The Pipers’ Trail will be delivering a series of short Piping and Drumming Workshops during the weeks of the TRAIL in the larger town locations. Sponsored by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) and supported by the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming (ASBM&HD), the Army in Scotland and the Civic Authorities. We are keen to attract pipers and drummers and pipe bands of all ages and all standards (including beginners) to study and play together each lifting the musical standard of the others.

Instruction will be delivered by RSPBA qualified instructors so if you are a complete beginner and want to try for the first time, wish to improve, play with others or even as a band have help with your competition pieces or perhaps you would like help with tuning your band instruments, all you need do is sign up for a Workshop in your area.

The Workshops will run over a period of three days in the main  – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Registration day is on Monday. You can attend for one day, two days or the three days (two days in the case of Perth and Ayr) and at the end of the week why not be part of the SHOW on the Saturday which follows a day of rehearsals. See Show details for more information (Perth and Ayr performances are on the Thursday
of the relevant week).

Who can join the Workshops?

The Workshops are open to everyone, all ages and all standards, novice, intermediate and advanced, even complete beginners who would like an introduction to the Great Highland Bagpipe or the Highland Drums. Come on your own or why not bring your friends or your whole family, everyone an join in, come and have some fun!

Everyone who attends the workshop will recieve an official Pipers' Trail Certificate of Achievement, to certify they have completed the workshop, jointly delivered by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association and the Army in Scotland.

Where will they be happening?

Workshops will be taking place in the following locations:

For more detailed information on timings and locations, please click the location you are interested in.

Instructors

All the instructors are RSPBA qualified and have a vast and varied degree of piping and drumming experience. Many play in top pipe bands and have competed round the world.

Some of those you might see at the Workshops are from the following bands:

• Clan Gregor Society
• Boghall and Bathgate
• Strathclyde Police
• Field Marshall
• Vale of Atholl
• Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming (ASBM&HD)
• Currently serving Army pipers and drummers