Location: College of Piping, Glasgow
Date: 22nd August 2010
Start: 9.30am
Judges: Members of the Joint Committee for Judging ‘Approved List’.
Organisers: The Competing Pipers’ Association in partnership with the Argyllshire Gathering and the Northern Meeting. » Read more
Here are the results for the London Scottish 150th Anniversary Competition.
Amateur Piobaireachd
1st Allan Dunsmore
2nd Andrew Park
3rd Lynn Calder » Read more
Ciaran Sinclair wins overall under 18 piping competition.
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The “Associazione Piper Italiani – Italian Pipers’ Association” and the “Bagpipe Italian Group” are pleased to announce that the 4th Italian Spring Piping School will take place in Isernia between 7 - 12 April 2010. » Read more
The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland will be performing for the second time The concert titled “The Dragon’s Lair” at the Perth Concert Hall, Perthshire on the 3rd April 2010. The concert will showcase some of the exciting new musical material that the band has been working on over the summer. It will also feature solos from some of Scotland’s finest up and coming superstars.This is a must see show for all fans of celtic music. » Read more
We are pleased to announce that the instructors on the inaugural Swiss Piping and Drumming School are Roddy MacLeod MBE, Pipe Major Jimmy Banks and John Mulhearn for the pipers and David Henderson for the drummers.
The school takes place 2nd - 7th May in Davos, Switzerland. For more information and the booking form please go to http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/schools/swiss-piping-drumming-school/
The Atlanta School has now been confirmed and the online booking form is now up. The venue has changed this year and it will be held at Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw GA 30144 between 13th - 18th June 2010.
For full details about the school please go to http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/schools/atlanta-georgia/
“A Suite for Alan” is a suite for smallpipes, flute, whistle, and string orchestra written by Neil Johnstone, in honour of his father, the late Duncan Johnstone. This will be performed for the first time on conclusion of the Duncan Johnstone Memorial Competition at the National Piping Centre on Saturday 20th March. It is free to attend. » Read more
Make sure you are part of Piping Live! 2009 (10th - 16th August) as Glasgow becomes the centre of the world of piping every August.
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