The New Brunswick Piobaireachd Club is a Canadian group of pipers and enthusiasts dedicated to fostering an appreciation for the Big Music. Their first session was held in February of 2020, shortly before COVID-19 arrived, and the group got back to holding regular sessions in 2022. Tonight’s session, February 18, […]
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Stuart Letford reviews Fraser Fifield’s ‘Piobaireachd/Pipe Music’
This recording was released a couple of days before the Glenfiddich and was made during lockdown by renowned Scottish multi-instrumentalist, Fraser Fifield. He also recorded, engineered and mastered it. At first glance, the title would suggest this is a recording devoted to ceòl mòr. It isn’t. Fifield refers to the […]
An en-chanting evening
By Keith Mumby I’d like to communicate a very pleasurable experience I had recently which took me nearer the heart of the spirit of piobaireachd than anything so far to date. I was at the College [of Piping] for a couple of days’ tuition under Duncan Johnstone (my, doesn’t he […]
Pipers’ choice
The Glenfiddich Solo Piping Championship was established in 1974 to “inspire and stimulate the world’s finest individual pipers and to seek the best overall exponents of ceòl mòr and ceòl beag.” From the start, the event was a success and it remains the last supreme solo piping championship of the […]
2020 Springbank Invitational cancelled
The annual Springbank Invitational Solo Piping Competition has been cancelled for 2020. Competition organiser, the Kintyre Piping Society, hopes to be in a position in the near future to hold it next year. The competition usually takes place in mid-September in the Argyll town, Campbeltown and is sponsored by the […]