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

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.

June 16, 2022
ScotfestBC British Columbia Highland Games 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 …

May 19, 2022
Pipe band hits the right note with help from Northumberland Freemasons

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 …

April 28, 2022
Romford Artist Robert Bryan Dies Aged 72 8911726

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.

April 28, 2022
Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade Will Return After Two Years - Patch

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.

March 10, 2022
Fashion guru Trinny Woodall tries out the bagpipes during a visit to Scotland - Daily Record

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.

March 3, 2022
Bonnie Galloway - by The Munros featuring Former Junior World Champion David Methen - Spotify

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”

February 17, 2022
Notes & Narratives - Michael Tubridy in conversation with Peter Browne | The Journal of Music

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 …

February 10, 2022
Uilleann Pipes: Personal Objects - 3D model by Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at ...

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.

February 10, 2022
Armenian folk music (bagpipe) - Soghomon Baghdasaryan - YouTube

Armenian folk music (bagpipe) - Soghomon Baghdasaryan - YouTube

Soghomon Baghdasaryan - Armenian folk music (bagpipe)

January 13, 2022