A new event to celebrate the life and works of Duncan Johnstone, the influential piper, teacher and composer, took place in early March at the National Piping Centre (NPC) in Glasgow, Scotland. The event was recorded at the National Piping Centre in strict adherence to all Scottish Government social distancing […]
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Celtic Connections 2021 / Magazine feedback / SPA Juniors results / Pipe and drum ‘marathon’
The line-up up for the digital-first Celtic Connections festival has been released – and there is, sadly but expected, a dearth of piping. The 2021 festival will be held entirely online every night between January 15-February 2, 2021. There are but a handful of concerts that will be of interest […]
Celtic Connections going digital for 2021 / Kids with Cancer concert pay-per-view
Glasgow’s annual Celtic Connections festival will go ahead in 2021 – digitally. Europe’s largest winter music festival usually welcomes over 2,000 artists to take part in over 300 events each year. However, as with the rest of the world, plans have been turned on their head as the global pandemic […]