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When the Pipers Play is a new history of the Great Highland Bagpipes, with sales helping support today’s Armed Forces community. The book is being promoted as a charitable project tied to that cause.
Read the original ↗At Cookstown High School on 24 September, James Frazer of Field Marshal Montgomery won the senior piping title at the All-Ireland & JAC Solo Piping & Drumming Championships. William Glenholmes also featured in the senior titles, while John McElmurry and Alastair Donaghy were among the other named competitors.
Read the original ↗Celtic Connections has announced its 2027 programme, with Highland pipes, smallpipes and uilleann pipes featured throughout the festival. The line-up includes the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland.
Read the original ↗Registration has opened for the 2027 Florida Pipe and Drum Academy, to be held at Marywood Retreat and Conference Center in St John’s, Florida, near Jacksonville. Chris McKeown is named as director, and the academy is described as an all-inclusive piping and drumming school with instructors from Scotland, the United States and Ireland.
Read the original ↗Piping Press looks at Peter Henderson bagpipes on display in New York, a set of historic medals heading to auction, and The London Recital. The notebook also touches on other recent piping items and names connected with those pieces.
Read the original ↗A group of Victorian piping awards, including Queen Victoria’s medal to Pipe-Major William Ross, is due to be auctioned on 7 October. The sale also includes medals associated with other acclaimed pipers and the Highland Society of London.
Read the original ↗A piping clinic in Manhattan drew 12 attendees, with Jim MacGillivary leading the technical session. The piece focuses on scales and single gracenote practice during a weekend visit to New York.
Read the original ↗The BBC piping programmes will spotlight the Northern Meeting over the next two weekends, with recordings from several prize events. The notice also points readers toward upcoming piping items including a London recital, SPA date and school job.
Read the original ↗pipes|drums shares video featuring Finlay Johnston at the 2026 Gillies Memorial Challenge Recital. The programme also featured Callum Beaumont, Alasdair Henderson, Angus D. MacColl and Connor Sinclair.
Read the original ↗An opinion/history piece by Jeannie Campbell MBE looks at piping in Dundee during the 19th century, noting that the city is not usually regarded as a major piping centre in that period.
Read the original ↗The London Recital returns on 2 October 2026 at St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, featuring Callum Beaumont and Ben Duncan. The organiser lists the Pinstripe Highlanders and Piobaireachd Society as hosts, with support from the Highland Society of London. Its retrospective identifies Angus MacColl and Iain Speirs as the 2025 performers.
Read the original ↗Bagpipe.news published an article by Roddy Macleod about the history of ownership of the Macleod family bagpipes. The piece aims to share the story of the pipes and seek additional details from anyone who can help fill in gaps.
Read the original ↗Results from the 79th Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games & Gathering are available through the British Columbia Pipers’ Association, covering the weekend’s competitions.
Read the original ↗The Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario says the Kingsville Highland Games will be held on 2026-07-27 at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens. It is described as the only event of its kind in the Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent regions and the fourth competition on the PPBSO schedule. The post says the games will include sanctioned competitions in solo piping and solo drumming.
Read the original ↗The Georgetown Highland Games will take place on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at the Georgetown Fairgrounds in Halton Hills, Ontario. The event, first established in 1975, is described as the 51st anniversary of the games and as a celebration of Scottish culture, community and tradition featuring pipes and drums.
Read the original ↗The Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario says the Hamilton Highland Gathering will include an OPEN Stage presented with YOUR HEALTH Wellness Centre. It invites musicians of all ages and levels to perform Scottish traditional music, including bagpipes, drums and fiddle. Performances are listed as 3 to 5 minutes, with groups of 1 to 3 performers.
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