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 […]
The Piping Show has a new episode on The National Piping Centre’s YouTube channel – don’t forget to like and subscribe and ring the bell to be updated as soon as new videos are posted! Episode 32 sees Finlay MacDonald chat to Hamish and Fin Moore about the bellows pipe […]
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 […]
Colin Melville of Munlochy on the Black Isle, Scotland, is the winner of the 40th anniversary composing competition launched recently by the Lowland & Border Pipers’ Society (LBPS). There were 21 composition entries submitted for the competition. Colin’s tune will be entitled The Lowland & Border Pipers’ Society. He wins […]
The first ever Scottish Folk Day will take place on Saturday 23 September, celebrating the country’s vibrant and varied folk scene, and offering a networking platform for musicians and artists at all levels to showcase their talents. The pilot project is calling for people of all backgrounds and abilities to […]
The official closing date for all solo piping entries at the Atholl Gathering is next Sunday, May 14, but the C Grade Piobairaichd entry is full and now closed. There is still room for entries in the B and A/Professional/Open Piobaireachd competitions. The entry form can be found here. The […]
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 […]
The Piper and the Maker II ~ Celebrating C Twenty years after a lively night in Pitlochry where the first Piper and the Maker album was recorded live, pipe-makers Hamish & Fin Moore felt the time was right for another CD. With some of Scotland’s finest pipers playing Moore pipes, […]
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 […]
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 […]
