The team behind Glasgow International Piping Festival – Piping Live! are delighted to announce that they will be returning to the streets of Glasgow from August 6 – 14, so get the date in your diary now! Returning to the in-person format of 2019, there will be bands on Buchanan […]
The Piper’s and Pipe Band Society of Ontario have released a tantalising movie to promote their week-long online summer school. More details can be found on the Summerblast! website here.
The Competing Pipers’ Association is delighted to announce the creation of the brand new in 2022, inaugural Bronze Medal Piobaireachd contest. The event will be held on Sunday, August 28 at The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street. With the blessing of the Northern Meeting and Argyllshire Gathering, and generous funding […]
NINE NOTES AND MORE… by Stuart Robertson. Piping Today #41 2009. Chris Djuritschek is a piper and composer many of you will not be aware of. Originally from Motherwell in Lanarkshire, he was taught by local piper Alex Martin. Chris took up the pipes aged 10 and quickly set forth […]
Bruce Hitchings MBE BEM, has introduced a product aimed at pipers concerned about viral transmission, available from his Scotland and Arizona-based bagpipe company, Highland Reeds. The product is a strip of fine Merino wool that absorbs the piper’s warm breath and kills all viruses including coronavirus. There are no chemicals […]
1884/85 BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE In March 1884 there was an announcement that the Scottish Gathering would change dates that year: “The annual Scottish Gathering, the proceeds of which are given to the Scottish charities in London, has been fixed to take place on Saturday 21st June at Stamford Bridge […]
Today, March 26, marked the first CLASP in-person event since January 2020. It took place at The National Piping Centre, Otago Street, Glasgow, March 26. There was a good number of entries across Grades 1, 2 and 3. Thanks to the stewards who kindly volunteered their time, Janette Greenwood & […]
PIOBAIREACHD TUITION by Bill Livingstone Piping Today #98, 2019. I once was judging a piobaireachd competition with the great John MacDougall and a piper performing before us had finished his tune. It had no errors, the pipe was fine, technique fine, but John turned to me and said: “Bill, I’m […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Stephen Creighton leads the St Laurence O’Toole drum corps at the Scottish Pipe Band Championships on May 21, 2011. The band placed first in drumming and second overall.
When you put on a kilt you are making a statement: creating an identity for yourself, or at the very least – like to believe you look smart in it no matter what age you are. I interviewed Scotland’s most radical kilt designer, Howie Nicholsby, to get his take on […]
