Bucksburn and District Pipe Band are hosting St Laurence O’Toole in concert at Aberdeen Music Hall on Saturday, April 27. Tickets are available from: https://www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/pipe-band-concerts-slot-inspired-2024/ SLOT Pipe Major Alen Tully spoke about the importance of the concert in their preparation for the 2024 season: “The energy within the band is […]
Alistair G Hanning was born on 17 March, 1962, in Wellington, New Zealand into the famous Hanning piping family. After a long hard-fought battle with cancer Alistair passed on 9 April, 2024, aged 62. Taught by his father, Oban Gold medallist John, he showed prodigious talent from an early age […]
By TIM CUMMINGS. Piping Today #97, 2019 “What’s the first thing you think of when I say ‘triple time’, in the musical sense?” I have just asked this question to the barista at one of the coffee shops I frequent when doing my laptoppery (such as writing this article). This […]
Willie McCallum was the winner of the Scottish Pipers’ Association Former Winners’ MSR in The National Piping Centre Auditorium on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Some of the competitors pictured in order of playing below are John Dew, Callum Wynd, William Geddes, John Mulhearn, Simon Marshall, Ben Duncan, Andrew Hall and […]
Pitlochry Highland Games had a very successful Piobaireachd Competition last year, sponsored by the Piobaireachd Society who will be providing sponsorship again this year with a maximum of 20 competitors. The Games take place on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Recreation Ground, Ferry Road, PH16 5DZ. Gates open 0930 […]
If you’re a pipe band, ceilidh group or trad music band looking for more opportunities to perform in public, then this is an opportunity for you. The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust have announced the brand new Scottish Schools Pipes and Trad Music Fest. It is taking place outdoors […]
Alistair G Hanning was born on 17 March, 1962, in Wellington, New Zealand into the famous Hanning piping family. After a long hard-fought battle with cancer Alistair passed on 9 April, 2024, aged 62. Taught by his father, Oban Gold medallist John, he showed prodigious talent from an early age […]
Germany’s Castle Pipers have reached a significant milestone in their piping journey, with ten members of their pipe band recently achieving top marks in their SCQF Grade 2 and 4 Scottish Bagpipes examinations thanks to an innovative collaboration with Strathallan School. Under the expert tutelage of Strathallan School Pipe Major […]
The UK Pipe Band Championship takes place at Ward Park Arras on May 18, 2024 in Bangor, Northern Ireland. The announcement of this major on February 12, alongside the British Championships in Forres, was very welcome news and re-established five major pipe band championships in the 2024 calendar. The RSPBA […]
The Pipers and Pipe Band Society of Ontario have announced the creation of The Ontario Youth Pipe Band. The OYPB is a celebration of young players, and will connect pipers and drummers (ages 25 years or younger) who live, perform and/or compete in the province of Ontario. The inaugural […]
The Skye Highland Games takes place on Tuesday/Wednesday, August 6 and 7, 2024. Entry forms for the Dunvegan Medal and light music competitions can be downloaded here, and will be accepted in the two months between the beginning of April and the end of May. Contact Piping Convenor: Cameron MacFadyen, 17/18 […]
lmreachd is your chance to see and hear young pipers and drummers from the NYPBS creating a unique night of music in Perth Concert Hall, on Sunday, April 14. Concert tickets can be booked here. Opportunities to see pipe bands perform in venues of this scale are rare, and the […]
The Atholl Gathering takes place on Sunday, May 26, and entries are healthy at 55 in total so far, including juniors. There are 23 for C Piobaireachd, 16 for B and 10 for P/A/Open. The C Piobaireachd will be capped at 25 with 5 reserves. The overall adult cap is 60. […]
The Scottish Pipers’ Association professional competition was held at the National Piping Centre yesterday, April 6. Logan Tannock, SPA President, said it was the largest number of competitors they have ever had, and the largest audience also. The event was sponsored by the Piobaireachd Society and the Competing Pipers’ Association. […]
