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Bagpipe Day 2015 - 10 March

2/11/2015

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Bagpipe competition in Southern Iran, leading up to the finals on 10 March 2015
We are currently working hard with the National Piping Centre for setting up IBC 2016. 

But first, IBD 2015 is round the corner with lots happening in the world!

10 March

Glasgow
- The National Piping Centre will be live streaming a concert online. Watch out for the video on their website.

London - There will be a bagpipe concert/session in London at 14 Bacon Street venue (Shoreditch), one of the best places around. Pipers who want to get involved and play a tune or two alone, email cassandre.balbar@gmail.com

SOAS Radio - Bagpipes Galore podcast on SOAS Radio will be publishing a special edition with recordings from around the world. Get involved and suggest recordings or send a recording of yourself playing the pipes! Email: internationalbagpipeorg@gmail.com

Chester - Chester pipers are organising an IBD session with many different pipes at the Cross Keys.

Berlin - Swedish piper Olle Gällmo is  playing for a Bal Folk at the Haus der Sinne in Berlin, Germany. The band Sunday Jam will also be playing with Matthias Branschke on the pipes. 

Athens - The Greek pipers will gather for a picnic on Philopappou hill opposite the Acropolis. Their slogan is "in days like these, all we need is each other", so feel free to join them!

Santorini - La Ponta, the tsambouna centre in Santorini is celebrating International Bagpipe Day.

Budapest - Hungarian pipers are joining the festivities by celebrating IBD at their regular club event. 

Iran - Iranian bagpiper Mohsen Sharifan has organised concerts and a bagpipe competition which ends on 10 March. Many photos can be found on their instragram page.

Thunder Bay - Canadian pipe band THE Pipes and Drums of Thunder Bay have a whole day planned with fun piping events, including a radio appearance, a photo competition and an evening performance.

Texas - Texas Tech Uni will be carrying out a bagpipe programme during the day and Carlos Nuñez will be performing in the evening.

Chicago - Patrick Cannady will be playing the uilleann pipes at Johnny O'Hagan's. Why not join him for a tune and a drink?

Detroit - The Purcell Irish Pipers of Detroit will be celebrating in style with uillean pipes.

11 March


Minsk - Belarus is celebrating Spring and pipes on 11 March in Minsk with a big folk dance. 

 20-22 March

Leuven
- Belgian pipers have got together and are organising a symposium focused on bagpipe education around Europe. Their event is online here. 

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6 Comments
ryan moore link
3/2/2015 02:27:03 am

how can we get our events listed on here? we're planning on a bit of a publicity stunt in our local city

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IBO
3/2/2015 02:30:21 am

Dear Ryan,
Great news!
Send the info to internationalbagpipeorg@gmail.com and I'll publish it here.You can also post the information on our Facebook page.
Best,
Cassandre

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9/2/2018 03:15:13 pm

From what my memory reminds me, I believe that the bagpipes originated in Ireland. Whenever I think about this instrument, I always think about the native iris men. To me, this is a great picture. It shows just how much accepting people are when it comes to culture. I believe that by accepting and absorbing other peoples culture, we gain a lot deeper understanding of them. I hope everyone would try to understand one another more, so that we can avoid pointless conflict.

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MALEMPRE MARC link
3/9/2015 09:29:19 pm

I play bagpipe from wallonia

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Colin spence
1/10/2016 12:38:58 pm

Best kept secret this International Bagpipe Day. I have played and collected piping music for 50 years and had not heard about it or who had organised it. I am glad to find out before the next one.

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Bobby M link
12/22/2020 04:26:47 am

Very thhoughtful blog

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