Drawing from rock, pop, and pipe band roots, Glasgow-based trad band Spindrift delivers a vibrant, cross-genre sound driven by five exceptional young musicians. 

Glasgow-based emerging trad band Spindrift was born out of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where five students turned a shared lecture slot into a powerhouse musical collaboration. Drawing from their diverse regional backgrounds, Spindrift creates a vibrant, cross-genre sound that fuses traditional music with dance, rock, and pipe band influences.

The lineup features Stella (Ayrshire) delivering energetic clarsach arrangements; Sarah (Falkirk), a seasoned fiddle player of 10 years; and Hamish (Nairnshire), who brings a decade of piping experience and massive melodic drive to the whistles and bagpipes. The powerhouse rhythm section is driven by Edinburgh’s Niall Mackintosh on guitar, utilizing a rock and pop background for heavy acoustic backing, alongside Campbeltown’s Callum Gibbs—an intricate bodhrán player and the reigning Juvenile World Champion snare drummer. Together, Spindrift represents the bright, innovative future of the Scottish trad scene.

The programming on Centre Stage and in the Bothy are included in your Festival Site day or week ticket.

The Artists

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The Venue

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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 the Centre on McPhater Street. Ticket information is available here

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.

There are accessible toilets on the ground floor and 1st floor of the building.

During Piping Live! access is through the ramped entrance to the Festival Site, with ramp access into the Bothy where there is a bar.

There is also step free access to the lift access, which will be staffed by volunteers to assist you to your floor.

There is also an accessible toilet next to The Bothy.

You can see full access information at Euan's Guide here

Event Sponsor

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Belhaven Brewery