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Piping Live! Roddy MacLeod MBE

Festival Director of Piping Live! 2017

Welcome to the 14th year of Piping Live! We have put together a fantastic programme and this year’s festival is scheduled to attract over 40,000 spectators to more than 150 events over 7 days.

r u o y k n Boo o i t a d o accommow from in Glasg r week! £109 pe Incredible accommodation near the city centre and a short walk from the Piping Live! festivities. Choose from En-suite rooms with self-catering facilities or Fully equipped Studios with en-suite bathrooms and private kitchens. High speed Wi-Fi and on-site Parking available. For more information call us on 0141 354 4100 or visit libertyliving.co.uk/summer

The festival makes use of a number of excellent venues throughout the city. George Square will again be a hub for the festival with daily pipe band performances and intimate performances from featured musicians. Don’t forget to visit our Pipers’ Market and look out for the Piping Live! Big Band’s arrival on Monday who are parading to raise money for the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity. At The National Piping Centre, our Auditorium and Street Café will be open throughout the week with something for everyone including come and try sessions, museum tours, performances, talks, product launches, whisky and gin tastings and our late night festival club. We return to the Strathclyde Suite of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall for our annual International Quartet Competition, the Pipe Idol Final and the Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies Memorial Recital Challenge. Drygate provides an excellent venue for Friday’s concert with the Peatbog Faeries and Jose Manuel Tejedor Trio. A huge thanks to all of our sponsors, funders and supporters without whom Piping Live! would not be possible. All that remains to say is that I look forward to seeing you all that this year's festival and I hope you enjoy yourselves.

Booking

The easiest way to book your tickets is through our website

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The Masters Solo Piping Competition 2017 Piping Live! will begin with this premier piping competition, which is a qualifier for the Glenfiddich Solo Piping Championships in October. Competitors include Gold Medallists, Glenfiddich Champions and international prizewinners making this solo piping at its very best! Livestream sponsored by R.G. Hardie & Co 9am Piobaireachd Event, 5pm approx March, Strathspey & Reel Event (on conclusion of Piobaireachd) The National Piping Centre - £8.50 adults / £7.00 concessions per event

Tuesday 8th August The International Quartet Competition 2017 A Piping Live! favourite, the International Quartet Competition has become one of the week’s must-see events. Eight top pipe bands from across the globe send four of their best pipers to compete in this competition, 10 hidden judges decide who will be crowned champions! Sponsored by RT Shepherd & Sons 7.30pm Strathclyde Suite at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall £16.50 adults / £14.50 concessions

Wednesday 9th August Lowland and Borders Pipers’ Society Showcase This evening’s concert showcases a variety of piping styles from the lowland and border tradition. 7.30pm The National Piping Centre £15 adults / £12.50 concessions

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Pipe Idol Grand Final Join us at the Strathclyde Suite as the four finalists compete to take the Pipe Idol 2017 crown! Sponsored by Fred Morrison Pipes 5.00pm Strathclyde Suite at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall £10 adults / £7.50 concessions P/M Alasdair Gillies Memorial Recital Challenge This great night of piping will see four top pipers compete for the title. This will be free form piping at its very best! Sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes £12.50 adults / £10 concessions 7.30pm Strathclyde Suite at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Friday 11th August Peatbog Faeries and Jose Manuel Tejedor Head down to Drygate for a fantastic night of traditional music. The Peatbog Faeries bring their signature style to Piping Live!, and Jose Manuel Tejedor and friends will bring a distinctly Asturian flavour to the night! 7.30pm Drygate £15 adults / £12.50 concessions (Over 18s Only)

Saturday 12th August After World’s Shindig Ceilidh Come to The National Piping Centre for a fantastic late night ceilidh! From 9pm the Shimmy Grand Ceilidh Band will have you Canadian Barn-dancing, Strip-the-willowing and so much more. Get your dancing shoes out for a very special ceilidh that will go on in to the wee hours. 9.00pm The National Piping Centre £12 adults / £10 concessions

Sunday 13th August The Gordon Duncan Memorial Competition To celebrate Gordon Duncan’s legacy, Connor Sinclair (Scotland), Bradley Parker (Ireland) and Sylvain Hamon (Brittany) will play sets of Scottish, Irish and Breton music, including a Gordon Duncan composition. Sponsored by the Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust and McCallum Bagpipes 3.00pm The National Piping Centre £7.50 adults / £6.00 concessions The Battlefield Band Battlefield Band are one of the great institutions of Scottish traditional music. Inspired by their rich heritage and fired by the strength and vibrancy of today’s Scottish cultural scene, their seamless fusion of ancient and contemporary music and song has continually evolved over the decades. We are delighted that they are closing this year’s Piping Live! in style! 7.30pm The National Piping Centre £15 adults / £12.50 concessions 7

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Monday 7th August 12noon Street Café Sessions NovaMusa

Join us for an hour of Italian Music, including Piero Ricci, one of the finest Zampogna players in the world, as we open the Street Café 2017.

1.00pm Emerging Talent Eriska

Join this up and coming folk-fusion group for some great new music in our Street Café.

2.00pm Unreel.FM

Join Unreel.fm as they present a showcase from their monthly mixtape of innovative bagpipe music at the Street Café.

3:30pm Pipe Idol Heat 1

Heat one of our fantastic Under 21 solo piping competition. Today’s competitors are: Bobby Allen (Scotland), John Dew (Scotland), Josh Chandler (Australia) and Brodie Watson-Massey (Scotland). Sponsored by Fred Morrison Pipes

5:00pm Street Café Sessions Mladá Dudácká Muzika

The “youth bagpipe band” from Strakonice, Czech Republic, will perform traditional music from South West Bohemia.

6:00pm Street Café Sessions Cuncordia a Launeddas

Hear this outstanding group from Cagliari perform on the Sardinian Launeddas, an ancient instrument from the Italian island.

The National Piping Centre 9:00am Masters Solo Piping Championship Piobaireachd

The best competing pipers of this generation take part in the annual Masters Solo Piping Competition at The National Piping Centre. The MSR will start at approximately 5.00pm. Separate tickets are needed for each event. NPC Auditorium Tickets £8.50 / £7.00 Livestream sponsored by R.G. Hardie & Co

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Museum Tours

George Square All events in George Square are free to attend 12noon Piping Live! Big Band

The Piping Live! Big Band will arrive at George Square to take a salute from the parade Chieftain. The band is parading to raise money for the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity. To find out how to take part visit www.pipinglive.co.uk

12noon Come and try piping

Come in to the performance tent to try your hand at the chanter and see if you’ve got what it takes to become a piper! Until 2pm.

12noon Pipe Band Performance

The Scots School Albury Pipes and Drums, NSW, Australia

12:40pm Pipe Band Performance

The Governor Macquarie Memorial Pipe Band, NSW, Australia


West Lothian Schools Pipe Band, Scotland

2:00pm Music in the Square

Join Mladá Dudácká Muzika – the Czech Youth Bagpipe Band as they perform on our Live Stage.


Pipers Trail – this collective from the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo will perform under the leadership of Pipe Major Alisdair McLaren.

3:30pm Emerging Talent in the Square

Up and coming young group Eriska wil perform their brand of folk-fusion on our Live Stage!


Another great pipe band will perform live in the square.


Italian group NovaMusa present beautiful music from the Zampogna and more.

