This unique event continues to celebrate the late, great Gordon Duncan’s links to Scotland, Ireland and Brittany. Each of the four invited competitors will play sets of Scottish, Irish and Breton music. They will be judged by a panel of experts, with the overall winner named the best player of all three musical styles. This will be a great way to celebrate Gordon's legacy.

Battling it out this year are:

Beth Preston (Ireland)

Bede Paterson (Australia)

Pierre Thebault  (Brittany) 

and 

Eala McElhinney (Scotland).

This event is sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes and The Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust

Tickets to this event MUST BE bought in conjunction with a Wednesday site ticket or Festival Week Pass

The ticket link takes you to Festival Site Day tickets. Once you have bought a site ticket of week pass you will be able to access tickets for this event.

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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Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust