2004: Piping Hot is a new festival held in Glasgow in the week preceding the renowned World Bagpipe championships.
The Festival, under the direction of Roddy MacLeod, will celebrate piping in all its forms with a week long series of events which will include recitals, workshops, and competitions at various venues across the city.
The National Piping Centre will host workshops and recitals, with Chris Armstrong, Bruce Gandy, Jack Lee, Willie McCallum, and Gordon Walker performing each afternoon. Open-air concerts in George Square will showcase international talent, including Finlay MacDonald, Scottish pipes, and Robbie Hannon, Uillean pipes, on the Monday; Kathryn Tickell, Northumbrian pipes, and Cristina Pato, Galicia, on Tuesday; Cristina Pato and Fred Morrison, Highland pipes, Wednesday; Jozsef Kozak, Hungary, and Na Tri Seadan Thursday; and Finlay MacDonald and Patrick Molard, Brittany, on Friday.
There will also be busking events for charity titled "Pipe Idol" and the launch of a brand new Solo Piping Competition which will take place at the National Piping Centre on the day following the World Pipe Band Championships.
Tickets for the event are available from The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Box Office on 0141 353 8000
http://www.pipingfestival.co.uk
http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk
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