Bruce Gandy was the winner of the Masters Solo Piping Competition on Monday, August 14 at Piping Live! 2023, winning on a piobaireachd preference. The win gives Bruce Gandy a place in this year’s Glenfiddich Piping Championship, and Alasdair Henderson wins the invite with flights and accommodation to the Sunbelt Invitational in […]
Sunday, August 20 is the day after the World Pipe Band Championships – but the piping doesn’t stop. The Gordon Duncan Memorial Piping Competition takes place on Sunday afternoon, then we have a trad music session with Tarran in Waxy O’Connors in the early evening, which fills the time nicely […]
by PETE GRANT, Piping Convenor. The Abernethy Highland Games took place at Nethy Bridge yesterday, August 12. This year we were delighted to welcome back Duncan Watson and Dr. Jack Taylor as our adjudicating team in the Senior competition, and to welcome Lewis Barclay to judge our Juniors for the […]
Piping Live! is set to commence in on Monday. If you’re planning to be there for the entire week, get ready for an intense musical experience. The schedule for Monday is jam-packed: featuring world-class solo piping in the Masters competition, a seven-hour-long music extravaganza at the Piping Live! Street Cafe, […]
Friday at Piping Live! 2023 brings the opportunity to complete your Pibroch Network Conversation, and be part of the Piping Live! Street Cafe Big Session. Last year’s Big Session was a cracker, so bring your bellows pipes, whistles, fiddles, guitars, bouzoukis, mandolins… whatever, and session in the Street Cafe from […]
Piping Live! Thursdays are always very busy around the The National Piping Centre and Street Cafe. Heat four of Pipe Idol, and the final, take place on Thursday and no doubt the Street Cafe and NPC auditorium will be packed for both. Get your tickets for the final early, or […]
Next Wednesday at Piping Live! is another day of wall to wall pipe music with something to suit every taste. There are five pipe band performances on Buchanan Street, including the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Pipes & Drums visiting Glasgow for the day, and a Grade 1 pipe band practice […]
This time next week Glasgow will be full of pipers and drummers and Piping Live! has a full day of events planned to keep them entertained. See the listings below for daytime events and take your pick from pipe band performances, CLASP Grade 2 solo piping competition, a recital with […]
by Dr JACK TAYLOR. A chilly morning and a lunchtime downpour did not dampen enthusiasm at Aboyne Games on Saturday August 5, 2023. After a welcome by the Chieftain, the Marquis of Huntly, commentator Graham Thomson gave a moving tribute to his predecessor Robbie Shepherd who died three days previously. […]
Glasgow’s much-loved Piping Live! festival is gearing up for its 20th edition, promising a captivating showcase of bagpiping and traditional music from around the world from Saturday 12 – Sunday 20 August 2023. Drawing around 30,000 attendees annually, the grand celebration has become a cornerstone on the Scottish cultural calendar. […]
