Tag: Glasgow International Piping Festival

Finlay MacDonald, Artistic Director for Piping Live! and Anna Smart at the launch of the 20th edition of Piping Live! , 17 May 2023 Media Release Embargoed until 1030 hours, Wednesday 17 May 2023 Piping Live! 2023 Set to Celebrate 20th Year Images will be available here from 1230 hours today Piping Live! will return for its 20th edition this summer with an eclectic calendar of events from Saturday 12th - Sunday 20th August 2023. The world’s biggest piping festival annually attracts over 30,000 attendees to Glasgow and this year the Piping Live! team hopes to bring in even more visitors, as it celebrates two decades as a cornerstone on the Scottish cultural calendar. General tickets go on sale 10am, Friday 19th May. Finlay MacDonald, Artistic Director for Piping Live!, said: “We are delighted to be launching the 20th edition of Piping Live! It's incredible to think back on how much the festival has grown in the last 20 years. I'm extremely proud to be involved in the direction of what is now a major cultural and musical event for Scotland, and the global piping and traditional music scene. “Piping is more popular than ever, there are more people from diverse backgrounds playing, the music is both steeped in tradition as well as forward-looking and innovative. This rise in popularity is in no small part down to the continued support from our audiences and the dedication of the teams behind Piping Live! and the World Pipe Band Championships. There's a real energy in the piping and drumming scene in anticipation of Piping Live! this year.Glasgow is certainly going to be alive with music, friendship and camaraderie. “The team here at the National Piping Centre have been working tirelessly to deliver the festival this year, despite some substantial funding cuts across the cultural events industry, so we really need public support now more than ever – please purchase tickets, please donate what you can and please encourage others to come out and

Come to Piping Live! in 2023 and celebrate 20th year

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Piping Live! will return for its 20th edition this summer with an eclectic calendar of events from Saturday 12th – Sunday 20th August 2023. The world’s biggest piping festival annually attracts over 30,000 attendees to Glasgow and this year the Piping Live! team hopes to bring in even more visitors, as it celebrates two decades as a cornerstone […]