‘The Extraordinary Little Cough’ is the result of a childhood spent touring around Scotland’s highland games circuit as a solo piper, coupled with years of interest in exploring different sounds. The tracks are all based around traditional Scottish and Irish pipe tunes (with one exception) and try to use those melodies, and the stories associated with them, to create something new - using electronics, samples, found sound, voice and instruments not commonly heard in traditional music.
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Junior Champion: Connor Sinclair
Senior Champion: Laura McMillan
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The Pipes Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards are up for Album of the Year at the Classical Brit Awards, which is truly amazing considering they recorded half the album whilst serving in Iraq! The album “The Spirit of the Glen: Journey” has sold over half a million copies and reached no.1 in the Classical Charts.
The band really deserve to win and would appreciate your support, it is a public vote so please vote at www.classicalbrits.co.uk - just go to Album of the Year section (right at the top).
We are pleased to announce that tickets for this year’s evening concerts are on sale now through SEC Xtra and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Tickets are £15 adults and £10 concession for each night and there are some fantastic ticket offers availble for groups and season tickets. » Read more
Organised by the Interceltic Lorient Festival, the competition will take place on Sunday, August, 2nd 2009, at the Palais des Congres.
It is an extraordinary musical moment which gathers a selection of the best bagpipe players in a solo competition. These players come from all over the world, and have to play a repertoire from Ireland, Scotland and Brittany. This competition is endowed with a 4400€ prices (£3550).
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Angus MacColl progressed to the final of the Edinburgh knockout yesterday after defeating Kevin McNulty. The last of the Semi Finals will be held on the 3rd of May where Willie McCallum and Cameron Drummond will go head to head.
Tickets for the event are £10 and can be bought on the door.
Steven McWhirter wins Open Drumming, Douglas Murray takes Open Piping.
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This is to advise you that the notes from the judges’ seminar covering the second half of the Gold and Silver Medal set tunes list for 2009 have now been posted on the Piobaireachd Society website at: www.piobaireachd.co.uk. A couple of short notes have also been added to the earlier notes from the first half of the list in respect of two tunes - The Mackays’ Banner and Tulloch Ard.
For the first time, notes on the Senior set tunes have also been posted, and these are also now on the website.
Under 14 March
1st Connor Sinclair
2nd Ciaran Sinclair
3rd Ian Wilson
4th Craig Barbour
5th Billy Stewart
6th Rebecca Tierney
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Piobaireachd
1st Gordon Walker
2nd Alan Bevan
3rd Jack Lee
4th Iain Speirs
March Strathspey & Reel
1st Willie McCallum
2nd Niall Stewart
3rd Alan Beven
4th Angus MacColl
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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. 
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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.
