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Live Global Streaming - Worldwide Piping Party

For the first time piping fans all over the world could watch the Grade One competition live. Over 14,000 people in 55 countries watched the live 10-hour webcast on this site.

Look over this messageboard thread for a flavour of the buzz this unique internet event created in the piping scene.

Watch It All Now On Demand: Grade One Medleys, MSRs and Qualifiers

Visit band pages for over 40 high quality on demand video clips. See the finalists' medleys and MSRs, and the qualifiers' MSRs.

As with the live stream, on-demand videos are available worldwide.

Simon Fraser University were this year's winners.

Medley performance:


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Visit the band page to view their MSR.

Piping Live on BBC Alba

BBC Alba will transmit two Piping Live! programmes on the 19th and 27th of December.

They will feature a variety of events and performances from the Piping Live! Festival including solo performances by Finlay MacDonald, Chris Armstrong and more of Scotland's best pipers; highlights from an evening with Fred Morrison and Friends; coverage of the Pipe Idol competitions; the best of the pipe bands playing in Glasgow's George Square and performances from an eclectic mix of folk bands from around the world.

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