The College of Piping
16-24 Otago Street
Glasgow, G12 8JH
Scotland


- Fife Const PB win their 1st contest at Dunbar
- Simon McKerrall wins the Wm Livingstone Invitational, Ontario; James McHattie wins Piob with MacNeill of Barra's March; McKerrall 2nd with Mrs McLeod of Talisker
- Reminder: Northern Meeting entries need to be in by May 31; entry fees £40 for two or more contests £30 for one!
- For World PB Champs tickets call +44 141 564 4242
- British Legion Piob: 1 N Hall 2 R Weir 3 W McIntyre 4 P McGregor; M: 1 J Craig 2 R Cowan 3 R Weir 4 L Barclay; S&R: 1 P McGregor 2 R Cowan 3 R Weir 4 N Hall; H&J: 1 R Weir 2 R Cowan 3 N Hall 4 P McGregor; Overall: R Weir; Runner-up: R Cowan.
- Highland and Islands 'P' & 'A' Grade Piob: 1 G Walker (Children) 2 S Liddell (IP Morag) 3 I Smith (Dro o Dro) 4 J Murray (Capt. MacDougall); MSR: 1 J Murray 2 G Walker 3 S Liddell 4 C Beaumont; Judges: I MacFadyen, J Wilson; 'B' Piob: 1 I Marshall (Corrienessan) 2 G Bruce (W Spree) 3 I Finlayson (M of Raasay) 4 C Campbell (R of MacPhees); MSR 1: P Whyte 2 I Finlayson 3 I Marshall 4 S Hannah; Judges: R Wallace, N Mulvie.
- The late P/M Ronald Lawrie features on the Piob. Soc site playing part of MacNab's Sal.; get your May PT a full obituary on this much loved piper
-'Young Pipers in Concert' : excerpts on CoP Radio from May 15
- CoP End of Term competition June 25; open to all students, members, affiliated bands, summer school students, Carbisdale people, Winter School veterans, California school visitors; categories for all levels; Entry Form
- Argyll Bagpipes and Kilts creditors meeting May 16; call 0141 248 8339
- Shotts and Dykehead pre-Worlds concert; 'Caledonia' book here
- Scottish Championship Draw; 24th May, Levengrove Park, Dumbarton
- Skye Gathering entry details and forms here
- Piob Soc site has official list of Set Tunes for 2009 (listed below 2008 tunes)
- College @ Carbisdale 2009 dates March 29 - April 4
- Check out CoP TV for recent Breton music concert
- CoP Shop best sellers this week: 1 Shepherd reeds; 2 Sound Seasoning 3 College Tutor Part One and CDROM 4 Wallace full imit. p. chanter 5 Williams reeds
- California Summer School June 20 to June 27 inc. at San Diego Univ. campus; register now here.
- May 9 - read Editor's blog - Ontario
- Piob. Soc. tunes available individually; authentic scores with alternative settings/notes: £2 per tune; mp3 of how to play: £2
- CoP Radio April show features Robert Watt, Stuart Liddell, SFU, Capt John Maclellan and Jakez Pincet