Celtic Piping & Drumming at the National Celtic Festival, Portarlington

Get ready for the Celtic Piping & Drumming Program at the National Celtic Festival at Portarlington, Victoria during the long weekend in June (8 - 11).

This event (on the Sunday of the Festival) will include various piping workshops, massed bands, small group and solo Celtic piping & drumming contests, and a concert showcasing bands featuring various Celtic bagpipes.

The contests are open to any Celtic bagpipe - players of small pipes, border pipes & UP are particularly encouraged to enter.

More information about the CPD as well as massed band and contest application forms are available on the Festival website: www.nationalcelticfestival.com - under the Applications menu.

ALL MASSED BAND AND CONTEST PERFORMERS WILL RECEIVE A PASS TO THE FESTIVAL

See you there!

New LBPS website

The Lowland & Border Pipers' Society (LBPS) website has been completely made over. It is now modern and easy to navigate and use :) Check it out now!

Piping Workshops - Warrnambool

Well, it's that time of the year again...applications are now open for the South West Coast Piper Drummer workshops in Warrnambool from 29 April to 1 May 2011.

Application Form

Come along for a great weekend of playing, learning & fun. Workshops include Great Highland Bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes, snare, tenor and bass drums as well as Drum Majoring. The smallpipe workshops will include working on technique, tuning and common tunes for sessions.

More information is available from the Warrnambool & District Pipes & Drums website. Book now to secure your place.
See you there!

For Sale

3/4 (Parlour) pipes - Glens, circa 1897/1905. Cocus wood and ivory with a new bag, recently overhauled and set up. $950.00.

Wooden Whistle in D - by Michael Grinter. As new. $370.00.

22 String Harp - 3 octaves, plus 1 note (from C below middle C). Nylon strung with a few base metal strings. A full complement of nylon and also a full complement set of metal string supplied. $450.00.

Contact Jill McWilliam on phone (03) 5475 1628 or mcwilliamj@hotmail.com.

Smallpipe workshop at Celtica, Adelaide 4-5 Dec 2010

I will be running a Scottish smallpipe workshop at Celtica, a fantastic Celtic Music & Art Festival in Adelaide. The Festival is on the 4-5 Dec 2010. The piping workshop is currently scheduled for Saturday 4 Dec. Keep an eye out for details.
http://www.celticafestival.com.au/celtica.html

Celtic Piping & Drumming Program - National Celtic Festival

Get ready for the Celtic Piping & Drumming Program at the National Celtic Festival at Portarlington, Victoria during the long weekend in June (11 - 14).

This event (on the Sunday of the Festival) will include smallpipe & uilleann pipe workshops, massed bands, small group and solo Celtic piping & drumming contests, and a concert featuring various Celtic bagpipes. The contests are open to any Celtic bagpipe - players of small pipes, border pipes & UP are particularly encouraged to enter.

More information about the P&D Program as well as massed band and contest application forms are available on the Festival website: www.nationalcelticfestival.com - under the Applications menu.

Note: Application close 14 May 2010 and places will be limited.

ALL MASSED BAND AND CONTEST PERFORMERS WILL RECEIVE A DAY PASS TO THE FESTIVAL

South West Coast Piper Drummer workshops

Applications are now open for the South West Coast Piper Drummer workshops are on again in Warrnambool during 7 - 9 May 2010.

Application Form and more info is available from the Warrnambool & District Pipes & Drums website. Come along for a great weekend of playing, learning & fun. Workshops include Great Highland Bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes, snare, tenor and bass drums as well as Drum Majoring and Highland Dancing. Book now to secure your place.