Don’t forget to mark up your diary for The Gathering’s International Invitational Solo Piping Competition to be held in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh on the 26th of July. Competitors include Willie McCallum, Bruce Gandy, Angus MacColl, P/M Gordon Walker, Greg Wilson, Niall Stewart, Stuart Liddell and Euan MacCrimmon. The competition is to be held in a purpose built marquee and features Piobaireachd, MSR and Hornpipe and Jig events. » Read more
General News
Armagh Pipers Club has announced details of the 16th William Kennedy Piping Festival which will take place in Armagh from the 12th - 15th November. Highlights include a special concert with Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin and friends, which will feature recently composed and arranged work for piano, uilleann pipes and orchestra, and the Armagh debut for Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny’s supergroup Mozaik. » Read more
Results from Grade 1
1st Field Marshal Montgomery
2nd House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead
3rd St Laurence O Toole
4th Strathclyde Police
5th Scottish Power
6th Boghall and Bathgate
Best Drums - Field Marshal Montgomery
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Live streaming of the World Pipe Band Championships will be available across the world in a move by BBC Scotland to mark the Year of Homecoming.
Read more on the RSPBA website.
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The National Piping Centre’s summer school courses are about to kick off but there is still time to sign up. The dates are:
They are a great fun way to learn and prices start from just £205 adults (£175 U16s). Go to the Seasonal School page for all the details and to sign up online http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/schools/seasonal-piping-schools/
A few slots still remain in the Piping Live! programme for pipe bands interested in performing at George Square during the Glasgow International Piping Festival. We are looking for bands to play on Tuesday 11th of August and Friday 14th of August. The bands receive a good fee in exchange for playing for 40 minutes in the Square. The performance should be a traditional pipe band performance to include some marching sets as well as medleys. Any bands interested should immediately contact hwilkinson@thepipingcentre.co.uk
The National Piping Centre had been experiencing power and phone problems - but we are pleased to say everything is now back in working order! We appreciate your patience and now everything is back to working order and lunch service will go ahead in the Pipers’ Tryst as normal.
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