• Inveran solid silver-mounted, African blackwood. pipes; made in
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2000; fitted with new bag, water trap, new reeds in drones and chanter, re-hemped and polished. Inveran chanter plus additional chanter made by Sinclair of Leith. Pipes and chanters in excellent order; also included in the sale are several books and music. Reasonable price asked; contact P Philips, Headmaster’s House, Cundall, North Yorkshire YO61 2RW; tel: 01423 360 200
Celtic Connections
Pipers and bands featuring in January’s festival in Glasgow are: Fred Morrison (Tues 31st Jan 7.30pm Main Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall).The 28th Jan is the main piping day with Lothian and Borders Police and the Spirit of Scotland bands featuring in a concert in the same venue. Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson premiere their new trios at the Piping Centre Sat 28th Jan 8pm, a venue which will also play host to a Gordon Duncan Memorial Piping Recital on Sun 29th Jan 1pm. Ceolas – a celebration of the Uist festival of Gaelic arts – will feature Rona Lightfoot, Angus MacKenzie and more.
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Piping Times Bagpipe Day
The Bagpipe Society (a piping society based in England) have announced that Saturday 10th March 2012 will be the first ever International Bagpipe Day, a day to celebrate the world’s pipes and piping traditions. They are inviting people to
organise grassroots events in Britain, Europe and beyond – talks, lectures, school visits, museum events, concerts, gigs and dances.A spokeswoman said: ‘Have you a collection of bagpipes? Why not display them in your local museum? Do you play in a band? Why not organise a dance? Can you give a talk to your nearest school or local history society? Or what about a ‘come and try the bagpipes’ or ‘meet the maker’ session? Events can be advertised free of charge at www.bagpipesociety.org.uk or pos- ted on Facebook at www.facebook. com/internationalbagpipeday. ‘To mark the day the Society is
organising an international piping conference, concert and ball at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.With a stellar line-up of European pipers this promises to be an unforgettable occasion. If you’d like to attend or to give a paper you can find out more at www.bagpipesociety.org. uk .’