You may be planning a quiet start to daily life in 2023, but a busy January lies in store for those who want to start the year filled with bagpipes. If you are in Scotland, The National Piping Centre is offering weekend tuition for U17 pipers; adult amateur pipers have […]
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. […]
•Ailis Sutherland pictured playing in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023 Semi Finals. Photograph by Martin Shields. www.martinshields.com © Martin Shields The final of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition brings six of the country’s rising stars to the stage as they battle for this […]
Highlighting concerts at Celtic Connections 2024 featuring bagpipes or piping-related music. Celtic Odyssée and Gnoss The Celtic Connection website says about the concert: “The star-studded collaborative show Celtic Odyssée returns to the festival, bringing together internationally renowned artists from the eight European Celtic nations. Led by virtuoso French piper Ronan Le Bars […]
• David Shedden piping with Assynt at Piping Live! 2016. Photo: JohnSlavin@designfolk.com/Bagpipe.news Highlighting concerts at Celtic Connections 2023 featuring bagpipes or piping-related music. The Celtic Connection website says about the concert: “Glasgow based folk trio Assynt are former BBC Radio Scotland Young Musician of the Year finalists, Graham Mackenzie (fiddle) […]
•The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland on stage in the main auditorium of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in 2014. Photo: JohnSlavin@designfolk.com/Bagpipe.news Highlighting concerts at Celtic Connections 2023 featuring bagpipes or piping-related music. The Celtic Connection website says about this concert: “A highlight of the winter season for pipe […]
•Dàimh in concert at Celtic Connections in 2013. Photo: JohnSlavin@designfolk.com/Bagpipe.news Highlighting concerts at Celtic Connections 2024 featuring bagpipes or piping-related music. The Celtic Connection website says about the concert: “Forging the sound of the New Tradition, Dàimh are West Highland Music’s proudest exponents. Dàimh, the Gaelic word for Connection, perfectly describes the […]
•James Duncan Mackenzie at Celtic Connections in 2014. Photo: JohnSlavin@designfolk.com/Bagpipe.news Highlighting concerts at Celtic Connections 2023 featuring bagpipes or piping-related music. The Celtic Connection website says about the concert: “From the Isle of Lewis, James Duncan Mackenzie is a piper and wooden flute player who is known for his musicianship and tune […]
•Allan MacDonald and Finlay MacDonald playing at Piping Live! 2022. Photo: JohnSlavin@designfolk.com/Bagpipe.news Highlighting concerts at Celtic Connections 2023 featuring bagpipes or piping-related music. The Celtic Connection website says about the concert: “Piping legend Allan MacDonald brings a lifetime of musical mastery to Celtic Connections 2023. A leading light in the […]
•Ali Hutton and Ross Ainslie in concert at Celtic Connections 2019. Photo: JohnSlavin@designfolk.com/Bagpipe.news Highlighting concerts at Celtic Connections 2024 featuring bagpipes or piping-related music. The Celtic Connection website says about the concert: “Lifelong friends and critically acclaimed Scottish pipers Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton return to Celtic Connections with their […]
