Days eight and nine of the February Piping Challenge were presented by Dr Andrew Bova and John Mulhearn on the topics of reel playing and the importance of being physically comfortable when playing your pipes. At 6pm tonight, February 10, Willie McCallum will give a presentation on playing 2/4 marches. […]
Rouken Glen Park in Glasgow’s south side will come to life with traditional Scottish and roots music from some of the country’s most exciting artists at The Reeling on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 June 2023. The opening day of the festival sees a raft of bagpipe-driven Scottish bands grace […]
Dan Nevans gave a 18 minutes live stream broadcast on the subject of setting your piping goals on day seven of the February Piping Challenge. At 6pm tonight, February 8, Dr Andrew Bova will give a presentation on the topic of playing reels. This a live stream will be available […]
The Scottish Pipers’ Association Juvenile competition will be held in The National Piping Centre’s Otago Street venue on March 18, 2023. You must be a member of the Scottish Pipers’ Association to enter, and new membership applications can be made here. There are 12 events in the juvenile competition listed […]
On the sixth day of the February Piping Challenge Dan Nevans gave a presentation on playing strathspeys, and spoke about the note value groups in the bars. At 6pm tonight, February 7, Dan will present on the topic of goal setting and what should you be focussed on changing in […]
The Skye K. Richendrfer Memorial Challenge Cup took place on Saturday, February 4, at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The competition was created by Andrew Lewis, Pipe Sergeant of the Macalester College Pipe Band. The competition commemorates the life and work of Skye Richendrfer, who was a prominent and […]
On announcing the Surrey Piping School last week, The National Piping Centre was inundated with requests asking which tutors would be attending. This afternoon they have announced the current Glenfiddich champion and record holder, Willie McCallum as one of the tutors. Willie will be accompanied by the Director of Piping […]
Finlay MacDonald presented day five of the February Piping Challenge on the technique of playing tachums, and incorporating them into the tune to make them part of the melody. At 6pm tonight, Dan Nevans will present day six’s video on the topic of strathspeys which will be available to watch on […]
The RSPBA Board of Directors released a statement this morning, February 5, which casts doubt on the British Pipe Band Championships being held in 2023. The statement reads as follows: “Unfortunately the RSPBA Board of Director’s (BoD) despite their best efforts has been unable to secure a Sponsor for the British […]
Day four of the February Piping Challenge was all about setting your chanter and drone reeds, while avoiding any extremes to allow you to find your comfort zone. At 6pm tonight, day five’s video will be available to watch on Facebook here and on Youtube here. The NPC team want to see you […]
