Livingstone Invitational 2024

“The Livingstone” started as an idea by William Livingstone Sr. to help promote better piping in North America. Bill Livingstone Sr. was born in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1908 and his fondest wish as a youngster was to play the pipes. The wages that he earned working in the pits as a young boy paid for lessons that grew into a love of piping for many years. “Old Bill” immigrated to Canada in 1929 where he settled in Coppercliffe, Ontario working in the smelter as a general foreman. During the forty years he spent in this northern community he formed pipe bands and taught many aspiring pipers. During WWII Bill was Pipe Major of the Canadian Forces Pipe Band stationed in Cape Breton. William Livingstone Sr’s. knowledge of pipes, piping and music was unsurpassed, always making himself available to young pipers. He had a story to share about every tune.