Since 2017, the Crest of Gordon Pipe Band, based in Bremen, Germany has been organising the one of the largest solo and quintet competitions in Europe – Bagpipe Association of Germany’s winter competition. This year’s competition was held last weekend, January 21 and 22, and had 135 solo entries and 15 quintett […]
Breabach are playing in the main auditorium of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 7.30pm, tonight at Celtic Connections, and are soon to embark on a 17 date tour in America. The US tour starts in Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music on February 8, and full details of the […]
The closing date for entries for the Northern Meeting piping competitions is only five days away – January 31. The senior competition details can be found here, and the junior competition details can be found here. The senior and junior competitions will be held on August 31 and September 1, […]
Scott Wood and his band are playing in the Drygate Brewery, Glasgow, 7.30pm tonight at Celtic Connections. Scott is an alumni of The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland and holds a Bachelors degree in Scottish Music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He plays Highland pipes, Border pipes, whistles […]
Pipe Major Stuart Liddell of Inveraray & District Pipe Band paid tribute to Ian Duncan in the build up to the Names and Places annual pipe band concert at Celtic Connections on February 4, 2023. Details of the concert, and other Celtic Connections concerts, and how to buy tickets can […]
This is an exciting opportunity for a piping tutor to join a progressive, energetic, evolving team of instrumental tutors working for Clackmannanshire Council. Located in central Scotland, between the Ochil Hills and the River Forth, Clackmannanshire is recognised for its outstanding natural environment. Clackmannanshire is a cost-effective living and business […]
Assynt are David Shedden on pipes and whistles, Graham Mackenzie on fiddle and Innes White on guitar and mandolin. The trio formed in 2018 and released their debut album, Road to the North (read the review here). The band won best Up and Coming Artist of the Year at the […]
The Lowland & Border Pipers’ Society (LBPS) has launched a composing competition to mark its 40th anniversary. The winner will receive a cash prize of £400. The LBPS was founded in 1983 at the College of Piping in Glasgow with the twin aims of reviving the music and bagpipes of […]
Last night, Saturday, January 21 the Treacherous Orchestra played to a packed audience in Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket as part of Celtic Connections 2023. Their high energy show was driven by the Highland pipes of Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton, and it got the crowd bouncing. There is plenty more pipes […]
The Director of The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland, Steven Blake, is interviewed by Dr Andrew Bova in the first Piping Show of 2023. Steven is also a member of trad band Rura, and brings a wealth of piping and performance experience from his time travelling and gigging with […]
