewart 2nd Sue […]
