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Applications open for piping instructor job at George Heriot’s, Edinburgh

Applications open for piping instructor job at George Heriot’s, Edinburgh

George Heriot’s is one of Scotland’s leading independent schools – and Edinburgh’s oldest, founded in 1628. The School are seeking to recruit a skilled and inspiring Piping Instructor to provide piping tuition to pupils from both Primary and Secondary sections of the School.   Piping Instructor Vacancy Details: Part-time 15 […]

See piping degree course end-of-year recitals in June 2023

See piping degree course end-of-year recitals in June 2023

By JOHN MULHEARN. Year 3 and 4 students on the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and National Piping Centre’s BMus Traditional Music (Piping) degree course take to the stage for their end-of-year recitals on Thursday and Friday, June 1 and 2. These public recitals are a major component of the course […]

Capital pipe band is playing in Unison

Capital pipe band is playing in Unison

The City of Edinburgh Pipe Band is pleased to announce a new sponsorship deal, with a trade union which represents over 12,000 members across the range of health professions. The City of Edinburgh Pipe Band competes in Grade 2 and is the senior band in the capital. The band was […]

Pipe Idol returns for Piping Live! 2023 – entries now open 

Pipe Idol returns for Piping Live! 2023 – entries now open 

Piping Live!’s prestigious international Under 21 competition Pipe Idol is back for 2023, and applications are now open. With four heats through the week of the festival from Monday 14th – Thursday 17th August, and a final later on Thursday, this is a great opportunity for young solo players from […]

A Nova Scotian Gael abroad: Pipe Major Kenneth John MacKenzie Baillie

A Nova Scotian Gael abroad: Pipe Major Kenneth John MacKenzie Baillie

By BARRY W. SHEARS. Kenneth John MacKenzie Baillie, also known as Kenny or Major Baillie, was born at Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1859 a month after the accidental death of his father. His father was John Baillie, born 1816, whose parents were immigrants from the Parish of Clyne, Scotland and […]