Bann/Ceòlas

The National Piping Centre

Bann/Ceòlas

The National Piping Centre

Piping Live is delighted to present an exciting new commission celebrating incredible professional female piping talent.


Tha Piping Live air leth toilichte an coimisean ùr sònraichte seo a thaisbeanadh a’ comharrachadh pìobairean boireann proifeasanta.

Date and time

2025-08-12 19:30:00

Venue

The National Piping Centre

Tickets

Tickets: £20 Std / £18 Over 65s + Under 16s + £1.50 booking fee per ticket
For access to this event, you will need to come to the Piping Live! Festival Site entrance. 

Entry will be open strictly at 7.00pm, if you do not have a Tuesday day festival ticket (or week pass) you will not be able to enter before 7.00pm.   

Piping Live is delighted to present an exciting new commission celebrating incredible professional female piping talent. Curated by the exceptional piper and Gaelic speaker, Brìghde Chaimbeul, the show will also feature world class performers Louise Mulcahy on uilleann pipes whose groundbreaking research on women in uilleann piping has received worldwide critical acclaim, Isle of Man fiddler Isla Callister, Gaelic singer Kirsty-Ann McInnes and Highland multi-instrumentalist Ingrid Henderson. Featuring Gaelic, Gaeilge and Manx languages in a never seen before line-up of exceptional musicians - this is a performance not to be missed! This show is in partnership with Eden Court’s Under Canvas festival and funded by Maoin nan Ealan Gàidhlig.

Tha Piping Live air leth toilichte an coimisean ùr sònraichte seo a thaisbeanadh a’ comharrachadh pìobairean boireann proifeasanta. Air a stiùireach le pìobaire agus neach- labhairt na Gàidhlig air leth, Brìghde Chaimbeul, còmhla rithe bidh Louise Mulcahy air a’ phìob uilleann a tha air moladh mòr fhaighinn air feadh an t-saoghail airson a rannsachadh air boireanaich ann am pìobaireachd uilleann, am fidhleir à Eilean Mhanainn Isla Callister, an seinneadair Gàidhlig Kirsty-Ann NicAonghais agus Gàidheal a chluicheas iomadh ionnsramàid Ingrid NicEanraig. Le Gàidhlig, Gaeilge agus Manainis le luchd-ciùil air leth - na caill a-mach air seo! Tha an taisbeanadh seo ann an com-pàirteachas le Under Canvas aig Eden Court agus le maoineachadh bho Maoin nan Ealan Gàidhlig.


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Ceòlas has grown from a week-long summer school into a full-time Gaelic organisation, dedicated to celebrating and sharing our language, music, dance, and culture. Under Canvas is proud to be part of Ceòlas’ 30th anniversary celebrations. Representing Ceòlas with a fantastic line-up of musicians and dancers are:

  •  Sheena Peteranna – pipes, flute, whistles
  •  Megan Henderson – fiddle, vocals, step-dance
  •  Ingrid Henderson – piano, clàrsach
  •  Sandra Robertson – step-dance


Tha Ceòlas air fàs bho bhith na sgoil samhraidh seachdain gu bhith na buidheann Gàidhlig làn-ùine a’ comharrachadh agus a’ taisbeanadh ar cànan, ceòl, dannsa agus cultar. Tha Under Canvas air leth toilichte a bhith mar phàirt de chomharrachadh 30 bliadhna de Cheòlas. A’ riochdachadh Ceòlas le sreath iongantach de luchd-ciùil agus dannsairean bidh:

  •  Sheena Peteranna - pìob, duiseal, fìdeag
  •  Megan NicEanraig - fidheall, seinn, dannsa-ceum
  •  Ingrid NicEanraig - piàna, clàrsach
  •  Sandra Robertson - dannsa-ceum


Event Information:

For access to this event, you will need to come to the Piping Live! Festival Site entrance. Entry will be open strictly at 7.00pm, if you do not have a Tuesday day festival ticket (or week pass) you will not be able to enter before 7.00pm.  


The Venue


The National Piping Centre

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 well 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 Festival Week Pass) to access the events from the 11th -15th of August 
    If you arrive at the Festival Site without a valid day/week entry ticket you will be required to buy one at the door.


  • Your Festival Site Day Ticket provides entrance to the festival site where we will have two stages of world class artists running alongside other attractions.
  • Once you have completed the purchase of your Festival Day Site Ticket and paid for it, you can access tickets for additional events. 
  • These additional events include the RG Hardie & Co Solo Piping Masters Competition; the Gordon Duncan Memorial Piping Competition; the Pipe Idol Grand Final; the Lunchtime Recitals and Learn@Live.
  • You cannot attend these events if you have not purchased a Festival Day Site Ticket
  • It's the same if you have bought a Festival Week Pass. If you wish to attend any of the additional events, you can buy tickets using the link on the purchase confirmation email for the Festival Week Pass. 


  • The confirmation page and email for your Festival Day Site Ticket purchase contains a link to the page for tickets for the additional events. 
  • You don’t have to buy all your tickets at once - you can buy your tickets for these additional events later on using the link in the confirmation email you received when you bought your Festival Day Site Ticket . 


  • For evening ticketed events at the National Piping Centre, Strathclyde Suite at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and at St Luke’s you will not need to buy a Festival Day Site Ticket. 
  • You do not need a festival site pass for events on the 8th, 9th and 10th of August (eg. MacGregors Gathering events)


Accessibility

The National Piping Centre and Pipers' Tryst restaurant has step access at both doors.
There is a lift available from the side of the building to all floors.
During Piping Live! access is through the ramped entracne to the Street Cafe, cross the marquee and then out the other door to the lift area. There is also an accessible toilet here.
You can book a welcome through the WelcoME platform here
You can see full access information at Euan's Guide here

Event Sponsor


MEG

Date and time

2025-08-12 19:30:00

Venue

The National Piping Centre

Tickets

Tickets: £20 Std / £18 Over 65s + Under 16s + £1.50 booking fee per ticket
For access to this event, you will need to come to the Piping Live! Festival Site entrance. 

Entry will be open strictly at 7.00pm, if you do not have a Tuesday day festival ticket (or week pass) you will not be able to enter before 7.00pm.   


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