Yesterday we received the annual facts and figures from our web host and they made pleasant and satisfying reading. 400,000 visits from 156 countries in 12 months cannot be bad, and I would like to thank all of our readers and advertisers for their support. It is clear that you approve of a web magazine that educates, informs, criticises and entertains – and always with the highest journalistic standards. I know…
This concert gets many cheers. For the repertoire an imaginative mix of old and new. For the piping – what talent, musicianship, dexterity and dedication. For the backing – enhancing, not overpowering. For the playing – exciting, but not hysterical. For the sound – bright and solid. No wonder a packed Eden Court enthused. Pipe Major Sandy Spence by Gordon Duncan started the show. Compere Alasdair McLaren observed that…
Because of the vagaries of the calendar, the Scottish Piping Society of London’s annual competitions took place on 31st October and not in November. They were held on Oidhche Shamhna, the eve of An t-Samhain, which is the ancient Celtic New Year’s day. It is a great feat of organisation to fit 14 adult and three junior competitions into one day, but under the excellent administration of Jackie Roberts, the…
Piping Press today launches a new marketing tool for all bagpipe manufacturers and suppliers. Starting today we will accept product reviews organised and sourced by the companies themselves. Our first such review is on the Ayrshire Bagpipe Company’s new African blackwood drone reeds (pictured above). You can read the review here. Please note this facility is only available to PP advertisers. If your firm is not already on board then…
This was a vintage Glenfiddich, which the packed audience in the great hall of Blair Castle was privileged to hear. To begin with, we heard ten technically faultless tunes, played by ten of the world’s leading pipers of today: a rare occurrence. But technical perfection needs another ingredient: the pipers must convey the music as well as the notes. But there was no shortage of music, and the adjudicators must…
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