The latest of my Newsletters to members of the Piobaireachd Society was issued this week. Two significant figures pop out: 1 We now have almost 1,000 members; 2 This financial year we will be giving away circa. £15,000 to help piping bounce back from the deleterious effects of the pandemic. By Robert Wallace I think that commendable. If we combine the numbers it means that roughly speaking the entire annual…
Calling all band secretaries: entries for the UK Pipe Band Championships to be held in Lurgan, Northern Ireland, on June 11 close tomorrow, April 27. The draw will be held on May 4. Get in touch with RSPBA HQ now if your band intends to compete. The closing dates for the other Championships are:European Championship, Inverness, 11th May 2022Scottish Championship, Dumbarton, 15th June 2022World Championship, Glasgow, 29th June 2022 We hear that…
The draw for next Saturday’s (April 30) SPA Professional has been announced by President Logan Tannock. Due to a reduced entry all events will be held in the National Piping Centre in McPhater Street, Glasgow. Some judges who had been engaged previously have volunteered to stand down given the drop in the number of participants. Mr Tannock re-itereated his gratitude to the Piobaireachd Society and McCallum Bagpipes for their financial…
The above cutting is from the Scottish Daily Express newspaper and readers will see it is dated April 11, 1972. Younger generations will be unaware of the seismic effect the success of this recording had on the public’s perception of the bagpipe and its music. It still resonates today, half a century later. The report reads: ‘The march of the Royal Scots Dragoon to No. 1 in the Top Twenty…
A treat tonight for members of the Piobaireachd Society with the celebrated Bill Livingstone delivering the final ‘Talk Piobaireachd’ of the 2021-22 season. Time is 8pm BST (GMT+1) and Bill will be talking about and demonstrating two of his favourite tunes, Lament for the Earl of Antrim and In Praise of Morag. Bill, who recently enjoyed his 80th birthday, was one of the great pioneers of Canadian piping, proving that…
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