The packed audiences in the Strathclyde suite at Celtic Connections 2024 were treated to the sparkling bagpipes and music of Finlay MacDonald, José Manuel Tejedor and Ali Levack over the weekend of January 27 and 28. The Saturday evening concert began with the captivating sound from the Asturian gaita of […]
Over the last three weeks The Piping Show interviewed Pipe Major Andrea Boyd of the Ottawa Highlanders, Ali Hutton of the Treacherous Orchestra and Ciar Milne who is studying the BMus Piping degree at the Royal Conservatoire. All three were in Glasgow for Celtic Connections, to spectate, perform or as […]
We don’t see or hear enough of Allan MacDonald, but you have the chance to catch him with friends in Glasgow on February 1, 2023, in the Strathclyde Suite at Celtic Connections. This show was first staged at Piping Live! 2022, and again Allan will be joined on stage by […]
Last night, Saturday, January 21 the Treacherous Orchestra played to a packed audience in Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket as part of Celtic Connections 2023. Their high energy show was driven by the Highland pipes of Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton, and it got the crowd bouncing. There is plenty more pipes […]
The piping and music of Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton needs no introduction as they have been around the Scottish music scene in multiple musical collaborations for well over a decade. Their Highland pipes and whistles are a big part of the Treacherous Orchestra powerhouse – a supergroup of musicians […]
The opening night of Celtic Connections is one month away, with the 30th anniversary concert beginning the festival on Thursday, January 19, 2023 in the main auditorium of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Ross Ainslie is part of a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ line-up of musicians who will perform on the opening night. […]
The National Piping Centre launched their Weekend Piping Club on Saturday, September 3, and this first block will run over the next 11 weeks. The Club is aimed at young people aged-17 & under, with classes being taught in small groups at The National Piping Centre in McPhater Street. The […]
The Piping Live! Friday night concert in the Old Fruitmarket has got to be the most exciting programme of pipe-driven trad band performances to take the stage in the 18 years of the festival – or indeed, at any festival ever! The Gaelic piping living legend, Allan MacDonald, and his […]
The National Piping Centre. Friday, August 13. As compère, Fergus Muirhead noted, Piping Live! has always showcased the huge diversity of bagpipe music. This concert was a great example of that. Funding was received from the PRS Foundation Open Fund to commission five Scottish composers to make new pieces for […]
2020, Bliadhna na Cobhid (the Year of Covid to those unfamiliar with Gaelic), the year that almost all piping activity took place in front of a laptop or Smart phone. Where every competition or band practice began like a seance: “Hello? Can you hear me … can you hear me? […]
