Clubs & Societies

 

 

Irish Pipers' Club
The Northwest's premier non-profit organization devoted to preserving and promoting the unique Irish uilleann bagpipes. They publish a great quarterly newsletter (Iris na bPiobairi) filled with informative articles on pipes and piping, sponsor regular meeting and special events, and have a range of educational materials available. For membership details contact:

Irish Pipers' Club
PO Box 31183
Seattle WA 98103-1183

 

The Lowland and Border Pipers’ Society
The Lowland and Border Pipers’ Society is the only organization dedicated to furthering the playing & development of Scottish cauld wind pipes and piping (i.e. Scottish smallpipes, Border or Lowland pipes and Pastoral pipes)

We hold four main events each year including a Burns Supper, Collogue (conference, Informal Competition and residential teaching weekend. We actively encourage the teaching process through Adult Learning Project classes and endorsement of other summer schools such as Ceolas, and the Society has hosted major concerts, featuring pipers from different piping traditions recorded for two CDs by Greentrax Recordings.

Most importantly for North American members, we publish a twice-yearly magazine "Common Stock" which contains articles, research, reviews, pipemakers’ practical hints and tips long with readers’ letters and experiences to help you keep in touch. T shirts, stickers, CDs and Tutor books are available.

Membership is £14.00 payable by Visa or Master card. Application forms are on the website.

 

Northumbrian Pipers Society
The Society offers members:
  • An annual magazine and a quarterly Newsletter.
  • Discounts on Society publications: Books of Northumbrian piping tunes and piping tradition.
  • Lists of pipemakers and teachers, and a membership address list.
  • Meeting notices (mostly UK) at which tuition and technical advice are usually available.
The Society currently has around 650 members, of whom about half live within the traditional playing area of the instrument. Overseas subscriptions are currently 12 UK pounds per year. For more details, please contact:

Jim Richmond, Secretary
7, Halton Drive
 Wideopen, Newcastle upon Tyne,
 NE13 6AA, UK
Phone:(+44)(0)191 236 5724;
 email: seumas@richmond77.freeserve.co.uk

 

 

Northumbrian Pipers’ Society of North America
Contact Ian Lawther for information.

 

The Bagpipe Society
The Bagpipe Society is for people who are interested in all the world's bagpipes. It issues a quarterly magazine containing articles on a wide variety of piping topics, an events calendar, music, and instruments for sale. The Society supports and promotes events that encourage piping of all kinds. Also issued are guides to instrument makers, a membership list and a discography. Membership forms and information are available on-line or through

The Bagpipe Society
 13, The Terrace
 Rochester, Kent, ME1 1XN, UK

North American memberships may be registered, in US $ through:

Steve Bliven
49 Plains Field Drive,
 South Dartmouth, MA 02748 USA
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