The Society was formed in 1983* by a group of
enthusiasts who were interested in reviving the bagpipes of the
Scottish lowlands and border
region. These pipes are bellows-blown with their drones issuing from a
common stock, and have been played in Scotland since at least the 17th
Century.
Over recent years, the Society has grown from being a group of
like-minded friends, to being a truly international organisation, with
members in many far flung places. There are now a number of well
established professional makers producing pipes of the highest quality,
and the instrument has been adopted by numerous folk groups.
*A note from Jeannie Campbell: "The Society was conceived in early 1981 but the official founding was 16th April 1983. The announcement at the time says 'After a couple of years of activity on an informal basis, the emergent Lowland and Border Pipers' Society was formally instituted at an enthusiastic and encouraging meeting in the College of Piping, Glasgow on Saturday April 16th.'"
Find out more on the ABOUT US page, including an article by Jeannie Campbell on the Founding of the Society
LBPS EVENTS IN 2010
MELROSE TEACHING WEEKEND - BOOK EARLY!
Please see the EVENTS page for details of this and other LBPS events in the coming year. There are also links to a variety of other happenings, including a one-day Border Piping Workshop with Matt Seattle in Hawick, March 2010, and a week long Summer School in Tuscany run by Hamish Moore, June 2010.
WEB PHOTO GALLERY
Don't forget to visit our online gallery at flickr.com (link from
photos below)
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REMINDER - PHOTOS WANTED!
Don't forget - the LBPS is always pleased to receive your bellows piping photos - particularly of recent events - to display in the gallery. Contact Anita
Evans for details of how to send them.
GARY WEST AT THE BLOWOUT IN MAY 2009
The LBPS sponsored Gary West at this year's Bagpipe Society Blowout. He ran teaching workshops and performed in two concerts. See and hear some of Gary's superb scottish smallpipe repertoire, and more from the Blowout weekend, on YouTube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFiR4B_icSA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0QorXZGGmw
THE LBPS ANNUAL PIPING COMPETITION - RESULTS
This year the competition took place on Saturday 4th April at the College of Piping in Glasgow.
2009 RESULTS (pdf format)
PHOTOS FROM THE COMPETITION NOW ON FLICKR.COM
plus...
LISTEN TO 1ST AND 2ND IN EACH CLASS (mp3)
LBPS T-SHIRTS - new design available to buy now. View
ONLINE ARTICLES BY MATT SEATTLE
Two of Matt's articles on significant tunes in the Border pipe repertoire are available online. We hope you will enjoy reading about the tunes as well as playing them.
1. Rattlin Roarin Willie
2. Maggie Lauder
WEBSITE
If you have a request to add an address to our links page,
non-copyrighted material such as photographs, tune files etc. which you
think may be of interest and appropriate to the LBPS, or any general
enquiries regarding the website, please contact Anita
Evans
Website last updated:
January 2010
Geordie Syme
The famous Town Piper of Dalkeith
