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The 2020 Academy will take place once more in Jacksonville, Florida, promoted by the … Leer más

The Piobaireachd Society are holding their Annual General Meeting online this week. The meeting is open to all members who … Leer más

August 21, 2011 on 5:01 pm by Michael Grey | In Humour, Photographs, Random Thoughts | 2 Comments I’ve had … Leer más

The Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championship have issued this press release: ‘Scotland’s National Instrument in Danger of Extinction’ The iconic … Leer más

We conclude this short history of the renowned bagpipe maker RG Lawrie. It is from the hand of its last … Leer más

The prestigious Donald MacLeod Memorial competition featuring the music of the master composer is … Leer más

The piping competitions at the Northern Meeting, Inverness, are now underway. Fifty pipers are playing for the … Leer más

This is just a quickie since it’s been so long. A quick tune up of the Atherton chanter (Husk reed) … Leer más

July 13, 2012 on 9:51 am by Michael Grey | In Delightful Data of the Day, Solo Piping | Comments … Leer más

I hear the RSPBA’s Board of Directors are looking at ways of better using the Friday of the World Pipe … Leer más

East Lothian Solo Piping and Drumming Competition 2014 Lee Moore reports: Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band hosted the third … Leer más

Recitalists Dr Peter McCalister, Dunblane, Stuart Easton, New Zealand, Niall Stewart, Kyle of Lochalsh and Darach Urquhart, Kyle of Lochalsh … Leer más

It is of the Massed Bands at Pitlochry Highland Games and must be from the late 1960s. In those days … Leer más

A firm of Edinburgh-based landscape garden designers have asked for the assistance of Piping Press to help publicise this very worthwhile … Leer más

  The front cover of the new edition of Pipe Band Magazine The January 2015 edition of the Royal Scottish … Leer más

Some say his reels are more perky than pinky, his doublet is more barrack room than barathea, and that his … Leer más

Not a whole lot to this post. As with the previous post, I’m featuring videos recorded in Houston that I’ve … Leer más

Several years ago former Strathclyde Police piper Allan Hamilton embarked on a project ‘Pipers’ Persuasion’. His aim was to record … Leer más

There has been a considerable number of tributes paid to Jimmy McIntosh who passed away yesterday aged 95 and we … Leer más

Denver in his younger day It is with regret that we report the passing … Leer más

Callum Beaumont came out on top at the semi final of the Scottish Pipers’ Association Knock Out competition held last … Leer más

Our Special Correspondent reports: Cool running in chilly Kansas. With a record number of competitors, the event ran for around 12 … Leer más

New England Pipe & Drum Academy committee member Bruce Landay has sent this from Massachusetts:  As in past years, I want … Leer más

The Director of Army Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming, Major Gordon Rowan, has cancelled the 2020 Captain John A. MacLellan … Leer más

The 2018 Worlds Grade 1 competitions will be streamed live over the internet tomorrow … Leer más

I spent my afternoon Sunday playing with the different widths of tongue blades on these Ackland prototype drone reeds. I … Leer más

November 13, 2021 on 5:13 pm by Michael Grey | In Solo Piping, Stories, Video | Comments Off on A … Leer más

Readers may recall that here in New Zealand we’ve been working on the ‘Geoff Hore Legacy’ by amassing his rather … Leer más

German piper Anna Kummerlõw continued her fine run at the games with a Champion Piper win. Anna is pictured above … Leer más

Only P/M Ian McLellan of the Strathclyde Police Pipe Band can rival the success of P/M Richard Parkes and his … Leer más

British Pipe Band Championships – back at Paisley The RSPBA have announced the following dates and venues for next year’s … Leer más

I just recently attended the Spanish Peaks Piping Retreat held in conjunction with the Spanish Peaks Celtic Music Festival in … Leer más

July 9, 2012 on 12:17 pm by Michael Grey | In Solo Piping, Tips | Comments Off on Score Sheet … Leer más

Paul Brown at Kingdom Thisle pipe band supplies in Fife sent the YouTube link below and this question: ‘I know … Leer más

Fascinating insight this week into the making of ‘The Glorious Effect’. By co-incidence I have been in touch with Andy … Leer más

Firstly congratulations to P/M Ian McLellan BEM on his 80th birthday. It hardly seems anytime at all that we used … Leer más

By Alan Clark The Competing Pipers’ Association, in co-operation with the Argyllshire Gathering and the Northern Meeting, have agreed a … Leer más

January 2, 2012 on 8:00 pm by Michael Grey | In Humour, News, Pipe Bands, Random Thoughts, Solo Piping, Tips … Leer más

When I was asked to review this book of Jimmy McIntosh’s reminiscences, I was delighted to be able to read … Leer más

Composer, teacher and Gold Medallist Niall Matheson has written a new piobaireachd for a war hero from his home Highland … Leer más

This annual competition was held in the Piping Centre, Glasgow, on March 10. It … Leer más

It took them a little while to hop over the pond to TX, and then winter break happened, but I’ve … Leer más

February 14, 2010 on 5:51 pm by Michael Grey | In Humour | Comments Off on A Silly Valentine Surely, … Leer más

Former Leading Drummer of Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band, William (Billy) Stevenson,  passed away on 5 July 2016 in … Leer más

The Atholl Gathering took place today in the grounds of Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, writes the Editor. Weather was … Leer más

Two new letters this morning, the first from Brian Mulhearn begins: ‘Hello Rob, Having been following the recent judging developments, I … Leer más

This summary of the performances at the Grade 2 British Championship follows last week’s prelim piece from our Special Correspondent. Here … Leer más

June 2, 2010 on 9:42 pm by Michael Grey | In Pipe Bands, Stories, Tips | Comments Off on 5 … Leer más

The following is from the Pipe Band Magazine of October 2008 and was written by the then senior adjudicator Alistair … Leer más

After Pipe Major Bob Shepherd MBE passed away last year I felt the need to commemorate him in some way … Leer más

The Northern Ireland Branch of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association held their annual ‘Ulster Solos’ competitions today. It was … Leer más

I am told that the form the 2022 pipe band season will take will be decided at a Board of … Leer más

October 10, 2019 on 7:08 am by Michael Grey | In Humour, Photographs | Comments Off on A Line Up … Leer más

The Annual London Championship is now underway at the Kensington Conference Centre. All the main piobaireachd events started at 8.30am, … Leer más

Tom Johnstone, President of the Scottish Pipers’ Association, has announced the judges for their forthcoming professional contest on April 9. … Leer más

By Robert Wallace I think the old football cliché of a ‘game of two halves’ neatly sums up Field Marshal … Leer más

The following is from an Oban Times of early 1951…. Pipers and dancers from a’ the airts, including a large … Leer más

April 22, 2007 on 6:51 pm by Michael Grey | In News | 1 Comment A quick note to say … Leer más

The World Solo Amatuer Piping Competition ran at Piping Live! as a video submission competition this year and events were … Leer más

We continue with our detailed look at one of the world’s most important piping societies. The SPSL has been a … Leer más