What Talented Pipers!

Gordon Walker and young Brighde Campbell from Sleat, Isle of Skye entertained a big audience in Dingwall's Tulloch Castle Hotel.  Well over 90 people braved the dark February evening to hear these two very gifted and musical pipers perform.  Gordon played his silver mounted Naill bagpipe with a McCallum chanter.  What a sweet sound!

Both pipers played two sessions, which is unusual for the junior support piper, but Brighde was up for it.  The evening was full of quality 2/4 Competition Marches which would have pleased many of the audience drawn from east and west, north and south.  Many facing a long journey home, but the smiles on the faces of the audience showed that they knew they had been truly entertained.

National Piobaireachd Champion

Charles MacDonald, Ross & Cromarty Schools Pipes and Drums Band member and also a member of Inverness Piping Society, returned north from the 2010 Open Piping Competitions held in the National Piping Centre in Glasgow with the 1st Prize for the under-15 Piobaireachd. Charles played an outstanding 'Mary MacLeod' to take the prize, our congratulations.  The February competition was open to pipers from across the UK and Ireland, so Charles had stiff competition to shrug off!
Charles has started coming to the Piping Society meetings in Inverness and is one of the band of young pipers who do so.  The atmosphere is quite relaxed and a good place to practice - in front of a 'home crowd' would be a fair description.

CD's of Bagpipe Music for Sale

Gordon Walker will bring a selection of CDs featuring his bagpipe playing when he comes to Tulloch Castle on Saturday 27 February.  The CDs will be on sale during the interval, so come prepared.  You might spot one you didn't have!

Tulloch Castle Recital Go-Ahead

Tulloch Castle's Grand Hall will be the venue for Gordon Walker's recital on Saturday 27 February.  The admission prices are £8 for adults, £4 for juniors.  Members pay £6 for adults and £2 for Juniors.  I would advise coming at 7.30pm, the programme will start at 8.00pm.  Bring along a friend, maybe someone who has never been to a recital before, do your bit to widen interest in the music of the Highland Bagpipe.