Buchanan Street Pipe Band Performance

St Luke’s

Discover the treasures, music and history of the Great Highland Bagpipe with world renowned historian Hugh Cheape. Museum of Piping. Tickets £2 on the door

7.30pm Mac Ìle – The Music of Fraser Shaw: CD Launch Party

12noon Come and Try

Learn the basics of the bagpipe and have a go at playing them yourself! Collinson Room. Tickets £2 on the door

College of Piping

5:00pm Masters (approx) Solo Piping Championship –

Following the completion of the Piobaireachd event at approximately 5.00pm, the competing pipers will return to The National Piping Centre stage to perform the best in solo light music! Separate tickets are needed for each event. NPC Auditorium. Tickets £8.50 / £7.00

March Strathspey and Reel

Livestream sponsored by R.G. Hardie & Co

5:00pm Malt Whisky Tasting

Test your tastebuds at this exclusive whisky tasting, brought to you by our in-house Whisky Ambassador. Museum of Piping. Tickets £10. (Over 18s Only)

10:00pm Festival Club

Come and enjoy our late night sessions. Tonight’s event features: Cuncordia a Launeddas, Eriska and The Islay Sessioners. NPC Auditorium. Tickets £6

Pipe Bands will play two short performances on Buchanan Street before heading to George Square.

Join the Islay Sessioners as they celebrate the music and culture of Islay, and the tunes of Fraser Shaw. Tickets £15

12noon Piobaireachd of the Day

Today’s Piobaireachd will be from Brian Lamond. Tickets £5 / £4 available on the door

1:00pm Pipe Band of the Day

Today’s Pipe Band is The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. Tickets £5 / £4 available on the door

2016 Masters Solo Piping Championship winner Angus MacColl.

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Street Café All events in the Street Café are free to attend

Tuesday 8th August

Street Café All events in the Street Café are free to attend 12noon Street Café Sessions – Feis Fhoirt

The cream of up and coming traditional musicians play in this new group. We are delighted to be part of their Ceilidh Trail for 2017!

1:00pm Emerging Talent This brilliant young duo will take to the stage, performing – David Shedden on pipes and guitar. and Calum Morrison 2:00pm Piping Live! Pub Quiz

Join us at the Street Café as we test your knowledge of music, history and trivia from the piping world!


Heat two of our fantastic Under 21 solo piping competition. Today’s competitors are: Alastair Donaghy (Northern Ireland), Timothy Dudley (New Zealand), Finlay Frame (Scotland) and Robbie MacIsaac (Scotland). Sponsored by Fred Morrison Pipes

5:00pm Street Café Sessions – Dråm

Hear Nordic drone music from this talented Swedish duo, as they offer a riveting take on Scandinavian music.

6:00pm Pipe Band Practice

MacMillan from Virginia, USA will hold an open practice at the Street Café.

The National Piping Centre 11am & 3pm

Museum Tours


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Come and Try


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‘Raising the tone’ – the Bagpipe and the Baroque with Professor Hugh Cheape

The conventional history of our ‘national instrument’ fails to support our conviction of its antiquity and continuity, and an ancient Great Highland Bagpipe is difficult to detect in the surviving material culture. What survives offers a lively story of links to Europe and the Baroque era and transcends the national identities of Scotland’s, Ireland’s and England’s bagpipes. NPC Auditorium. FREE

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Lunchtime Recital – Callum Beaumont

Hear Callum Beaumont, the youngest ever Clasp winner and Inveraray and District member perform in recital. NPC Auditorium. Tickets £7.50 / £6

2:00pm

TNPC Piobaireachd Tutorbook Launch

Take a look at this brand new book for learning Piobaireachd and its online resources from The National Piping Centre. NPC Auditorium. FREE

3:00pm

Come and Try Gaelic

Learn the basics of Gaelic from a fluent speaker. Robertson Room. FREE

4.00pm

DrumWriter DrumWriter is a world-first 100% web browser-based pipe Software Launch band drum score editing tool. Come along to find out from creator Kirk Potter how it could revolutionise pipe band drum score writing, teaching, rehearsals and how it promotes collaboration. NPC Auditorium. FREE

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Malt Whisky Tasting


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Festival Club

Come and enjoy our late night sessions. Tonight’s event features Mladá Dudácká Muzika, NovaMusa and David Shedden & Calum Morrison. Sponsored by MG Reeds Tickets £6 12

George Square All events in George Square are free to attend 12noon Come and try piping



New York Metro Pipe Band, USA


Midlothian Scottish Pipe Band, USA


Auckland and District Pipe Band, Auckland, New Zealand


Join the Cuncordia a Launeddas as they perform ancient Sardinian music on our Live Music stage.


