World Champion Drummer Steven McWhirter is now available for tuition every Friday at the National Piping Centre. Steven is one of the worlds leading snare drummers having won the World Pipe Band Championships with Simon Fraser University Pipe Band this year and also winning the World Solo Drumming title in 2006. We are delighted to offer his experience and knowledge to other drummers. To book a lesson email amclaren@pipingcentre.org.uk or call 0141 353 0220.
Archive for October, 2008
The National Piping Centre is currently looking to recruit for the position of Director of The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. Applications close on the 28th of November. For a full job description and details of how to apply please download this PDF file: NYPB Director Job Description
The overall winner of this year’s Glenfiddich Piping Championship was Gordon Walker.
The results were:
The senior results are:
1st: Barry Wilson - ScottishPower
2nd: Jim Kilpatrick
3rd: Steven McWhirter
4th: Gordon Brown
5th: Eric Ward
6th: J Reid Maxwell
The seventeenth annual amateur piobaireachd competition for the Archie Kenneth Quaich will take place on Saturday, 7th March 2009, in the rooms of The Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society, Rose Street Lane South, Edinburgh.
The 26th Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational Piping Competition was held on October 11, 2008 in Albany, New York, with 9 competitors chosen from across North America based on competitive results. The competitors, results and prizes are all listed at www.nicol-brown.org and photos are available to download.
The draw for the 69th annual SPL competition has been made and can be viewed from this link;
The brand new National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland Development Band will be launching on St Andrews Day - Sunday 30th November 2008 with a spectacular new show in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall’s Strathclyde Suite. » Read more
The Edinburgh Knockout will kick off on Sunday 16th November in the Scots Guards Club Haymarket. The first two pipers going head to head for the audience votes are Margaret Dunn and Kevin MacNulty. The dates for the other competitors are not yet confirmed but the draw is as follows;
Cameron Drummond & Douglas Murray
Brian Donaldson & Willie MacCallum
Angus MacColl & Alistair Dunn
Margaret Dunn & Kevin Macnulty
The Ten international competitors who will battle it out for the esteemed title of Glenfiddich Piping Champion have been revealed alongside the eight competitors chosen to compete for the title of Glenfiddich Fiddle Champion (full list below). The crème de la crème of Pipers and Fiddlers will be descending upon Scotland from across the globe for the Championships, which take place on the 25th and 26th of October respectively, in Blair Atholl at the prestigious Ballroom in Blair Castle. » Read more
The National Piping Centre and Glasgow University have created a unique opportunity for international students who wish to come to Glasgow University 
With excellent locations and facilities students are sure to enjoy the opportunity to learn from some of the World's leading exponents in piping and drumming.
The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) and The National Piping Centre (NPC) offer a specialist degree that allows pipers to study piping within the context of Scottish traditional music to the highest level. 
The National Piping Centre has a reputation for excellence and it is no different when it comes to traditional Scottish food. There is always a selection of the finest Scottish produce on offer...
We supply expert pipers in full highland dress for every occasion. Our pipers have abundant experience in piping at all types of engagements and are guaranteed to add a special Scottish touch to your event.
