Tag: Mairearad Green

Celtic Connections concert with Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate

Celtic Connections concert with Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate

Celtic Connections launched their 2024 concert programme today, October 10, and announced an exciting concert collaboration between the current Grade 1 World Champions, Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Pipe Band and The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. The concert takes the usual Celtic Connections Saturday afternoon piping gig start […]

Creative process and new piping album chat with Mairearad Green

Creative process and new piping album chat with Mairearad Green

Piper, composer and visual artist Mairearad Green spoke to John Mulhearn for the latest episode of The Piping Show. Mairearad, originally from Achiltibuie, has pipes as her first instrument and was taught by Norman Gillies, but also plays accordion, piano and sings in various combinations in the Scottish traditional music […]

Dougie Pincock reviews Tryst/Kinnaris Quintet

Dougie Pincock reviews Tryst/Kinnaris Quintet

The National Piping Centre. Friday, August 13. As compère, Fergus Muirhead noted, Piping Live! has always showcased the huge diversity of bagpipe music. This concert was a great example of that. Funding was received from the PRS Foundation Open Fund to commission five Scottish composers to make new pieces for […]