MacGregors Gathering - Live Podcast!

The National Piping Centre

MacGregors Gathering - Live Podcast!

The National Piping Centre

Join Bruce MacGregor, founder of Blazin’ Fiddles, presenter of BBC Travelling Folk for a decade and owner of MacGregor’s Bar (Awarded Scotland’s best music bar twice!) for a weekend of immersive music making and fun.

Date and time

2025-08-08 17:00:00

Venue

The National Piping Centre

Tickets

This is FREE event

You do not need a festival site pass to enter this event.

MacGregor’s Bar has become THE place to go for traditional music in Scotland. From concerts to sessions to live broadcasts the bar has become mecca for tune lovers. This weekend will open with a broadcast of “MacGregor’s Gathering” which is streamed across the world. Tunes, chat and laughs aplenty.

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 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.

Date and time

2025-08-08 17:00:00

Venue

The National Piping Centre

Tickets

This is FREE event

You do not need a festival site pass to enter this event.


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