Castle Bagpipes - Ridge Cut Pipe Reeds

18/05/2025

New product launched today - Inverted Cane Bass reeds. Tone without the double tone!

https://www.castlebagpipes.co.uk/product/castle-bagpipes-inverted-cane-bass-drone-reed/

04/05/2025

First post in a while - been working hard ensuring orders go out the door ahead of the outdoor season. Excited to see and hear what 2025 will bring on the boards and in the circle! 🎶

02/09/2024

Final call for any senior or junior solo pipers to enter Bowhill Highland Games. Entries will close on Friday. There is a very healthy entry for all events - great to see this event growing every year!

Sunday 15th September 2024 Wallsgreen Park, Bowhill, Cardenden, Fife Piping Convenor: Greig Canning Tel: 07849557447 SPJA judges used. Prizes as follows: Open Piobaireachd: 1st £100 and P/M J Herd Memorial Cup 2nd £80 3rd £60 4th £50 Open MSR: 1st £80 and P/M Chris Sutherland Memorial Cup 2nd ....

11/07/2024

It's been a while since our last post, and we've been busy since our last update…

New for 2024!

Solo pipe chanter reeds with brass staple - manufactured using the tooling and profile developed and handed down to us from renowned piper and reedmaker Murray Henderson.

Also new, full sets of cane drone reeds now available. Again this is thanks to tooling handed down to us from Murray. We are thrilled to be able to keep this tradition going and hope we can live up to Murray's high standards and attention to detail.

Check them out on our website now:
https://www.castlebagpipes.co.uk/product-category/reeds/

24/12/2023

Merry Christmas to all of our customers and friends. We’ve had a little update to our online shop and are now proudly supplying the new range of Broadleys pipe chanters. Keep your eyes peeled for more new products being added. 🎅

26/08/2022

Calum Watson, winner of the Silver Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering and Jonny Simpson who placed third in the same event. Both pipers play a Castle Bagpipes pipe chanter reed. Congratulations to both of you on an outstanding result! 🥇🥉

21/08/2022

Another successful day yesterday at Nairn Highland Games. Some new silverware on the bench tonight now that I am back on the tools!

31/07/2022

Inveraray Tickets - Prize Draw Winner!

The lucky winner of 2 x IDPB concert tickets is Marissa McDonagh!

Marissa, please get in touch via private message and we will sort you out with your tickets for the show!

Thanks to everyone for the likes and shares - the band really appreciates everyone's support and we are delighted that so many people have contributed to our crowdfunding campaign to record the concert.

Hope to see many of you at the Concert Hall and the Worlds!

20/07/2022

It was another successful day at the games for myself and other competitors playing my reeds. I was very happy to place in all 3 of my events. Congratulations go to Calum Watson and Kyle Shead for their prizes, and to all of the winners! Full results below courtesy of piping press.

Angus MacColl winning again at Inveraray Dry, warm day at Argyll’s capital for the annual games though there was rain later. Contests for P/A, B and C grade pipers, Juniors and the Piping Centre’s …

12/07/2022

IDPB CONCERT GIVEAWAY

Castle Bagpipes have 2 x tickets to give away for the upcoming Inveraray and District Pipe Band 'pre-worlds' concert at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Wednesday 10th August.

To be in with a chance of winning these tickets, you simply have to like and share this post! A winner will be drawn at random on 31st July.

The band are planning to record the concert, and below is the link for IDPB's crowdfunding website with some really cool options for people wishing to support the band! Please check it out.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-night-in-that-land-live-album-2022 #/

09/07/2022

Our friends over at bandspec have a new website! They make the best rain capes around and we are delighted to promote their new site - please give it a look!

A Scottish-based company with over 20 years’ experience in the world of pipe band accessories.

Bandspec supply a wide range of innovative (and essential) items for pipers and drummers.