Rock meets pipes for concert
The Celtic Pipe Band at their full practice ahead of this Saturday’s fundraiser concert at NCMA. Photo: Sara Hollyman.
A concert combining a rock band with traditional bagpipe tunes is what concertgoers can expect to hear at NCMA this weekend.
Nelson Celtic Pipe Band’s pipe major Callum Gilchrist, says the band are fundraising to get around 75 people and their equipment to Invercargill in March for the New Zealand National Pipe Band Championship. He estimates for flights alone to cost upwards of $40k.
Plus, someone will draw the short straw to drive a trailer-load of equipment down the length of the South Island and back again.
So this Saturday the band, alongside Nelson City Brass and other performers will fill NCMA with tunes they have been practicing every Thursday.
“It would be nice to raise $10k,” Callum says of the concert, which will accommodate 300 people. Tickets are available here.