The Bagpipe Society

The Blowout 2026

This year, we celebrate 40 years of the Bagpipe Society! The birthday bash features Eric Montbel, Louis Jacques & Cecile Birot (aka Toucan), Lizzie Gutteridge, Jon Swayne, Aisling Holmes, David Faulkner, Nicholas Konradsen, Andy Letcher, Terry Mann, Sean Jones, Roger Webster & Mat Stephens, Ross Calderwood & Caleb Wilson

Two themes have emerged, more or less by accident, for Blowout 2026 - a strong French presence and a proliferation of playing in parts. If that appeals to you, then I planned it on purpose, of course.

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