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We continue our Piping Live! Photo Feature series with a selection of images from Wednesday, August 10th, captured by Alister Sinclair. Although the Inveraray & District Pre-World’s concert, “A Night in That Land,” at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is not strictly speaking an official part of the festival, it’s […]
By Iain MacDonald One of the great things about Piping Live! – and something that has been a feature throughout the history of the festival – is the diversity of musical experiences on offer. There is always something new or different on offer, as well as the tried and true, […]
Legendary lead-drummer Gordon Brown of the Grade 1 Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia will retire after the 2022 World Pipe Band Championships, concluding an illustrious competing career that has spanned more than five decades. Longtime pupil and rising star on the world pipe band drumming scene, Kerr McQuillan, will […]
“A Night in That Land” Inveraray & District Glasgow Royal Concert Hall August 10, 2022 Reviewed by John Cairns The annual pre-World’s concert at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall has become one of the highlights for every piper, drummer, and enthusiast who is in Glasgow for the World Pipe Band […]
Connor Sinclair Piping Live! 2022 Lunchtime Recital National Piping Centre 1-2 pm, August 10, 2022 Reviewed by Neil Nicholson I’d call Connor Sinclair’s Piping Live! Lunchtime Recital, “Fingers and Music.” The Crieff-based piper’s musical and technical prowess was on show for the almost an hour, offering some respite from the […]
Donald MacPherson: A Celebration National Piping Centre August 10, 2022 The 100th birth-year of Donald MacPherson, one of the greatest Highland pipers in history, was celebrated before a small gathering in the centre’s auditorium at the National Piping Centre and online. The event was hosted by MacPherson’s long-time pupil and […]
Piping Live! is back in full force and that means our favourite Scottish photographer Alister Sinclair is out there each day capturing the festival for you. We asked Alister if he’d like to share with us his favourite images from each day, so here are pics from Tuesday, August 9th, […]
We’re a Case, The Bunch of Us Allan MacDonald and friends The National Piping Centre August 9, 2022 Reviewed by Iain MacDonald The evening concert at the National Piping Centre carried a great sense of expectation in the waiting area outside. People stacked in, anxious to get seated, and the […]
Glasgow – August 9, 2022 – The foursome from ScottishPower were named the 2022 International Quartet Champions, winning the event that comprises a Medley and an MSR, held before a packed house at the Strathclyde Suite of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Also competing: 78th Fraser Highlanders (Canada) Johnstone (Scotland) […]
Glasgow – August 8, 2022 – Mikey McKenna of St. Laurence O’Toole was the winner of the RSPBA’s Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch hosted the first British Adult Solo Drumming Championship, a qualifying event for the World Solo Drumming Championship in Glasgow in October. The competition was held at […]
Matt MacIsaac Piping Live! 2022 Lunchtime Recital National Piping Centre August 9, 2022 Reviewed by Iain MacDonald If you didn’t know him or follow his piping career, it might be easy to be confused about who exactly Matt MacIsaac is as a piper. Descriptions of him often mention his Cape […]
Piping Live! is back in full force and that means our favourite Scottish photographer Alister Sinclair is out there each day capturing the festival for you. We asked Alister if he’d like to share with us his favourite images from each day, so we begin with pics from Monday, August […]
By Barbara MacDonald It was an enjoyable evening of new music on Monday, August 8th, from the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland (NYPBS) in the Strathclyde Suite at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The concert began with seven young pipers from the band delivering several solid sets of tunes […]
Glasgow – August 8, 2022 – The 2022 Masters Solo Piping Comping Competitions returned to the National Piping Centre as part of the 2022 Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival, with a combined in-person and online audience and Callum Beaumont of Dollar, Scotland, was the overall champion with a first […]
Bridge of Allan, Scotland – August 7, 2022 – St. Thomas Alumni of Houston won the Grade 1 event at the Bridge of Allan Highland Games against only one other contestant, Grade 2 North Stratton of Edmonton, Alberta. The big news was that several bands that played up a grade […]
Whether in-person or via online streaming, the Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival is the world’s biggest multi-day event specifically about the bagpipe. For the last few years, the festival has had to be mainly or only online, but the 2022 rendition comes roaring back beginning this Sunday for eight […]