Thirty talented musicians selected from across Scotland for SSPDT’s first-ever All-Girls Pipe Band Thirty of Scotland’s most ...

St Columba’s School is situated in the beautiful Renfrewshire countryside just 30 minutes from Glasgow. We invite applications from enthusiastic and committed teachers of bagpipes to work as the ...

Come for the piping, stay for the late nights! Join the National Piping Centre’s Gatherings; a 5 day course where music, learning, laughter and connection are at the heart of the […] ...

Continuing the series of substantial research articles by Jeannie Campbell MBE, focusing on piping and pipers in Dundee in ...

PART 74 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. The 2009 Argyllshire Gathering took place on 26th and 27th August.  Again the venues were not listed in the programme but the […] ...

It is common practice to play harder reeds in band. There is a good reason for this. Harder reeds don’t move too much with ...

This years R.G. Hardie & Co. Masters Solo Piping Competition was held on Sunday, August 9, at the National Piping Centre as part of Piping Live! 2026. The piobaireachd event held throughout the day ...

Confined to Perthshire Junior Piping League came to a conclusion on Saturday, September 12, following the results from Pitlochry Games.   The winner for the […] ...

Thinking about studying piping at the degree level in 2027? Join John Mulhearn who is Head of Piping Studies, NPC, and Josh Dickson, Head of Traditional Music, RCS, for a […] ...

Simon Fraser University Pipe Band’s Cameron Bonar and Zephan Knichel were, respectively, Overall Piper and Runner Up at last weekend’s Birnam Highland Games. Weather conditions were overcast but warm ...