Piping Live! – Glasgow International Piping Festival is excited to announce a competition for emerging talent. The competition gives new UK-based acts the chance to compete for a slot on the festival’s popular Street Café Stage and Festival Club, and be part of the 20th edition of the world’s biggest week of piping.
To enter, acts must supply a link to one track on Soundcloud (or another streaming platform), plus a link to a video of them performing live (even if this is simply recorded at home). The competition is free to enter and will lead to a paid performance at this year’s festival.
A panel of judges, including Festival Director, Finlay MacDonald and John Mulhearn will be looking for a high level of musicianship, as well as originality and creativity. Acts do not need to include bagpipes in their line-up but preference will be given to those that do. To apply, please send your track, video link as well as your name/group name and short bio to marketing@thepipingcentre.co.uk. Entries must be in before 5pm on Friday, April 30 to be considered for these performance slots.