The Springbank Invitational Competition was held today, September 17, at the Argyll Arms Hotel, Campbeltown. The overall winner was Angus MacColl and the runner up was Willie McCallum, decided on the piobaireachd and MSR. This year’s invitees were Alasdair Henderson, Ben Duncan, Finlay Johnston, Glenn Brown, Willie McCallum, Angus MacColl, […]
The CLASP workshop weekend will take place both in-person and remotely using the Zoom platform on Friday 7 and Saturday 8, October. Instructors confirmed to date are John Wilson, John Mulhearn, Wilson Brown, Ailis Sutherland, Connor Sinclair, Margaret Dunn and Andrew Bova. Registrations Open until Wednesday 28th September 2022 (Midnight UK […]
Lorne MacDougall seems to be the go-to guy when the TV or movie industry want bagpipes on a soundtrack. He is amassing a long list of credits from the likes of Disney, Dreamworks, Netflix, BBC and ITV, with his music adding to the soundtracks of Brave, How to Train Your […]
Many heart-felt tributes from all over the world have been paid to Stevie Kilbride who died on Tuesday, September 13. Stevie was a well known and well-loved employee of McCallum Bagpipes, who specialised in the drumming side of their customer service for 19 years. Stevie was a very talented drummer […]
The Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming invites young pipers to apply to participate in the 2022 Balmoral Classic: US Junior Solo Bagpiping Championship. The competition will be held on November 12, in Pittsburgh, PA. Pipers will compete in MSR and in Piobaireachd. The competition’s Overall prize is decided by […]
The Ottawa Highlanders Pipes and Drums have announced Andrea Boyd as new Pipe Major of its Grade Three competitive pipe band. Born and raised in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Andrea grew up in a family and community with a strong history of piping, drumming, and successful competitive pipe bands. She began […]
The National Piping Centre (TNPC) is looking to recruit a highly motivated, confident and enthusiastic individual as its Development Manager. The closing date for applications is this Friday, September 16, 2022. TNPC is looking for someone who can research new opportunities and write with confidence, and someone who enjoys building […]
A team of six cyclists set off yesterday, September 11, to take on the iconic North Coast 500 in support of the charity set up in memory of Manchester Arena victim, Eilidh MacLeod with over £10,000 raised so far. The team from across Scotland and England left Inverness and will spend the next […]
Four weeks ago we awoke on the Sunday morning with the memory of a very warm Saturday full of sunshine at the World Pipe Band Championships, where Pipe Major Richard Parkes made history by winning his 13th World Pipe Band Championship in Grade 1. After a three year break from […]
In summer 1997, the The National Piping Centre released its first ever publication, which was called Notes. It was an eight-page, single-colour newsletter which was mainly promoting activities attached to the fledgling Piping Centre, which was only one year old at that time. The Notes publication eventually grew into a […]
