Callum Wynd with Lachlan MacNeill Campbell of Kintarbert’s Fancy is the latest tune on the Piobaireachd Society’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/505347449507112/posts/3657045511003941/ The initiative, for PS members, began last week with President Robert Wallace playing part of Too long in This Condition and this was followed by Dr Peter McCalister with Lament for Patrick Og. Callum has nominated Dr John Frater to follow him. Membership of the Society is open to all…

Brittany’s Lorient Festival have issued a ‘show must go on’ message in face of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement they say: ‘August needs to become the month of celebration and revival of enthusiasm! ‘Let’s celebrate together the 2020 festival, which opens the doors to the future. We welcome you with open arms to Lorient, the Interceltic capital!‘ Scottish organiser Tom Johnstone said: ‘Still all systems go for the 50th…

The Eilidh MacLeod Memorial Trust is calling for guidance and advice to create a bespoke support scheme for youth music education across Scotland to enable tuition to continue during the Covid-19 outbreak. In order to shape this special funding scheme, Eilidh’s Trust wants to hear from existing youth groups and tutors about the best ways of teaching and how continuity of learning can be delivered remotely over the coming weeks….

The Worlds Week concert due to be given by Inveraray & District PIpe Band on August 12 has been postponed for one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Kurt MacIntosh, representing promoters Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band, issued the following statement: ‘Given yesterday’s announcement from the RSPBA that this year’s World Pipe Band Championships have been cancelled, we regret that we have also taken the decision to reschedule our pre-Worlds…

The promoters have sent this: Organisers of the 2020 Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival have today announced that this year’s festival has been cancelled – hours after reaching out to thousands of pipers across the world to pipe up as a poignant salute to key workers in the battle against the Covid-19 virus. The festival, which was due to take place August 8th – 16th, was expected to welcome 40,000 visitors…