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Piping in London: the 1901 to 1904 Highland Gatherings

Piping in London: the 1901 to 1904 Highland Gatherings

• PART 16 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. The Highland Gathering 1901 In 1901 the eighth L.H.A.C. Highland Gathering was held on Monday, May 28 at Stamford Bridge. The weather was excellent and large crowds attended. At the close Lady Dundonald presented the prizes. In the evening a dance was […]

Catch up with new piping tunes and chat on YouTube

Catch up with new piping tunes and chat on YouTube

The National Piping Centre is constantly adding top quality new content to YouTube. Most recently there have been interviews with Katie Robertson (The Wheeled Piper), former member of The National Piping Center Board of Directors, Alan Forbes, and energetic pipes and whistles exponent Ali Levack. The most recent offering in […]

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Piping Live! Big Band 2023 launch

The Piping Live! Big Band will return for its sixth showcase at this year’s festival, as pipers of all ages and abilities are invited to take part in the mass participation event this August.
around 150 pipers will gather, ranging from young learners playing their chanters to seasoned professionals with years of piping experience. The bespoke Big Band will walk the streets of Glasgow’s West End for the first time, as they perform a repertoire of tunes that everyone can play.

Left to Right in photo: Klaire Connor from Charity Partner Versus Arthritis,  Pipe Major of the Big band Dr Andrew Bova, Drummer Keeva Bruce(11) and her brother Piper Josh Bruce(15), Lauren Bennie - Head Of Scotland for Versus Arthritis.

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Piping Live! Big Band returns with new route for 2023

The Piping Live! Big Band will return for its sixth showcase at this year’s festival, as pipers of all ages and abilities are invited to take part in the mass participation event.  On Monday, August 14 around 150 pipers will gather, ranging from young learners playing their chanters to seasoned […]

History of the Argyllshire Gathering: the 1986 competition

History of the Argyllshire Gathering: the 1986 competition

• PART 51 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. The Argyllshire Gathering saw another year of change in 1986. Numbers had got out of hand, so in order to accommodate everyone the Gathering was extended to three days. Silver Medal The set tunes for the Silver Medal were Castle Menzies, Clan […]

Tickets go on sale for World Pipe Band Championships 2023

Tickets go on sale today for this year’s World Pipe Band Championships – which take place in Glasgow on August 18 and 19 – the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association and Glasgow Life have announced. Always a much-anticipated highlight of Scotland’s summer events programme, the Worlds attract thousands of pipers and drummers from all […]

National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland applications are open now!

National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland applications are open now!

Applications are now open for young pipers and drummers aged 10-25 from across Scotland to join the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland (NYPBS), the premier youth development programme from The National Piping Centre. The programme provides a unique opportunity for the top young players to connect, form lifelong friendships, […]