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 festival welcomes piping traditions from all over the world. Come to a concert, visit for a few days, or even […]
•European Pipe Band Championship trophies. The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association announced on January 31, that progress has been made to add the European Championships to the pipe band calendar for 2024. The date set for the Europeans is Sunday, August 11, in Perth, which is traditionally the date of […]
•Pipe Major Ross Harvey and the Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia band celebrate with Jackie Bird. Photo: JohnSlavin@designfolk.com/Bagpipe.news Results from 2023 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3A Grade 3B Grade 4A Grade 4B Juvenile Novice Juvenile A Novice Juvenile B https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ervrn3
•The March to the Games on the second day of the Argyllshire Gathering 2022. From left in front row: Gold Medal winner Jamie Forrester, Derek Midgley, Former Winners’ MSR winner Connor Sinclair, MacGregor Memorial Piobaireachd winner Cameron May, and Silver Medal winner Calum Watson. https://bagpipe.news/2023/12/14/new-january-deadline-for-senior-competitions-at-argyllshire-gathering-and-northern-meeting/
Registration for The Northern Meeting 2024 is now open Entry to the competition is restricted to those of the highest calibre and competition is intense. Only around 100 competitors are selected to take part in the various events. These include the classic Piobaireachd, March, Strathspey and Reel and Hornpipes and […]
Military Tattoo Pipe Band Competition Mass Pipes & Drums Market & Food Stalls Hospitality Tent Traditional Highland games
Report and results from the 2023 Caritas Banner — https://bagpipe.news/2023/11/26/solo-piping-results-from-the-caritas-banner/ George Watson’s College in Edinburgh have announced an new piobaireachd competition divided into 18 & Under and 14 & Under sections. The first competition will be held at George Watson’s College Music School on Sunday, November 26, 2023, and it […]