Club Activities

1 - Members enjoy a diverse programme of events:

House Dinners  -  There are two House Dinners, one in November and the other in February. These are informal dinners, traditionally held in the magnificent gallery of The Glasgow Art Club, with piping and other Highland entertainment by guest performers.  Members are encouraged to bring guests.

At Home  -  The Annual Highland Ball of the Club is held in Glasgow towards the end of February for members and their guests. The evening begins with a Grand March, led by piping members of the Club. In addition to Scottish country dancing after dinner, the Club Piper plays a selection of light music, as does the Club Band.

Away Weekend  -  This is an informal dinner, with piping and other Highland entertainment and a day programme of golf or walking may also be included. It is usually towards the end of April, away from Glasgow. It has recently been held at Knock Castle, Crieff.

Lecture Night  -  A guest lecturer is invited to give a talk on a subject relevant to the aims of the Club.

Country Dancing  -  A Scottish country dance practice evening is held shortly before the At Home, to enable members to brush up on the dance programme.

2 - There is a further programme of events for piping members:

Weekly Piping Practice   -   takes place on Tuesday evenings at the Glasgow High School Club Memorial Pavilion at Old Anniesland.  As well as piping, Band members can take part in a small Gaelic choir which performs at some of the Club functions.

Piobaireachd Weekend  -  is held annually at which members enjoy the benefit of excellent instruction from the Club Piper.  Recently held at the Royal and Northern Yacht Club at Rhu, the evening includes dinner and entertainment.

Annual Piping Competition for members  -  takes place over two evenings in March and covers 2/4 March, 6/8 March, Strathspey and Reel, Slow Air and Jig, and Piobaireachd.

Meeting with the Royal Scottish Pipers' Society  - taking place in May, this alternates between Glasgow and Edinburgh and is an enjoyable evening of band performances, recital and friendship.

3 - Wider Activities and Support to Other Organisations

The Club continues to support the future of piping through the Band and in other ways. Annually, the Club runs a Scottish Schools’ Pipe Band Competition followed by  Individual Competitions for Pipers and Drummers.  The Kettlewell Legacy provides prizes specifically to encourage junior piping (Under 14) at the Annual Schools’ Competition.

The Club also supports the annual Glasgow Uist and Barra Annual Piping Competition by providing a medal as a prize for the Piobaireachd Competition.

The Club supports other organisations with similar aims to ourselves. For example, the Club has supported Highland Dancing by making regular modest donations to the Royal Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing and has made donations to other institutions such as the National Piping Centre and the Glasgow Gaelic School, as well as supporting individual students.