Robert Malcom Memorial and Simon Fraser University Pipe Bands, British Columbia, Canada


David Shedden and Calum Morrison will perform as a pipe and guitar duo.


North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Band, Scotland


Chris Ormiston will showcase the music of the Northumbrian Pipes.



College of Piping 12noon Piobaireachd of the Day

Today’s Piobaireachd will be from double Gold Medallist Douglas Murray. Tickets £5 / £4 available on the door


Today’s Pipe Band is Police Scotland Fife Pipe Band. Tickets £5 / £4 available on the door

Strathclyde Suite at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 7:30pm International Quartet Competition

Join 8 top bands as they compete to be champions 2017! Participants this year are 2016 quartet champions Inveraray and District, Simon Fraser University, 2016 World Champions Field Marshal Montgomery, Boghall and Bathgate, 78th Fraser Highlanders, Toronto Police, Dowco Triumph Street and Auckland and District Pipe Bands. Tickets £16.50 / £14.50 Sponsored by RT Shepherd and Sons

The Convent Chapel, St Aloysius College 10:00am CLASP Grade 3 Competition

Competition League of Amateur Solo Pipers – World Solo Piping Championship Grade 3. FREE Sponsored by Wallace Bagpipes For more information visit www.theclasp.co.uk

2016 Quartet Champions: Inveraray and District

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Wednesday 9th August

Street Café All events in the Street Café are free to attend 12noon Allan MacDonald and Seonaidh MacIntyre

This fantastic duo will bring bellows piping, Gaelic song, whistles and more to the Street Café.

George Square All events in George Square are free to attend 12noon Come and try piping



North Stratton Pipe Band, Alberta, Canada


Highland Thistle Pipe Band, Buenos Aires, Argentina


Kevin R Blandford Memorial Pipe Band, California, USA


Enjoy west coast music at its best with Allan MacDonald and Seonaidh MacIntyre as they showcase their bellows piping duo, with Gaelic song, whistles and more.

Sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes

1:00pm Emerging Talent Join our emerging talent for today, Scott Garden and – Scott Garden & Scott Figgins who present a whistle/guitar duo. Scott Figgins Sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes 2:00pm McCallum Bagpipes presents…

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Heat three of our fantastic Under 21 solo piping competition. Today’s competitors are: Ryan CupplesMenendez (Northern Ireland), Christopher Happs (Scotland), Lewis MacDonald (New Zealand), Craig Davidson (Scotland) Sponsored by Fred Morrison Pipes Northumbrian Piper Chris Ormiston will showcase the music of this special instrument. Sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes


MacMillan Pipe Band, Virginia, USA

5:00pm Street Café Sessions – Chris Ormiston


Scott Garden and Scott Figgins present their own brand of folk with their whistle/guitar duo.


Grade 1 newcomers Johnstone Pipe Band will hold an open practice. Sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes


Pipe Band Club Sydney, Australia


Hear Nordic drone music from this talented Swedish duo, as they offer a riveting take on Scandinavian music.

The National Piping Centre 10.00am Family Fun Day

Come and have fun with bagpipes and drums, face painting and arts & crafts, as well as an amazing Magician! NPC Auditorium. Tickets £2.50 per child

11am & Museum Tours 3pm


12noon Come and Try


12noon The Piobaireachd of John MacKay, Raasay: Clues from the Eliza Ross Manuscript

A lecture-recital from Professor Josh Dickson of RCS featuring examples of pibroch in the style of John MacKay, Raasay, as suggested by the transcriptions of Elizabeth Ross, the niece of the laird of Raasay, in 1812. NPC Auditorium. FREE

