Happy New Year and all the best for 2023 to the piping community all over the World! Today we look back to photos from the World Pipe Band Championships at Glasgow Green on August 11, 2012. Field Marshal Montgomery won Grade 1, followed by ScottishPower, Simon Fraser University, Boghall and Bathgate […]
Where are you from and how did you get into piping?My name is Martha Srisamai Hall and I am originally from Upland, California. While in middle school, I heard bagpipes for the first time at an Upland High School football game. The summer before my first year of high school […]
The second part of Alex Carruther’s article on the acoustical environment of the highland bagpipe out of doors has been uploaded to the site today. In his second part, Alex discusses how nature influences the transmission of sound. Alex’s piece appeared originally in the Piping Times over August and September […]
Place is important in music, and understanding the place that one is from, bides in, or looks to for inspiration, is a central part of traditional music in particular. It is with this in mind that I am going to ask for your help. But first, bear with me while […]
In 2009 Simon Fraser University Pipe Band lifted the Grade 1 trophy for the sixth time. Grade 2 was won by Inveraray & District who won every Grade 2 major that season. Their win was seen as their final step, and almost a formality, before joining the Grade 1 ranks. […]
