Tag: The National Piping Centre

See piping degree course end-of-year recitals in June 2023

See piping degree course end-of-year recitals in June 2023

By JOHN MULHEARN. Year 3 and 4 students on the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and National Piping Centre’s BMus Traditional Music (Piping) degree course take to the stage for their end-of-year recitals on Thursday and Friday, June 1 and 2. These public recitals are a major component of the course […]

New Youtube series from the NPC: Donald MacLean’s Farewell to Oban

New Youtube series from the NPC: Donald MacLean’s Farewell to Oban

The National Piping Centre have been steadily growing their YouTube content since launching their channel last summer. You will find musical highlights from the Piping Live! festival, tuition videos, world class Glenfiddich Piping competition performances, interviews with Glenfiddich 2022 participants such as Willie McCallum, Fred Morrison and Murray Henderson, and […]

The piping world mourns for John Elliott, 1976-2023

The piping world mourns for John Elliott, 1976-2023

On Friday, April 21st, G1 Reeds announced on social media the sad news that John Elliott passed away on April 20, 2023. John was well known all around the piping world as the owner of G1 Reeds, which he established and grew into one of the premier reed and chanter […]

Sign up for the new format bellows piping evening class

Sign up for the new format bellows piping evening class

The next term of the National Piping Centre’s bellows piping evening classes will start from Monday, April 24, 2023. This ten-week evening class will take place in the NPC at McPhater Street on Mondays at 6pm. These 10 week courses are £110 for each course. The class will run over […]

Everything that’s wrong with your pipe band medley

Everything that’s wrong with your pipe band medley

by Dan Nevans. Piping Today #89, 2018. Do you know what the first sign of madness is? It’s repeating the same actions over and over and expecting a different outcome. The second sign is hairy palms. Friends, bandspeople, country folk… lend me your reading apparatus. I am about to attempt to […]

Information for the Masters Solo Piping competition 2023

Information for the Masters Solo Piping competition 2023

This year’s Masters Competition will take place at The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Glasgow on August 14. The Piping Convener for the competition has for many years been James Beaton who has decided to step down from this role. It has been widely regarded as a very well organised […]

Piping Live! competition search for Emerging Talent in 2023

Piping Live! competition search for Emerging Talent in 2023

Piping Live! – Glasgow International Piping Festival is excited to announce a competition for emerging talent. The competition gives new UK-based acts the chance to compete for a slot on the festival’s popular Street Café Stage and Festival Club, and be part of the 20th edition of the world’s biggest […]