1.00pm Lunchtime Recital – Jack Lee

Hear Jack Lee, former Glenfiddich solo piping champion perform in recital. NPC Auditorium. Tickets £7.50 / £6 Sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes

1.00pm Piping at a Higher Level – RCS Study

Join Professor Josh Dickson, Head of Traditional Music as he leads a Q&A about the further study opportunities for piping at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Collinson Room. FREE

2:30pm Jock’s Jocks

This emotionally charged one act musical play by Dr Gary West pays tribute to the men of the North East of Scotland who fought in the Great War, based on memories collected by Jock Duncan. NPC Auditorium. £5

3:00pm Come and Try Gaelic

Learn the basics of Gaelic from a fluent speaker. Robertson Room. FREE

5:00pm Glasgow Gin Club

Join Glasgow Gin Club for this intimate tasting event in the Museum of Piping. Tickets £15. (Over 18s Only)

7:30pm Lowland and Borders Pipers’ Society

This fantastic concert will showcase the lowland and borders piping traditions, with performances by Harta, Curmudgeon and Mike Katz. NPC Auditorium Tickets £15 / £12.50


Come and enjoy our late night sessions. Tonight’s event features an EP launch by Ross Miller and Charlie Stewart, Northumbrian piper Chris Ormiston and Scott Garden and Scott Figgins. NPC Auditorium. Tickets £6 Sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes 14




Competition League of Amateur Solo Pipers – World Solo Piping Championship Grade 2. FREE Sponsored by Wallace Bagpipes For more information visit www.theclasp.co.uk

Kelvin Hall 5.30pm

Moving Image Archive Piping Retrospective

Why not visit the screen room at Kelvinhall and delve into the music and screen archive of piping, folk music and traditional arts through the years, as recorded in the NLS Screen Archive. In partnership with National Library of Moving Image Archive. FREE

College of Piping 12noon Piobaireachd of the Day

Today’s Piobaireachd will be from Canadian composer and performer Michael Grey. Tickets £5 / £4 available on the door


Today’s Pipe Band is People’s Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band. Tickets £5 / £4 available on the door

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Thursday 10th August Street Café All events in the Street Café are free to attend 12noon Pipe Idol Heat 4

The final heat of our fantastic Under 21 solo piping competition. Today’s competitors are: Kian Johnstone (Germany), James Dyson (Canada), Ally MacLean (Scotland), Lewis Russell (Scotland). Sponsored by Fred Morrison Pipes

George Square Most events today in George Square are free to attend 11:30am Piping Live! Trad Trail

Brought to you by Glasgow Music City Tours, the twohour Trad Trail tells the tale of Piping Live! and traces the story of Glasgow’s folk and roots scene. Tickets £12.

12noon Come and try piping



Kamloops Pipe Band Society, British Columbia, Canada


MacMillan Birtles Pipe Band, Virginia, USA.

1.20pm Pipe Band Performance

Scottish Fire and Rescue Novice Juvenile Pipe Band, Scotland.


Join Breton duo Steven Bodénès and Sylvain Hamon with their take on traditional music from the Gavotte area of Brittany.

2:00pm Wallace Bagpipes presents…

An intimate Red Hot Chilli Pipers performance on their custom Wallace Bagpipes followed by a Meet & Greet.

3:30pm Toropilli Jussi

This amazing Estonian duo will showcase the piping folk traditions of their country.

4:30pm CLASP World Solo Piping Championships – Results presentation

Result and trophy presentation from the World Solo Piping Championships and overall League Winners from 2016/2017 season.

5:00pm Emerging Talent – Eddie and Luc

Join emerging talent duo Eddie and Luc at the Street Café for a performance of foot tapping reels and heartfelt ballads.

2:30pm Piping Live! Trad Trail

Brought to you by Glasgow Music City Tours, the twohour Trad Trail tells the tale of Piping Live! and traces the story of Glasgow’s folk and roots scene. Tickets £12

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Jefferson Pipe Band, California/Oregon, USA.


Join emerging talent duo Eddie and Luc at our George Square Live Stage.


