The Piobaireachd Society has confirmed that it will be resuming its successful ‘Talk Piobaireachd’ internet discussions this winter, beginning next month and running until next spring. The sessions are open to all members free of charge. Those who have agreed to lead them are: Jack Lee, Jimmy McIntosh, Dr Jack Taylor, Robert Wallace and Duncan Watson. Usually two tunes are covered per session with digressions into aspects of the piobaireachd tradition…

The late Alex Duncan plays his uncle Gordon’s Sleeping Tune. Alex, son of Ian and Chris, died tragically young last weekend:

Emma McCallum writes: We want to introduce you to a new concept in a two piece stock and water trap/moisture control system, the Piper’s Friend™. It has been designed by George Steele, a piper who was born in South Uist and now spends most of his life in the USA. Here is what Bob Worrall says about the Piper’s Friend™: ‘I’ve been playing with the new water trap for the last week.  It…

It is with deep regret and sadness that I have to advise that Alex Duncan, beloved son of Ian and Chris Duncan, passed away in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on September 12th. Alex was a top class sportsman and piper. He played rugby union at a top level and bagpipes in Grade 1.  Alex received tutoring over a number of years from Walter Drysdale, the teacher of his late uncle, Gordon…

The P/M Donald Macleod MBE Memorial Piping Competition, supported by Point and Sandwick Trust, is to be held behind closed doors this year, with the performances from the invited pipers to be broadcast online at a later date, due to the ongoing situation with the coronavirus. The Lewis and Harris Piping Society had initially postponed the competition, originally due to be held on April 3, to November 27, but the…