After an anxious few days we are pleased to report that top professional piper Niall Stewart has recovered his missing silver and ivory Henderson bagpipe. Niall and pipes are pictured above. The pipes, valued at £6,000 ($8,000US) went missing last Saturday. Niall had left them in the unlocked boot of his car outside his home in the quiet village of Kyle of Lochalsh in the north west Highlands. Going back…
Euan MacCrimmon reports: ‘Hi Rob, We had a fantastic recital from Niall Stewart [pictured above on the night, 20/2/15] on Friday night (70+ in audience) and Brian Yates of Inverness Piping Society has written a report – link attached. The report has a link to Niall’s full list of tunes. Regards, Euan.’ Brian’s report begins: ‘Niall Stewart treated the packed house of 75 to a wonderful evening of piping. He gave a superb recital,…
Results of our poll on the drumming prize were as follows: Yes, but for side drummers only 10% Yes, for all drummers, bass, tenor and side 40% Definitely not, it’s a pipe band contest for goodness sake 34% No, there are too many drummers today anyway without encouraging more 16% So yes, most of you think there should be prizes for drummers. However a significant percentage…
The City of Edinburgh Pipe Band have sent this: WHEELS ON FIRE: The City of Edinburgh Pipe Band is pleased to announce the line-up for the 2015 Pipe Majors Wheel of Fortune competition. The event, which will be held on Saturday 7th February, will feature performances from some of the world’s finest traditional musicians. It will be contested by: Alasdair Henderson, Angus J. MacColl, Angus Nicholson, Brian Lamond, Callum Beaumont, Douglas Murray, Lee Moore and Niall Stewart. Top pipers Alasdair Henderson…
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