Davidson Mains Pipe Band, Edinburgh, Scotland


Armagh Pipers Club take to the stage to give us some rousing Irish tunes.


Sponsored by Wallace Bagpipes

New to Grade 1 this year, hear the Police Service of Northern Ireland in an open practice. Sponsored by Wallace Bagpipes

The National Piping Centre 11am & Museum Tours 3pm


12noon Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Music Book Launch

Celebrate the launch of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Pipe Music Tunes, composed by men who served in the Regiment and whittled down to a final selection by an expert committee. Join some of the committee, along with top players, as they perform music from this new collection. NPC Auditorium. FREE

12noon Come and Try


2:00pm Lunchtime Recital – Willie McCallum

Hear Willie McCallum, the record-holding 8 time Glenfiddich Solo Piping champion perform in recital . NPC Auditorium. Tickets £7.50 / £6 Sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes

3:30pm Preposterous: Tales to Follow by Bill Livingstone

Bill Livingstone launches the publication of Preposterous: Tales to Follow, his long awaited memoirs! Bill will read selections from the book and hold a Q&A. Hosted by Stuart Liddell. Sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes. NPC Auditorium. Free

3:00pm Gaelic Taster Session

Learn the basics of Gaelic from a fluent speaker. The Highland Library. Free

5:00pm Malt Whisky Tasting



Come along to our legendary late night sessions. Tonight’s event features: The Armagh Pipers Club, Fin Moore and Sarah Hoy Trio, Dråm and Eddie and Luc NPC Auditorium. Tickets £6 Sponsored by MG Reeds 16



Strathclyde Suite at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 5:00pm Pipe Idol: The Grand Final

Join us in the Strathclyde Suite as the winners of the four heats battle it out to be the ultimate Pipe Idol for 2017! Tickets £10 / £7.50 Sponsored by Fred Morrison Pipes

7:30pm Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies Memorial Recital Challenge

This great night of piping will see four top pipers perform a medley of their favourite tunes. This will be free form piping at its very best! This year’s players are: Stuart Liddell, Angus MacColl, Finlay Johnston and Ian K MacDonald. Tickets £12.50 / £10 Sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes

College of Piping 10:30am Piping Trade Show

Come along and meet reedmakers and pipe makers. Discuss your own needs, band set up and more with some of the top reed and pipe makers including Wallace Bagpipes, Chris Armstrong Pipes/ X-treme Reeds and G1 Reed Makers. FREE

12noon Piobaireachd of the Day

Today’s Piobaireachd will be from reed maker, Gold Medallist and World Pipe Band Champion, Donald MacPhee. Tickets £5 / £4 available on the door


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Friday 11th August Street Café All events in the Street Café are free to attend 12noon Street Café Sessions Armagh Pipers Club

Join the newest crop of young talented Irish musicians from Armagh.

1:00pm Street Café Sessions - Fin Moore and Sarah Hoy Trio

The Fin Moore and Sarah Hoy Trio present a laid back afternoon of music on the pipes and fiddle.

Sponsored by Fusion Urban Bagpipe Case

George Square All events in George Square are free to attend 12noon World Pipe Band Join us in George Square for a parade of bands and Championships - presentation by The World Pipe Band Championships. Beat The Retreat 2:00pm Music in the Square

Piper/producer and NPC instructor John Mulhearn will be performing a set of his own pipe and whistle compositions - alongside carefully curated tunes from the traditional canon - accompanied by Michael Bryan on guitar.


Glasgow City Pipe Band, Glasgow, Scotland


Join the Friel Sisters as they present their brand of evocative traditional Irish Music.

4.15pm Pipe Band Performance

Strathaven and District Pipe Band, Scotland


Join Toropilli Jussi, an amazing Estonian Piping Duo, as they showcase the folk traditions of their country.

