Following a ten day tour of the Highlands with performances and workshops in over 50 primary and secondary schools in the region, The Pipers’ Trail will come to a noisy finale in Inverness city centre on Thursday 23 April 2009 at 7pm.

Led by the Pipes and Drums of The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland with support from 1 Highlanders Army Cadet Force Pipe Band, the Inverness Royal British Legion Pipe Band, the Charleston and Nairn Pipe Band and members from the Highland Youth Pipe Band, the Pipers’ Trail will parade through Inverness City Centre up to the Castle bringing the Highland leg of the Trail to a close at 8pm.

Last year, the Trail visited over 40 locations across Scotland, with tens of thousands of people coming out to watch the parades, attend workshops and play along with musicians on the Trail. This year, the Pipers’ Trail visited over 30 schools throughout the Highlands demonstrating some of the simple skills needed to start to learn the pipes and give children a chance to try it for themselves.

Drum Major Drew Caldwell, explained: “I’ve been astounded by the huge amount of interest shown by the youngsters in every place we’ve visited. The support for traditional pipe and drum music in entrenched in every generation which is evident by the number of people who attended our workshops and have supported us along the route.”

Drew Caldwell continued: “Tonight’s performance in Inverness is our way of thanking the people of Inverness and the surrounding districts and we’re looking forward to putting on a very special performance for them. Next week we’re taking the Pipers’ Trail to Glasgow and we’re looking forward to coming back to the Highlands as part of Armed Forces Day in June.”
 

Event details
Date: Thursday 23rd April 2009
Time: 7.00pm
Location: Eastgate Shopping Centre (M&S entrance), Inverness