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Australia Highlanders, Simon Fraser University, Field Marshal Montgomery, Manawatu Scottish and Scottish Power Winners in 2008, St Laurence O’Toole. Part of Piping Live! ■ Fred Morrison Lord Todd Bar, Campus Village, University of Strathclyde, 01309 691170. 8pm. £10. Scottish piper Fred Morrison has carved himself a unique international reputation with his powerfully exuberant, highly improvisational style. Part of Piping Live! ■ Piping Live! Festival Club The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 10pm. £5. See Mon 10. ■ Summer Piping School College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. £70. See Mon 10.
Wednesday 12 Glasgow FREE CLASP Competition RSAMD, Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 10am. Competitive events for amateur pipers organised by the Competitive League for Amateur Solo Pipers. Grade 3 (12 Aug), Grade 2 (13 Aug) and Grade 1 (14 Aug). Part of Piping Live! ■ Come and Try Sessions The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 2.30pm. £2. See Mon 10. FREE Piping in the Square George Square, 564 4242. 11am & 4pm. See Mon 10. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. Noon. See Mon 10. ■ Workshop Series The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 12.30pm. £5. See Mon 10. FREE Royal Scottish Country Dance Society George Square, 12.45pm & 2.45pm. A display of live music and dance from the RSCDS as they present the ‘Homecoming Dance’. Part of Piping Live! ■ Lunchtime Recital The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1pm. £8 (£6). See Mon 10. FREE The Music of the Clans George Square, 564 4242. 1pm. See Mon 10. FREE Manawatu Scottish The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1.15pm. The band launch their CD Twelve Thousand Miles. Part of Piping Live! FREE Canning Reeds Presents . . . The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 2.15pm. A presentation by some of the finest pipers using Canning Drone Reeds. Part of Piping Live! FREE BeggBagpipes.com Demonstration BeggBagpipes.com, Bath Street, 333 0639. 2.30pm. Come along with your questions and pipes for advice, chat and more from experts in Hand Crafted Pipes. Part of Piping Live! FREE Fred Morrison Reel Pipes Pipe Idol The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 3pm. See Mon 10. ■ Piobaireachd of the Day College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 4pm. £2. See Mon 10. FREE Glenfiddich Whisky Tasting The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 4.30pm. Opportunity to come and sample malt whisky. Part of Piping Live! FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 4.45pm. See Mon 10. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 5.30pm. See Mon 10.
■ From Battle Lines to Bar Lines St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £15 (£10). A musical exploration of major in Scottish history, tracing musical traditions of this country from aural and oral transmission to notation. Performers include Allan MacDonald (vocals and pipes), Margaret Stewart (vocals), James Graham (vocals), Bonnie Rideout (violin), Neil Johnstone (cello), Iain MacDonald (flute), James Ross (piano), and Roderick MacLeod (pipes). Part of Piping Live! ■ The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band: Affirmation Royal Concert Hall, Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £17.50. The internationally acclaimed Canadian group of over 40 players led by Pipe Major Terry Lee and lead drummer J Reid Maxwell, with special guests Wolfstone. ■ Piping Live! Festival Club The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10pm. £5. See Mon 10. ■ Summer Piping School College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. £70. See Mon 10. Linlithgow ■ Linlithgow Scotch Hop Linlithgow Palace, Kirkgate, 01506 842896. 7pm. £7.50 (£5; under 12s free). Lively Scottish dances to live bands, with callers, all in the unique setting of the Palace Courtyard. Tickets can be bought on the door.
Thursday 13 Glasgow FREE CLASP Competition RSAMD, Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 10am. See Wed 12. ■ Come and Try Sessions The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 2.30pm. £2. See Mon 10. FREE Piping in the Square George Square, 564 4242. 11am & 4pm. See Mon 10. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. Noon. See Mon 10. ■ Workshop Series The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 12.30pm. £5. See Mon 10. ■ Lunchtime Recital The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1pm. £8 (£6). See Mon 10. FREE The Music of the Clans George Square, 564 4242. 1pm. See Mon 10. FREE Wallace Bagpipes Presents . . . The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1.30pm. Performances from Craig Munro, Brian Lamond and Australia Highlanders playing their Wallace Bagpipes. Part of Piping Live! FREE An Hour with Jim Kilpatrick Lord Todd Bar, Campus Village, University of Strathclyde, 548 2435. 2pm. Chat and advice from the 16 times world solo drumming champion. Part of Piping Live! FREE Pub Quiz The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 2pm. Test your piping knowledge. Please register online at www.pipingfestival.co.uk. Part of Piping Live! FREE The Wee Pipes The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 2pm. Launch of new set of children’s pipes. Part of Piping Live! FREE BeggBagpipes.com Demonstration BeggBagpipes.com, 202b Bath Street, 333 0639. 2.30pm. See Wed 12. FREE Fred Morrison Reel Pipes Pipe Idol The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 3pm. See Mon 10.
