A pre-announcement from our friend and member, Stephen Rooklidge: Facebook Page: Shasta Piping Society It is nice to see this very successful event return. Some very exciting new pibrochs were submitted, along with a majority[…]
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Shasta Piping Society – Original Piobaireachd Music Competition Results
Our club member Stephen Rooklidge, the force behind the Shasta Piping Society, announced the results of what we hope will be the first of many Original Piobaireachd Music competitions. Judges Rab Wallace, Bill Livingstone and Mike[…]
Medieval Gaelic harp setup and repertory
At Scoil na gCláirseach last month I presented a lecture and a workshop on the medieval Gaelic harp traditions. The lecture outlined my recent work on the setup and tuning of the medieval Gaelic harps,[…]
2016 Piobaireachd Society Presentations
For those of you interested in hearing the 1-hour presentation I gave in Scotland last month, the Piobaireachd Society has graciously allowed us to connect to the YouTube video of the talk. Simon Chadwick’s brilliant presentation[…]
Invermark College of Piping: Piobaireachd Seminar
5 – 7 February 2016 Invermark College of Piping is pleased to announce our next Piobaireachd Seminar with Donald F. Lindsay. This seminar will focus on selected tunes from the new Piobaireachd Society Book 16 as[…]
Shasta Piping Society Prize Pipe Competition
Shasta Piping Society Prize Pipe Recital Competition will be held April, 9th, 2016. Location is the Old City Hall, 1313 Market St., Redding, California from 7pm to 9 pm. Information for amateur competitors of all[…]
2014 Piobaireachd Society Conference
With the upcoming 2015 Piobaireachd Society Conference happening soon, we wish to alert you to some marvelous presentations from last year. For the full set, visit here. Of particular interest: Murray Henderson‘s presentation on competition[…]