St Thomas Instructor/ Jimmy McIntosh Scholarships/ Scott Currie Ltd Closure

St Thomas Episcopal School in Houston, Texas, is looking to hire a full-time snare drumming instructor to work alongside Graham Brown and Andrew Elliott. The blurb: ‘We are seeking a passionate and dependable full-time Drumming Instructor to join our team. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, teaching all levels of pipe band drumming, including beginners. This position will require an individual who is able to handle a wide…

Kilberry Book of Ceol Meadhonach-‘Middle Music’- Now Available in Digital Format

A digital version of the historic ‘Kilberry Book of Ceòl Meadhonach’ is now available for purchase on Piping Press. First issued in 1909, the book was compiled and edited by Captain John Campbell, Kilberry, and his brother Archibald. The book has 43 tunes each with a note on its provenance. The music is neither piobaireachd nor simple slow march but somewhere between both – hence the title. The tunes are…

Piobaireachd Society Announce Details of Annual Conference

The 2025 Piobaireachd Society Annual Conference will take place in the Royal George Hotel, Perth. The dates are March 28 – 30. Society committee meetings are held on the Friday afternoon and then members and friends gather in the evening for a relaxed meal. The conference proper begins the following morning. There are two papers before lunch and two after, each of around 40 minutes. Talk 1: 9.30 – 10.15am: ‘Gems from…

Bob Hain Funeral: Correction

Bob’s funeral is on January 16th at 2.15pm at Kirkcaldy Crematorium, Fife. Please ignore information in earlier post saying it was on Jan 17 at 11am. Our correspondent was misinformed. Apologies for any inconvenience. Piping Press

Editor’s Notebook: Inveraray Outstanding in 2024/ PS Summer School/ Bob’s Funeral/ Aberdeen Piping Society/ Ken’s Pipes

Looking back over the past 12 months it is hard to escape from the fact that the outstanding pipers and band of 2024 are Stuart Liddell, Alasdair Henderson and Inveraray. Coupling success on the band field with that on the solo board is rare, yet only a few days after winning their third World Championships P/M Liddell and P/Sgt Henderson were excelling at the highest level taking major awards at…