Sponsored by Fusion Urban Bagpipe Case

2:00pm Street Café Join Breton duo Steven Bodénès and Sylvain Hamon with Sessions – their take on traditional music from the Gavotte area of Bodénès|Hamon Brittany. Sponsored by Fusion Urban Bagpipe Case 3:30pm Street Café Sessions – John Mulhearn and Friends

Piper, producer and NPC instructor John Mulhearn will be performing a set of his own pipe and whistle compositions, alongside carefully curated tunes from the traditional canon, accompanied by Michael Bryan on guitar. Sponsored by Fusion Urban Bagpipe Case

5:00pm Street Café Sessions – Brighde Chaimbeul

Brighde, a talented young piper from Skye will be joined by Innes White on Guitar to close the Street Café for 2017. Sponsored by Fusion Urban Bagpipe Case



Drygate 7:30pm Peatbog Faeries and Jose Manuel Tejedor Trio

Join us at Drygate for a fantastic night of international folk music! The Peatbog Faeries from Skye will be rockin’ their signature style and music from the brilliant Asturian piper Jose Manuel Tejedor performing in his trio. Don’t miss out! Tickets £15 / £12.50.

Glasgow Green 9:00am World Pipe Band Grade 1 Qualification is at stake today in the preliminary Championships round of the World Pipe Band Championships From £5 in advance For ticket details see www.theworlds.co.uk

Peatbog Faeries

The National Piping Centre 11am & 3pm

Museum Tours


12noon Come and Try


6:00pm Piping Live! presents Glasgow Gin Club

Join Glasgow Gin Club for this intimate tasting event in the Museum of Piping. The Museum of Piping. Tickets £15 (Over 18s Only)


Come along to our legendary late night sessions. Tonight’s event features: Brighde Chaimbeul, Toropilli Jussi and John Mulhearn and Michael Bryan. NPC Auditorium. Tickets £6

Armagh Pipers Club

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Saturday 12th August

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Glasgow Green 9:00am The World Pipe Band Championships 2017

Glasgow welcomes the World Pipe Band Championships back to Glasgow Green. Pipe Bands from across the globe will descend upon Glasgow to compete to become World Champions 2017. This competition is truly global with over 200 bands and 8,000 pipers and drummers travelling from Canada, USA and New Zealand, as well as closer to home. There are also fantastic family events, Highland Dancing and Heavy events. For more information go to www.theworlds.co.uk Tickets from £6 in advance

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The National Piping Centre 9:00pm The After World’s This late night ceilidh starts at 9pm, with the Shimmy Shindig Ceilidh Grand Ceilidh Band, who will have you Canadian Barndancing, Strip-the-willowing and so much more in their own inimitable style. With sets including “Blame it on the Ceilidh Band” and “Shut Up and Ceilidh Dance”. Get your dancing shoes out for this very special ceilidh that will go on to the wee hours. Tickets £12 / £10

Sunday 13th August The National Piping Centre 3:00pm Gordon Duncan Memorial Competition

It’s over a decade since this pioneer of piping music passed away. To celebrate Gordon Duncan’s life and work, three pipers from Scotland, Brittany and Ireland will battle it out over 3 sets of Scottish, Irish and Breton tunes, to be crowned the champion piper 2017. NPC Auditorium. Tickets £7.50 / £6 Sponsored by The Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust and McCallum Bagpipes

7.30pm Battlefield Band

Wrapping up Piping Live! 2017 in style will be The Battlefield Band, one of the great institutions of Scottish traditional music. Inspired by their rich heritage and fired by the strength and vibrancy of today’s Scottish cultural scene, which they have done much to create and fuel, their seamless fusion of ancient and contemporary music and song has continually evolved over the decades, confirming their position as vital composers and interpreters at the forefront of a living tradition. NPC Auditorium. Tickets £15 / £12.50

AN UNFORGETTABLE FAMILY WEEKEND! KIDS’ ZONE · SCOTTISH FOOD VILLAGE · HIGHLAND DANCING WORLDS HIGHLAND GAMES · DRUM MAJOR COMPETITIONS

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