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THE 2019 Glenfiddich competitors pictured above from left: Callum Beaumont, Iain Speirs, Connor Sinclair, Niall Stewart, Jack Lee, Finlay Johnston, Glenn Brown, Andrew Hayes, Stuart Liddell and Gordon McCready.

Overall WINNERS:  1. Finlay Johnston, 2. Connor Sinclair, 3. Glenn Brown
Ceòl Mór
1. Glenn Brown, Farewell to the Queen’s Ferry
2. Finlay Johnston, Donald Gruamach’s March
3. Iain Speirs, Scarce of Fishing
4. Jack Lee, Lament for the Laird of Anapool
5. Connor Sinclair, Lachlan MacNeill Campbell of Kintarbert‘s Fancy
Judges: Patricia Henderson, Colin MacLellan and Stuart Samson.
MSR (twice through)
1. Connor Sinclair, Major Manson’s Farewell to Clachantrushal, Susan MacLeod, Broadford Bay
2. Finlay Johnston, Inverlochy Castle, Cat Lodge, The Smith Chilliechassie
3. Niall Stewart, P.M.J. McWilliams, Glentruim, Ca’ the Ewes
4. Callum Beaumont, The Stirlingshire Militia, Lady Louden, The Little Cascade
5. Stuart Liddell, Mrs John MacColl, The Shepherd’s Crook, John Morrison of Assynt House
Judges: Murray Henderson, Dr Angus MacDonald and John Wilson.

Considering tune selections for solo competitions

by Fergus Muirhead, at the Glenfiddich Piping Championship 2019 One of the biggest decisions a competitor has to make during his or her preparation for a competition is the tunes they are going to submit. In some events they have a free choice of music while in others they have […]

Michael Grey’s Notes: the best I ever played

Michael Grey’s Notes: the best I ever played

GREY’S NOTES by Michael Grey. Piping Today #83, 2016. When I first starting competing in Scotland and going around the competitions, there was no shortage of fun to go along with the games. Like today, only it seems to me that then there were more eccentric, larger-than-life types around the […]

Theory Top-Up: harmonies derived from hymns

Theory Top-Up: harmonies derived from hymns

Harmony Writing Part Eight. By TIM CUMMINGS. Piping Today #92, 2018. We have arrived at the eighth and last article on writing harmonies for pipe bands and other pipe ensembles — for the time being, at least.  In the previous seven articles, we explored a progression of approaches to crafting […]

Faces from the Masters Solo Piping Competition 2023

Faces from the Masters Solo Piping Competition 2023

Four weeks ago, on Monday, August 14 at Piping Live! 2023, the Masters Solo Piping Competition was in full swing in The National Piping Centre Auditorium. The piobaireachd event was held throughout the day with 20 competitors and was won by Bruce Gandy, which gave him the overall Masters title for 2023 […]

Michael Grey appointed Pipe Major of 78th Fraser Highlanders

Michael Grey appointed Pipe Major of 78th Fraser Highlanders

The 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band have announced Michael Grey as their new Pipe Major. Mike is a well known figure throughout every facet of the piping world, whether it be solo piping, pipe bands, piping albums and recordings, pipe tune compositions and tune books, piping adjudication, piping tuition, or […]

Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland - July 10 2021; Fishing boats moored  in the harbour with Campbeltown in the background

Eight top pipers will travel to Campbeltown for Springbank Invitational

Eight of the world’s best pipers will be competing at The Springbank Invitational Competition, held at the Argyll Arms Hotel, Campbeltown, Argyllshire, on Saturday, September 16 commencing 10am. The competition was initiated in 2000 by the Kintyre Piping Society and has been sponsored by the local Springbank Distillery since its […]

CLASP solo results  from the Chatsworth Country Fair

CLASP solo results from the Chatsworth Country Fair

The amateur solo piping competitions of Chatsworth Country Fair were held on September 2 in the grounds of Chatsworth House in the Derbyshire Dales, England’s Peak District. The overall champion of Senior competition on September 3 was Callum Beaumont and the full results can be viewed here. The Competition League […]