The premier of a new piping film will take place at the Piobaireachd Society Conference it has been announced. ‘MacCrimmon’s Gold’ is made by Breton film director Gerard Alle and features Patrick Molard and Piobaireachd Society President Dr Jack Taylor among others. The blurb reads: ‘Pioabireachd or Ceol Mor is a musical genre full of spirituality, born in the Scottish Highlands….each of the nine notes of the bagpipe seem to…

The World Pipe Band Championship is to remain a two-day event. After considering all the feedback they have received, the Board of Directors of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association made the decision at a meeting before yesterday’s AGM in Glasgow. Specific arrangements for this year’s championship will be reviewed by the Association’s Music Board and ratified at a Board of Directors meeting in May. The Music Board will have…

The RSPBA AGM was held in Glasgow today with representatives from 37 member bands attending. After a delayed start (10.30am), President George Ussher welcomed everyone to the meeting in the elegant Trades Hall and presented a Honorary Life Membership to Mrs Vi McMorran for her long service to the Association as a results compiler (see picture below). Mr Ussher then handed proceedings over to Chairman John Hughes. Mr Hughes thanked…

The Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band have sent this… We are delighted to announce that Scottish Power Pipe Band will headline this year’s ‘Pre-Worlds’ concert at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Wednesday, 14th August 2019.  ‘We are thrilled once again to be able to secure one of the biggest names in the piping world for our annual pre-Worlds concert,’ said Kurt Mackintosh of the Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band,…

Les Hutt reports…. Inverness Music Festival held its Piping Contests on 2nd March at Eden Court, Inverness. Again, numbers were down in the 15-18 categories and the Festival are looking to address this over the months ahead, in discussion with the local tutors and pipe bands.  Nevertheless, there many strong performances particularly in the Under 15 Piobaireachd, with both piobaireachd winners featuring in the traditional music prize lists with medley  performances…