Piping Press

It has been a long haul but the UK’s bagpipe manufacturers have finally been released from the red tape that added greatly to their costs and paperwork. From December 14, 2019, they will no longer have to comply with strict export and import licence requirements which cover African blackwood. From that date they will only have too prove that their raw material comes from a licensed supplier (who in turn…

The Competing Pipers’ Association have asked all of their 232 members to help them find a way forward on the controversial matter of qualification for the Silver Medal competitions at the Argyllshire Gathering and Northern Meeting. A questionnaire has been circulated with a closing date for return of yesterday (December 3). The introduction reads: ‘The CPA are looking to gather feedback on the [Silver Medal qualification] process from this year…

McCallum Bagpipes have sent the following…. Believe it or not it is the 5-year anniversary of the Stuart Liddell MacRae Bagpipes! To honour this, we thought we would do something special and add to the collection with a brand new SL0 bagpipe, SL4/FN bagpipe and a MacRae practice chanter! We have attached the price list and the link to the new professional photos we had taken of the new products to…

Placings will be used to determine results in all music and drum major contests conducted under the Contest Regulations of Pipe Bands Australia from 1 January 2020.  The decision of national management committee follows an extensive period of consultation and review of a proposal carried in the 2019 Ballot of Bands that advocated the change from a decision of bands to use points two years earlier endorsed by national council…

I spent a pleasant afternoon at the Shotts Junior contest last Saturday listening to the performances in the 18 and under ceol mor, writes the Editor. There was an outstanding Daughter’s Lament from Luke Kennedy, the winner. One is reluctant to praise too highly youngsters for fear that it goes to their head, but all things being equal this young chap will go far, make no mistake. He tackled this…