By HAMISH MOORE. I’d like to announce news of a newly devised piping competition with none of the conventional rules or standards applying. The rationale behind establishing this competition is: piping has, over time, consistently been losing connections with its Gaelic roots. This connection was once central to, and at the […]
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Giving bellows pipes a name – an unresolved problem
By Jock Agnew Although the renaissance of Scottish bellows-blown pipes has been taking place for some 20 years [40 now! – Editor], there remain some matters that are, as yet, unresolved. For instance how should we identify these various pipes emerging from the past when there are references to smallpipes, Lowland […]
Angus Nicolson
The Angus Nicolson Trio playing a spot at the Greater Glasgow Police Scotland Pipe Band’s pre-Worlds concert in 2014.