■ Piobaireachd of the Day College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 3pm. £2. See Mon 10. ■ The Silver Cap Competition College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 4pm. £10. A new solo piping competition featuring Gordon Walker, Alisdair Gilles, Glenn Brown, William McCallum and Niall Stewart, see www.silvercap.co.uk for more info. Part of Piping Live!. FREE Glenfiddich Whisky Tasting The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 4.30pm. See Wed 12. FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 4.45pm. See Mon 10. FREE Bill Livingston The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 5pm. Solo piping and CD launch. Part of Piping Live! FREE Live Music at the Street Café The Street Café, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 5.30pm. See Mon 10. ■ Pipes and Strings Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15 (£10). Evening of Scottish music dedicated to the great traditional instruments, the fiddle, harp and bagpipes, featuring Gary West & Wendy Stewart, Iain Morrison and Pipe Major Gordon Walker. Part of Piping Live! ■ Pipes of Peace Oran Mor, Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £12. Featuring Manawatu Scottish, Celtic Spirit and friends. Part of Piping Live! ■ University of Strathclyde Piping Recital Challenge Lord Todd Bar, Campus Village, University of Strathclyde, 548 2435. 7.30pm. £10. Alasdair Gillies, Angus MacColl, Stuart Liddell and Alan Bevan let you hear top class competition piping, hosted by John Wilson. Part of Piping Live! ■ Sangsters St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). Merriment and rich harmony singing from the award- winning four piece Scottish traditional song group. Part of Piping Live! ■ Piping Live! Festival Club The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10pm. £5. See Mon 10. ■ Summer Piping School College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. £70. See Mon 10. Motherwell ■ The Donnie Munro Band Motherwell Concert Hall, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 302999. 7.30pm. £18 (£17). The ex-Runrig singer Donnie Munro brings his Heart of America show.
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Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to suzanne@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Suzanne Black and Carol Main. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 6 Glasgow FREE Kelvingrove Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 1pm. Free lunchtime organ recitals every day by different organists. ■ The Sound Institute Summer Workshops Cardonald College, 690 Moss Park Drive, 272 3291. £40–£45 (five-day workshop). Top value music workshops, covering a range of instruments and songwriting. For ages 4–20. See website for details.
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St Andrews ■ Organ Recital: George McPhee St Salvator’s Chapel, North Street, 01334 462226. 8pm. £5 (£4; free for Summer Organ School participants). The Paisley Abbey organist gives a concert as part of the university’s Summer Organ School.
Friday 7
Glasgow ■ The Sound Institute Summer Workshops Cardonald College, 690 Moss Park Drive, 272 3291. £40–£45 (five-day workshop). See Thu 6. Saturday 8
Castle, Glamis, 01307 840393. Glamis ✽✽ Grand Scottish Proms Glamis 7.30–10.30pm. £30 (£20) on the door; £25 (£15) in advance. Iain Sutherland conducts the National Symphony Orchestra of Scotland in an open-air concert including works by Offenbach, Mendelssohn and Gershwin, followed by Rossini’s William Tell Overture accompanying a firework finale. It is recommended that you turn up early and bring something to sit on.
Dunblane FREE Organ Recital: Douglas Hollick Dunblane Cathedral, The Cross, 01786 823388. Noon. The Lancaster- based organist gives a recital, followed by refreshments in the hall.
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Glasgow FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3pm. Sunday promenade concerts with different organists. Stirling FREE Organ Recital: Morley Whitehead Church of the Holy Rude, St John Street, 01786 475275. 3pm. The organist visits from Morningside Parish Church for a recital.
Monday 10
Glasgow ■ The Sound Institute Summer Workshops Cardonald College, 690 Moss Park Drive, 272 3291. £40–£45 (5 day workshop). See Thu 6.
Tuesday 11
Glasgow FREE Summer Concert Glasgow Cathedral, Castle Street, 552 8198. 7.30pm. Brass quartet music performed by students from the Royal Northern College of Music. ■ The Sound Institute Summer Workshops Cardonald College, 690 Moss Park Drive, 272 3291. £40–£45 (five-day workshop). See Thu 6.
Wednesday 12 Glasgow ■ The Sound Institute Summer Workshops Cardonald College, 690 Moss Park Drive, 272 3291. £40–£45 (five-day workshop). See Thu 6.
Thursday 13 Glasgow ■ The Sound Institute Summer Workshops Cardonald College, 690 Moss Park Drive, 272 3291. £40–£45 (five-day workshop). See Thu 6.
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