Tag: Clap for Carers

Playing the pipes helps my mental health – Alastair Campbell

Playing the pipes helps my mental health – Alastair Campbell

Alastair Campbell, who was former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s press spokesman until 2000, has spoken of how playing the pipes helps his mental health. The former controversial campaign strategist spoke to a British newspaper yesterday of his love affair with the pipes and how music has a profound effect […]

CLASP profile: Gill Cairns

CLASP profile: Gill Cairns

The next member of the Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers (CLASP) to be profiled is Gill Cairns, who is currently domiciled in Malta. • Where are you from and how did you get into piping?I’m originally from Inverness, Scotland. I’ve lived around the world, most recently in Singapore, Madrid […]