Category: Piobaireachd

Christmas Present Ideas from the Piobaireachd Society and Piping Press

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Struggling to find the perfect gift for your piping loved one or friend? Why not send a Piobaireachd Society Gift Voucher? They’re available from £5 to £100 and are emailed to the lucky recipient so no worries about mailing in time for the big day. PS Gift Vouchers are offered at five prices: £5, £10, £25, £50 and £100. They make a great present for any piper and can be…

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Editor’s Notebook: Angus Campbell/ Sun Belt Amateurs/ Lorient Festival

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Thanks to Josh Dickson for the following re the above photograph we featured last week. Josh writes: ‘The photo in question is indeed Angus Campbell at the age of 10 – 12. It graced the front cover of my 2006 book, ‘When Piping was Strong: Tradition, Change, and the Bagpipe in South Uist’, in which I detailed a great deal of information on Angus, his peers, and the wider piping…

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Sun Belt Boost for CLASP as Latest Winners Announced

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Margaret Houlihan Dunn reports: Please find attached the results from the 12th November 2022 ‘Live online’ CLASP competition and also a picture of Charles-David Mitchell [above] who was the Grade 1 overall winner. CLASP will run three ‘live’ competitions, using a Zoom platform setting, throughout the year. This format has continued from lockdown and allows amateur adult pipers to compete ‘live’ from the comfort of their own home and from…

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World Class Instruction at McIntosh Workshop / Latest ‘Talk Piobaireachd’ Session Tonight

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Pittsburgh Piping Society (PPS) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) will host the inaugural Jimmy McIntosh MBE Piobaireachd Workshop from February 24-26, 2023. The workshop will be held at the University’s Cohen University Center. Participation is reserved for pipers in competitive Grade 3 and above. Pipers in Grades 4 and 5, and members of the public, may register as ‘observers only’ as space allows. The weekend begins on Friday 24th Feb….

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The BBC Responds to the Piping Press Story on the Future of ‘Pipeline’

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Following yesterday’s revelation on these pages about the future of Radio Scotland’s ‘Pipeline’ programme we contacted the BBC for a response. To their credit they replied promptly to our query, writes the Editor. A spokeswoman at their Pacific Quay HQ in Glasgow said: ‘It is important that we reflect pipe music on our schedules and we remain committed to providing this for our audience.  ‘We are making some editorial changes…

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