Pipeband Competition | Dundonald Castle, Kilwinning, SC | August 6, 2022

June 16, 2022

Pipeband Competition | Dundonald Castle, Kilwinning, SC | August 6, 2022

The Pipe Band entry form for this years Dundonald Highland Games is available on the RSPBA website. Please see link below to the form:

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Sutherland drummers turn out for Highland youth musicians finale - Northern Times

June 16, 2022

Sutherland drummers turn out for Highland youth musicians finale - Northern Times

Seven drummers from a Sutherland based pipe band represented half of the drum core in a Highland Youth Pipe Band “Beating Retreat” on Sunday June 12.

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ScotfestBC British Columbia Highland Games 2022

May 19, 2022

ScotfestBC British Columbia Highland Games 2022

The 90th annual ScotFestBC: British Columbia Highland Games, presented by the United Scottish Cultural Society, is happening from June 17 to 18 at Town Centre Park. There is a free evening Ceilidh on Friday and a ticketed all-day party on Saturday …

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Pipe band hits the right note with help from Northumberland Freemasons

April 28, 2022

Pipe band hits the right note with help from Northumberland Freemasons

Formed in 1920, the Rothbury Highland Pipe Band has recently reached its centenary and continues to aim to provide entertainment for communities across the region …

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Romford Artist Robert Bryan Dies Aged 72 8911726

April 28, 2022

Romford Artist Robert Bryan Dies Aged 72 8911726

Beloved local artist Robert Bryan, whose skills ranged from painting to bagpipe-making, has sadly died at the age of 72.

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Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade Will Return After Two Years - Patch

March 10, 2022

Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade Will Return After Two Years - Patch

BOSTON — For the first time since 2019, Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade will return to the country’s most Irish city for a day filled with events and festivities.

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Fashion guru Trinny Woodall tries out the bagpipes during a visit to Scotland - Daily Record

March 3, 2022

Fashion guru Trinny Woodall tries out the bagpipes during a visit to Scotland - Daily Record

Fashion and beauty icon Trinny Woodall tried out the bagpipes during a visit to Scotland.

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Bonnie Galloway - by The Munros featuring Former Junior World Champion David Methen - Spotify

February 17, 2022

Bonnie Galloway - by The Munros featuring Former Junior World Champion David Methen - Spotify

The Munros featuring Former Junior World Champion David Methen, playing “Bonnie Galloway”

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Notes & Narratives - Michael Tubridy in conversation with Peter Browne | The Journal of Music

February 10, 2022

Notes & Narratives - Michael Tubridy in conversation with Peter Browne | The Journal of Music

Na Píobairí Uilleann presents Notes & Narratives – a series of monthly performance-based lectures on traditional music, song and dance by some of …

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Uilleann Pipes: Personal Objects - 3D model by Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at ...

February 10, 2022

Uilleann Pipes: Personal Objects - 3D model by Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at ...

Half set of uilleann pipes by Sam Lawrence (Hunter Pipes, North Yorkshire). Uilleann pipes are iconic of traditional Irish music and emerged in the 19th C. from the pastoral pipes, which were traditionally played across Ireland and the British Isles (history here and here). By the 1960s there were very few players or makers left, but following a concerted effort to revive the tradition, they are now found worldwide.

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