Overall winner
1st Alexis Meunier
2nd Willie MacCallum
3rd Sylvain Hamon
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Archive for January, 2009
Do you have a passion for Gaelic Song?
Look no further than the three day Gaelic Music and Film Festival at the CCA this weekend Thursday 22 – Saturday 23 January. » Read more
Competition to be held on Saturday 14th February 2009 from 9am at The National Piping Centre, Glasgow. Deadline is now extended until Wednesday 28th January 2009. More details and entry form here.
Basking in the Warmth of the Reel or “Teas an Righligh” was a magnificent Art Exhibition of representations of famous pipe tunes displayed at Piping Live 2008! There are 39 exquisite prints from this exhibition now available to buy from our online shop. The link below will take you right there!
Here are some up and coming recital dates in the Scots Guards Club;
Recital
15th February at 4pm– Cameron Drummond, Keith Bowes & Jonathan Graham. These are all young up and coming Piping Degree students from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Edinburgh Knockout
1st March at 4pm – Brian Donaldson & Willie MacCallum go head to head.
Stay posted for more dates this year.
Gold Medal- Piobaireachd
1. Jori Chisolm
2. Glenn Brown
3. James McHattie
Silver Medal- Piobaireachd
1. Alex Gandy
2. Alasdair Lee
3. Will Nichols
4. Roderick Weir
5. Neil Hall
The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland is looking to stregthen its ranks for the coming year. Open Auditions will be held for talented young pipers and drummers on Saturday 31st January and Sunday 8th February.
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The National Piping centre are pleased to announce a $250 scholarship donated by the Clan Currie Society called ‘The Pipe Major Kevin Ray Blandford Memorial Piping Scholarship. The Clan Currie Society is an American-based, international, non-profit cultural and educational organization, is the preeminent Scottish-American cultural society in preserving and promoting highland heritage at Scottish Games, ethnic festivals, as well as community groups and classrooms. The Society has over 3,000 members worldwide that gather via the Society’s website (www.clancurrie.org) and at special events and clan gatherings.
The Clan Currie Society have dedicated this scholarship to the late Pipe Major Kevin Ray Blandford for his contribution to piping in America. For more information on the Society, Pipe Major Kevin Blandford and to apply for the scholarship please follow this link http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/schools/new-york/news-scholarships/
The National Piping Centre are pleased to announce that we now accept payments via PayPal for any goods or services purchased on our website.
We hope that our customers will find this a useful addition to our website. Customers can still choose to pay with the Google checkout system in addition to the new PayPal system.
The Southland Piping and Drumming Development Trust has a vision and long term plan to become, from humble beginnings, a centre of excellence for piping and drumming in New Zealand.
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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.
