A journey through the history of this wonderful instrument. You will learn some stories behind our bagpipe tunes, which are then played by Willie McCallum. You will see where the melodies were composed, where the names come from or for which person a melody was written. Around 3,000 melodies have already been researched and written down in 3 different books: the old times, the golden times and the modern times. Enjoy a musical afternoon full of history and secret knowledge.

The Venue

The centre serves as a national and international centre of excellence for the great Highland Bagpipe and its music.

The Festival Site with the Centre Stage and Bothy Tent, as our food and drink tents will be on outside here on McPhater Street.

PLEASE BE AWARE

• You will need a Festival Site Day ticket (or Week Pass) to access the events from the 11th -15th of August e.g. you will need a Tuesday Festival Site ticket (or week pass) to access the Tuesday Lunchtime Recital and Learn@Live events. Please only purchase indoor events for the days you have a site ticket or pass for. 
• If you arrive at the Festival Site without a valid day/week entry ticket you will be required to buy one at the door.