Piping Press

Today (Feb 24) is crunch day for North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Bands when their sponsoring local authority meets to decide on £30m proposed cuts to non-statutory expenditure. This morning’s special council meeting in Motherwell will be covered by all local media and national television, such is the interest in the outcome. There is a webcam facility for council meetings. Check it out here. There are signs of support for the…

By WO2 Peter MacGregor On the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd of February the sound of Bagpipes, Drums and Bugles was once again present at Redford Barracks in Edinburgh as the 2019 Army Piping and Drumming Championships took place at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming’s home of Inchdrewer House.  Solo events that would decide the holders of the much coveted titles of Army Champion Piper and Drummer…

Glasgow Skye Association have sent this: The Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band is delighted to announce that Inveraray & District Pipe Band will headline this year’s ‘Pre-Worlds’ concert at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Wednesday, 12th August 2020. ‘We are thrilled to be able to secure the current World Champions for our annual pre-Worlds concert,’ said Kurt Mackintosh of the Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band. Their previous ‘Ascension’ concert in 2013 remains one of my favourites and we have no doubt…

This annual contest was held today in the National Piping Centre, Otago Street, Glasgow. The promoter was the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch of the Association. The adjudicator was P/M Ian McLellan. Competitors and prizewinners are pictured above. Morning winners, Age 14 and Under MSR (Four-part March, two-part S&R). Winner receives set of pipes courtesy McCallum Bagpipes* and a trophy.1. Duncan Winters (Dollar Academy)2. Fraser Hamilton (Renfrewshire Schools)3. Gregor…

The big event this weekend in the NI Piping calendar is the 3rd Kids with Cancer Charity concert which will be held tonight, Saturday 22nd February 2020, in the Royal Hotel, Cookstown. Gary Smyth and his organising team have put together a superb line-up including over a dozen elite drummers of which at least seven are former Adult World Champions.  Those appearing include current champion Steven McWhirter (10), all-time record holder Jim…