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■ Piobaireachd of the Day College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 12.30pm. £5. Classic Ceol Mor with Robert Wallace and guest pipers. Part of Piping Live!. ■ Lunchtime Recital The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1pm. £8 (£6). A selection of some of the best pipers including Stuart Liddell (9 Aug); Glenn Brown (10 Aug); Angus MacColl (11 Aug) and Willie McCallum (12 Aug). Part of Piping Live!. ■ Orain nam Piobairean CCA, Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 1pm. £5. A series of workshops focusing on Seudan (9 Aug); free rhythm in Ceol Mor and song (10 Aug); Strathspeys or old Highland reels (11 Aug) and Canntaireached with Rona Lightfoot (12 Aug). ■ Workshop Series College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 1pm. £5. Workshops highlighting various aspects of piping care, musical technique and history. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Live Music at the Street Cafe The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 1.15pm. Lunch time sessions from Ru-ra (9 Aug), Finlay McDonald & Chris Stout (10 Aug), Patrick Morland (11 Aug) and Marco Foxo (12 Aug). Part of Piping Live!. FREE Bagpipes of the World George Square, 1.45pm. Talks, demos and recitals of piping traditions form around the world focussing on English Piping (9 Aug); Breton Piping (10 Aug); Galician Piping (11 Aug) and Irish Piping (12 Aug). Part of Piping Live!. FREE Barlush The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 2pm. Piping session. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Fred Morrison Reel Pipes Pipe Idol The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 3pm. Four of the worlds best young pipers will battle it out each day to be this years Pipe Idol. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Live at the Art Exhibition George Square, 3pm. A daily dose of live pipe music featuring Frapigan (9 Aug), Fraser Fifield (10 Aug), Ecletnica Pagus (11 Aug) and Armagh Pipers Club (12 Aug). Part of Piping Live!. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 4.45pm. Sessions from Peebles bagpipe maker Julian Goodacre (9 Aug), Frapigan (10 Aug), Rough Tides (11 Aug) and Pipedown (12 Aug). Part of Piping Live!. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 5.30pm. Evening sessions from LA Scots Pipe Band (9 Aug), Inveraray & District Pipe Band (11 Aug) and Oran Mor Pipe Band (12 Aug). Part of Piping Live!. FREE Piping on the Clyde The Ferry, Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 7pm. Wallace Bagpipes in association with College of Piping Radio present performances from House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehad, Torphichen and Bathgate, the Pipe Band Club, Sydney and Donald McKenzie ‘The Cosmic Piper’. Part of Piping Live!. ■ Piping Live! Opening Concert 2010 Royal Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £16 (£12). The week-long bagpipe extravaganza kicks off with a big concert by Seudan, Ecletnica Pagus and The Battlefield Band, mixing traditional classics with original works Check out the GreatOffers on page 12
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Piping Live! This is always a huge deal in the world of traditional music – when 30,000 visitors, and 8000 pipers from around the globe descend on Glasgow for the annual International Piping
Festival. This year’s highlights include evening concerts by Capercaillie,The Treacherous Orchestra, The Battlefield Band and Julie Fowlis, as well as workshops, recitals, and the ‘Pipe Idol’ competition. It all ends with the incredible spectacle of The World Pipe Band Championships, where 40,000 spectators gather on Glasgow Green. ■ Piping Live! Glasgow’s International Piping Festival, various venues and times, Mon 9–Sun 15 Aug. The full programme can be found at www.pipinglive.co.uk.
on various instruments, including, of course various bagpipes. Part of Piping Live!. ■ Dàimh The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10pm. £10. A special late night show from the dynamic pan-Celtic international band formed in Marvin. Part of Piping Live!. Callander ■ Bring in the Spirit Rob Roy and the Trossachs Visitor Centre, Ancaster Square, 01877 330342. 8pm. £7.50 (£5); family ticket £20. See Thu 5.
Linlithgow ■ Linlithgow Scotch Hop Linlithgow Palace, Kirkgate, 01506 842896. Times vary. £7.50. See Thu 5.
Tuesday 10 Glasgow ■ Summer Piping School The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 9am. £80. See Mon 9. FREE Pipe Band Photograph & Memorabilia Exhibition The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. See Mon 9. FREE Shotts – 100 Years The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. See Mon 9. FREE The Pipers Trails George Square, 10am. See Mon 9. ■ Family Fun Day The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am–3pm. £2.50 per adult and child; 50p each extra child. Drumming demos, tours, face- painting, Highland dancing and fun for all the family. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Piping in the Square George Square, 11am–6pm. See Mon 9. ■ Come & Try Session The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street,
Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 2.30pm. £2. See Mon 9. FREE Museum Tour The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 3pm. See Mon 9. FREE Live Music at the Street Cafe The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. noon. See Mon 9. FREE Pipe Up The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. noon. See Mon 9. ■ Orain nam Piobairean: Gaelic Taster Session CCA, Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 12.30pm. £2. See Mon 9. ■ Piobaireachd of the Day College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 12.30pm. £5. See Mon 9. ■ Lunchtime Recital The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1pm. £8 (£6). See Mon 9. ■ Orain nam Piobairean CCA, Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 1pm. £5. See Mon 9. ■ Workshop Series College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 1pm. £5. See Mon 9. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 1.15pm. See Mon 9. FREE Bagpipes of the World George Square, 1.45pm. See Mon 9. FREE Barluath The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 2pm. Presented by BeggBagpipes.com. Part of Piping Live!. ■ Todd’s Bar Masters Drumming Recital Lord Todd Bar, Campus Village, University of Strathclyde, 548 2435. 2pm. £10. Featuring Jim Kilpatrick, Reid Maxwell, Barry Wilson, Blair Brown, Steven McWhirter and more. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Fred Morrison Reel Pipes Pipe Idol The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 3pm. See Mon 9. FREE Live at the Art Exhibition George Square, 3pm. See Mon 9. FREE Live Music at the Street Cafe The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 4.45pm. See Mon 9. FREE The World Pipe Band Championships 2010 Presents George Square, 5pm. Street theatre and a fusion of traditional and contemporary Scottish dance and musical performances from Highland Fusion, Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra and roving fun with the Kilted Caricaturist. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Dàimh The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 6pm. Taking its name from the Gaelic word for ‘kinship’, Dàimh includes members from Canada, the US, Ireland and Scotland, launching new album Diversions. Part of Piping Live!. ■ The Silver Cap Competition Lord Todd Bar, Campus Village, University of Strathclyde, 548 2435. 7pm. £10. Second year for this solo piping competition featuring Willie McCallum, Angus MacColl, Stuart Liddell, Jack Lee and Pipe Major Gordon Walker, see www.silvercap.co.uk for more info. Part of Piping Live!. ■ The RT Shepherd International Quartet Competition Royal Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £16 (£12). Pipe band showdown as judges hidden amongst the audience while competitors play a March, Strathspey and Reel and a Medley. Featuring St Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band, ScottishPower Pipe Band, Bagad Cap Caval, Inveraray & District Pipe Band, LA Scots Pipe Band, The Pipe Band Club and The 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band . Part of Piping Live!.