A museum specialising in bellows piping has been featured on a leading BBC radio programme. The Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum, pictured, in the north east of England was featured in a segment on the BBC Radio 6 breakfast show. Presented by Lauren Laverne, the programme has been featuring some of […]
HRH The Prince of Wales, Duke of Rothesay, Patron of The National Piping Centre, has released this video message to all pipers and traditional musicians across the world:
Our post last Friday seeking information on Peter Sim, a Scottish piper and pipe maker who died in Aberdeen in 1915, has prompted a couple of leads. Peter may have had a son, Robert. Bob Mason, who lives in Arapahoe County, Colorado, tells us he was taught by Robert after […]
Western Isles piper, James Duncan MacKenzie, has published his first collection of pipe music. The 2019 Northern Meeting Silver Medallist’s book contains 70 new pieces. MacKenzie, from Lewis, started piping at the age of eight and was taught initially by Pipe Major Nick Gordon then the late Pipe Major Iain […]
1968 By Jeannie Campbell MBE For 1968, competitors in the Open Competition at the Argyllshire Gathering and in the Clasp Competition at the Northern Meeting were required to submit four tunes from a list of six. The tunes were: Mrs. MacLeod of Talisker’s Salute, Rory MacLeod’s Lament, MacDonald’s Salute, Lament […]
Gordon Duncan (1964-2005) inspired a whole generation of pipers in his own lifetime in a way no piper has ever done before or since. As the December 2015 edition of the Piping Times stated, his influence on the current generation is apparent even though some are perhaps too young to […]
The Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers (CLASP) intends to add a second league table that will filter points into a new separate online league table for 2022. The CLASP league table will incorporate all competitions (in-person/online) points. Traditionally, the league winners are announced in July each year, but the […]
By Jeannie Campbell MBE In June 1855, the Club of True Highlanders held its annual gathering at Blackheath in south east London. In addition to shinty, other games and sports were included and as before there was some piping. One report stated, “… the athletic exertions of a goodly number […]
Organisers of the Argyllshire Gathering and Northern Meeting advise that entries for next year’s competitions can now be submitted online at their respective websites. Entries for the Open competitions (Gold Medal, Silver Medal and March, Strathspey and Reel A and B) must be lodged according to the published timetable. January […]
Jeannie Campbell MBE, the well known piping historian, tells us that the initial print run of her incredible book, Pipe Bands, has now sold out completely. The major publication, which racks up a staggering 856 pages, was printed in mid-September. Jeannie, pictured with her book, tells us she is currently […]
