• PART 53 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. The Argyllshire Gathering in 1988 was again a three day event, with similar arrangements to the previous year. On Tuesday, August 23, the Silver Medal heats took place in the Masonic Hall and the Corran Hall. The set tunes were The Battle […]
We are two weeks away from the Fred Morrison and Chris Armstrong recital 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 […]
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 is planned to be an annual event. Pipe Major Ross […]
Ten of the world’s greatest solo pipers are set to compete in this year’s Glenfiddich Piping Championship, which celebrates its 50th edition at the spectacular Blair Castle on Saturday, October 28, 2023. With advance tickets already sold out, this year’s event is shaping up to be a formidable competition in […]
by Dan Nevans. Piping Today #87, 2017. Scenario One: It’s finally happened, thanks to over population and pollution, Planet Earth is doomed and so you make your way to the nearest space port to hitch a ride to Alpha Centuri. In your rush to escape the heat death of the planet, […]
Ian K. MacDonald was the overall winner 2023 Glengarry Cup on a piobaireachd preference, and retains it from his win in 2022. The competition was held on Saturday, September 23, the Ottawa Branch of the Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario. A piobaireachd event was added to the competition […]
What’s in a Tune is a series of YouTube videos presented by tutors and guest pipers from The National Piping Centre. The presenters share background stories on what the tunes mean to them, and technique on how the tune should be played. In the most recent video, Margaret Houlihan gives […]
Pittsburgh’s Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming invites young pipers age 21 and under to apply to participate in the 2023 Balmoral Classic: US Junior Solo Bagpiping Championship. The competition will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023, from 9:00am to 4:30pm. An awards ceremony will follow at 5:00pm. The […]
The SCOTS PGC College in Warwick, Queensland, Australia has a job opportunity for a ‘Pipe Band Master’. Sandy Dalziel has been the Pipe Master since 2005 and has taken the band to many local, national and international events and competitions, but there is room to grow the band further. The […]
A semester of study here in Scotland at one of this country’s leading universities may offer a once in a lifetime academic experience. If you want to study piping, this could also give you a summer of piping, the chance to play in a Scottish pipe band, travel around Scotland […]
