Thanks to a funding boost of £58k from Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust, a new programme of piping and drumming tuition in Dundee will be extended with up to 120 pupils set to benefit. Above is a picture taken this morning at Fintry Primary School, Dundee, one of the feeder primary schools involved in the project. From l – r: Gregor Murray, Children and Families Convenor, Dundee City Council; Alexandra…
The National Piping Centre has been granted £450,000 in the latest round of grants from Creative Scotland, the Government’s arts funding body. ‘Regular Funding 2018-21’, will deliver three-year funding to 116 ‘cultural and creative organisations across Scotland’, CS say. Their blurb reads: ‘The network demonstrates creative excellence, potential and ambition, with significant reach across Scotland, and internationally, and across many areas of practice. The network consists of organisations that produce, present and…
John Shone has written to the Editor on a still-thriving English BB company….. It was good to read your earlier story about the Boys Brigade history and in particular your own company the 214 Glasgow. Readers may not be aware that one BB company and its band is still thriving down in the deep south! It’s good to be able to report that the 5th Croydon BB Pipes and Drums…
South Africa correspondent Nicholas Taitz has devised what may be a new practice idea for those unable to play their pipes because they live in a flat or apartment. There must be many hundreds worldwide with this problem. Nicholas writes… I recently came up with what I think is a very effective practice idea for the big pipes. Like many pipers, I don’t have a venue available late at night…
Has the World Pipe Band Championship Grade 1 title ever been won with brothers playing in the same band? Yes; 1969 Muirhead & Sons and, surely uniquely, there were three of them in this band, namely Tommy, Jimmy and Peter Anderson all from Falkirk. We would be interested to hear of other championship bands with siblings in the ranks but for now let’s rewind a couple of days to Celtic…
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