The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association have affirmed that they are determined to have a 2021 pipe band season if it is at all possible. Their top level planning groups met continuously during the latter part of 2020 and further meetings are scheduled for this month. The hope is that the UK’s rapid vaccine roll out will save the season, or at least part of it. The Association say the…

The archive has been made more accessible and is now self contained on the PP website. Access is free to all readers. We believe the quality of the recordings has been maintained during transfer. There are recordings from some of the great pipers of the past and also some recent tunes from up and coming young players such as Cameron MacDougall. Light music is very well represented with contributions from…

The death has been announced of P/M Tony Crease, the man who, almost 50 years ago, led the Pipes & Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards to the top of the hit parade with Amazing Grace. Tony is pictured above with the Gold Disc he received when his band’s recording hit the No.1 spot. Tony passed away peacefully at his home in Yorkshire yesterday, 4th January 2021, after an…

The Piping Press Audio Archive has a full range of solo performances in both ceòl mòr and ceòl beag. The library is free to everyone. During this covid lockdown/holiday period why not spend some time exploring it? We also thought it would be of interest to see which recordings have been the most popular to date. The current listening figures show that South African piper Chris Terry (pictured) has by…

This article, by BBC radio producer Hugh MacPhee, first appeared in the Radio Times, the BBC’s listings magazine, on November 9, 1956. Mr MacPhee was involved in all aspects of Scottish culture in the early days of the BBC in Scotland, variously head of Gaelic broadcasting, a keen supporter of the National Mod and of shinty. His piece ends with a note that ‘You can hear the music of the…