The Moira Demesne was the setting last Saturday (Aug 10) for the penultimate RSPBANI Branch contest of the 2019 season. It also served as a final outing for bands, drum majors and the panel of adjudicators who will be taking part in this weekend’s World Championships in Glasgow. The contest escaped the worst of the heavy showers that seemed to pick out areas of Northern Ireland randomly throughout the day….

This competition was held today in the National Piping Centre in Glasgow as part of the Piping Live Festival. The overall winner qualifies for the Glenfiddich Championship in October. This prize went to Stuart Liddell (pictured above with the winners’ trophy) who placed first in piobaireachd. The MSR title went to probably the youngest competitor, Connor Sinclair. The competition is open to Gold Medallists and those who have won ‘A’…

By Margaret Dunn We had a good entry at today’s Grade 3 ‘World Solo Amateur Piping Competition’ at Piping Live! The overall winner was Arnold Edwards from California, USA. Tomorrow is the Grade 2 events all held at St Aloysius Convent Chapel on Hill Street, Glasgow.  Overall Winner Arnold Edwards pictured here with Piping Live! volunteer Andy Aitken: Full Piobaireachd 1st Arnold Edwards2nd Ali Abdul Salam3rd Stephen Ross Pack Piobaireachd Ground1st…

The public relations company for Piping Live festival have sent this…. The 16th year of Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival kicked off today (Monday 12thAugust) with a piping hot performance from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Novice Juvenile Pipe Band, featuring 11 year-old tenor drummer Emily Gormley, the youngest member of the band (above). The band launched this year’s event with a rousing performance at the steps of Buchanan Galleries…

Mr Colin Hartley, Head of Events for Glasgow Life, promoters of the World Pipe Band Championships, has written to all bands asking them not to practice near residential areas on the periphery of the city’s parks and also to confine their practice hours to within a 9am – 8pm time slot. Mr Hartley’s letter reads: ‘The event organisers request that bands who wish to practise in Glasgow’s parks are mindful…