Piping Press

By Robert Wallace Whatever happened to the pleasant tuning phrase, the melodious trill of notes as the piper settles himself before the off? Where are the measured tones, the little parcels of tunefulness by which he tests his drone tuning, his chanter intervals? There seems to be no rhyme or reason to much of what we hear today. Often is a machine gun like rattle of triple grace-noted birls, a…

Seller Allan Russell writes: 1965 RG Hardie Silver & Ivory African Blackwood Bagpipes, thistle engraving, fitted with Canmore pipe bag Eezedrone drone reeds, Moose valve, Naill pipe chanter, wooden pipe case, spare set of Eezedrones, corks and hemp included. Price: £3,000 Contact Allan Russell on 07754 702078 Or e-mail arussellbagpipes@lycos.com Do you have pipes, chanters, uniforms, books or any other piping accessory to sell? Then why not take advantage of the…

Trevor Dear’s funeral will be on Thursday, October 10, at 2pm at the Church of Scotland, Castle Street, Dingwall, and thereafter to Urray Cemetery on the A832 road between Marybank and Muir of Ord. Read more of his life here and I recommend readers take time to read the contributions in our comments section from those who knew Trevor well. A synopsis. From Gordon Ferguson: ‘I met Trevor in 1974…

The 7th annual Captain John A MacLellan MBE memorial piping championships were held at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming at Inchdrewer House in Edinburgh today.  The event, one of the premier solo piping contests in the world, received a record entry once again with B & C grade contests full and the A & P grade contests also attracting a very strong entry.  By P/M Ross…

It is the ‘drum, drum, drum of hoofbeats in the sand’ and like the Red Shadow and his Riff gang (younger readers look it up on Google) our MacStig has quietly arrived, delivering an analysis of the forthcoming World Solo Drumming contest in Glasgow in two weeks time…….. Ah yes, the autumn leaves begin to flutter down, the temperatures are colder and darkness falls. No, not the march past at…