Tag: Angus Nicolson

New competition format planned for Raasay in September 2024

New competition format planned for Raasay in September 2024

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 […]

Giving bellows pipes a name – an unresolved problem

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 […]