Piping Press

To the BBC for a ‘Pipeline’ interview ostensibly about the forthcoming Piobaireachd Society Conference. First time I had been in their Pacific Quay HQ in Glasgow and very impressive it is too. That said, it lacks some of the homely feel of Queen Maggie Drive in the west end and that warren of studios known to so many pipers and pipe bands over the years. Interviewer Gary West tells me…

The Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band have sent this… We are delighted to announce that Scottish Power Pipe Band will headline this year’s ‘Pre-Worlds’ concert at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Wednesday, 14th August 2019.  ‘We are thrilled once again to be able to secure one of the biggest names in the piping world for our annual pre-Worlds concert,’ said Kurt Mackintosh of the Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band,…

Les Hutt reports…. Inverness Music Festival held its Piping Contests on 2nd March at Eden Court, Inverness. Again, numbers were down in the 15-18 categories and the Festival are looking to address this over the months ahead, in discussion with the local tutors and pipe bands.  Nevertheless, there many strong performances particularly in the Under 15 Piobaireachd, with both piobaireachd winners featuring in the traditional music prize lists with medley  performances…

Somewhat unusually for a Saturday, on the 23rd of February the sound of bagpipes, drums and bugles resounded around Redford Barracks, Edinburgh, as the 2019 Army Piping and Drumming Championships got underway at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming’s home at nearby Inchdrewer House.  Events started at 0900 with personal and regimental pride at stake as the solo piping and drumming competitors vied with each other for the…

This competition was held today, March 2, at the National Piping Centre, Otago Street, Glasgow. Pipers were given their tunes one week in advance and were allowed four minutes tuning. There was a large and appreciative audience throughout the day and the event was livestreamed over the internet for those who could not manage. Ceol Mor, Glasgow Highland Club Silver Medal and Finlay MacKenzie Challenge Trophy1 Finlay Johnston2 Iain Speirs3 Angus MacColl4…