Tag: John Ban MacKenzie

Nearly half way there! / “Stan’ back a wee”

Nearly half way there! / “Stan’ back a wee”

After only one week, the National Piping Centre’s (NPC) Crowdfund target to digitise thearchives of its magazines, the Piping Times and Piping Today, has reached almost half. At the time of posting, individuals, pipe bands and piping organisations have donated £13,570. The target amount is £28,500. Some individuals have donated […]

The Simon Fraser letters 6

The Simon Fraser letters 6

June 29, 1912,‘The Secrets of Canntaireachd”21 Clarendon Crescent, Edinburgh,June 23, 1912. K. N. MacDonald’s reply to J. Grant Says in a ps, “A Dr. Ross from South Africa has just written to me expressing the interest that all out there take in the discussion that is going on in ‘The […]

The John MacKay manuscript, pt. 1

The John MacKay manuscript, pt. 1

• From the May 1997 Piping Times. By Captain John A. MacLellan Some time ago the late Captain John A. MacLellan made a study of the John MacKay Manuscript and gave his findings in a paper to the Piobaireachd Society Conference. We are pleased to publish this important study. We […]

NPC museum reopens

NPC museum reopens

The National Piping Centre’s museum has reopened after months of refurbishment. The museum, located in the MacPhater Street building, holds 300 years of piping heritage with items laid out in a logical, themed way. Many new items have been added, including some personal items that were previously housed in the […]