By Jock Agnew Although the renaissance of Scottish bellows-blown pipes has been taking place for some 20 years [40 now! – Editor], there remain some matters that are, as yet, unresolved. For instance how should we identify these various pipes emerging from the past when there are references to smallpipes, Lowland […]
Kevin Reilly was appointed chairman of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting yesterday. The meeting was held remotely using videoconference software due to ongoing restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 60 member bands were represented and it took one and a half hours to […]
Our hearty congratulations go to Perthshire-based pipe maker, Fin Moore, who has just become a father. Mother (Sarah Hoy) and baby are doing well. Fin, of Dunkeld, tells us he has been busy during lockdown particularly with teaching on online bellows piping workshops and sessions. He has two more at […]
2019 Young Traditional Musician of the Year finalist, Ross Miller is about to release a new collection. The Roke Collection is now available to pre-order, priced £15.00 plus shipping. The Roke* is also the title of the CD Ross released last year. Ross, a former Pipe Major of the National […]
Grade 4 and 5 pipers can now participate in the solo piping competitions run by CLASP, the National Piping Centre’s Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers. Chief organiser, Margaret Dunn said: “In response to the cancellation of many Highland Games, that CLASP would normally be in attendance at, we will […]
I’ll just get my coat or Playing with your jacket on without losing your mind By Dan Nevans When you’re a teenager you are obsessed with fitting in. Being cool. Acceptance is the drug you need. Now in my 30s, I have realised that I am a roaster, I have […]
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) has set up a new cross-association working group. The group, the International Liaison Group, is a sub group of the organisation’s Music Board and has been established in order to help improve communication between the member associations around the world and to provide […]
Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), a global day celebrating the “social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.” Marked annually on, this date, IWD is one of the most important days of the year to, among other things, celebrate women’s achievements and to raise awareness about women’s equality. In piping, […]
Those of us old enough to have played cane practice chanter reeds will testify to the superiority of them over plastic reeds. Yet, by the late 1970s, plastic was rapidly becoming the preference for pipers and it seems that these days it is extremely difficult to source cane reeds. In […]
