The prestigious Junior Solo Piping Competitions held at the Northern Meeting are now open to all applicants from the United Kingdom and the wider world. The 2022 Competition will be held at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness on Friday, September 1, 2023. The application form for Junior Pipers can be downloaded from here In the past, […]
•Glengarry Cup competitors in 2022 with winner Ian K. MacDonald and PPBSO organisers Karine Mayers and Michael Grey. The Glengarry Cup is organised by the Ottawa branch of the PPBSO and it has been awarded since the 1980s when it was donated by the Glengarry Pipe Band. Past winners include Bruce Gandy, Colin MacLellan, Michael […]
•Pictured from left: Director of Army Bagpipe Music Maj Gordon Rowan MBE, Ross Conner, Cameron May, Steven Gray, Bobby Allen, Jamie Elder, Matt Wilson, Stuart Liddell, Sarah Muir, John Dew, Andrew Ferguson and Colin MacLellan in 2022. Held at Inchdrewer House within Redford Barracks, this event features some of the best solo pipers in the […]
The Fred Morrison and Chris Armstrong recital is in the King Robert Hotel, Bannockburn, Stirling. The event is on Friday, October 13, 7.30pm and tickets are £10 and available on the door. The Stirling Piping Recitals are organised by Craig Muirhead to bring the pipers of the Stirling area together and help create a local […]
Return is a piece for four speaking voices, a string quartet, two pipers and two drummers. It’s an exploration into where long poem, ritual theatre and ceremony meet. It weaves together and layers up text, music and performance as a celebration of the wheel of the year, of emerging and receding, and the common ground of […]
Join the NPC Adult Gatherings in 2023 The National Piping Centre is bringing you a series of Adult Gatherings in 2023 for pipers aged 18+, which have been designed to give a fantastic social learning experience. This year we will be running in person workshops as well as online events. The dates for our 2023 […]
•Pierrick Monnier was the CLASP 'Live Online' Grade 3 overall winner in February 2022 The Grade 1 overall winner will qualify for The Champion of Champions CLASP competition in April 2024 This CLASP competition will run on Saturday 11th November 2023 via the platform, Zoom. The closing date for this competition is Sunday 22nd October […]
The other eight invites will go to the winners of: The Grade 1 events will take place on the morning of Saturday, November 11, 2023 at the Sheraton
Father and son piping recital with with Angus D. and Angus J. MacColl in the Caladh Inn, Stornoway, November 17, 7.30pm
The 27th Annual George Sherriff Memorial Invitational will held on on November 18 at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ontario. The adjudicators for this year’s competition will be Michael Grey, Margaret Houlihan and Willie McCallum. Our Master of Ceremonies for the day will be Peter Aumonier. The 6/8 March event will commence at 10am. The […]
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