The National Piping Centre Gatherings NPC Spring Gathering 2026 23rd-27th March The Spring Gathering – Get Set for the Season! Join us for this week long Spring Gathering. Get yourself […]
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•Glasgow Skye Pipe Band at the Scottish Pipe Band Championships in 2012 with the famous Dumbarton Rock as the scenic backdrop. https://bagpipe.news/2025/12/20/belfast-to-host-uk-championships-in-june-2026/
There are so many musical highlights to be found at the Piping Live! festival. It's a wonderful week of bagpipe music, mostly showcasing Highland and Scottish bellows pipes, but the […]
Pipe Major of Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, Alan Bevan, retained the R. G. Hardie & Co. Masters Solo Piping Competition on Monday, August 11 at Piping Live! 2025, winning the piobaireachd […]
 •Pipe Idol 2023 winner Cameron Bonar performing in the final. Photo: JohnSlavin @designfolk.com / Bagpipe.news  Who will be crowned Pipe Idol 2026? After four heats of fierce competition […]
Pipe Major Stuart Liddell holds the World's trophy and banner surrounded by the jubilant Inveraray and District Pipe Band in 2024. Photo: John Slavin https://bagpipe.news/2025/08/16/results-from-the-world-pipe-band-championship-2025/ https://bagpipe.news/2024/08/18/results-from-the-world-pipe-band-championship-2024/
•The 2024 performers were Iain Speirs, Callum Beaumont, Ian K. MacDonald and Stuart Liddell MBE. Photo: Derek Maxwell The Eagle Pipers’ Society will once again be running The Captain John […]
The Autumn Gathering NPC Autumn Gathering 2026 2nd-6th November Be part of The NPC Autumn Gathering in-person at The National Piping Centre this October. This fantastic four days of learning […]
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