•Scotch College Pipe Band from Victoria, Australia playing at the top of Buchanan Street.
The sun was shining in Glasgow large crowds gathered in Buchanan Street to enjoy the music of Scotch College Pipe Band from Victoria, Australia. With Mark Saul as the Head of Pipes and Drums at Scotch College, you could hear his influence coming through in the cutting-edge musical selections.
Inside the National Piping Centre, Matt MacIsaac won the Gordon Duncan Memorial Recital Challenge, and Reece Doherty from Northern Ireland won the fiercely contested Heat 3 of Pipe Idol and goes into today’s Grand Final. The Pipe Idol Grand Final tickets have sold out, but can be viewed online from 5pm today — more details HERE!
Congratulation to the CLASP 23/24 league winners, Eddie Boland G1, John Nevans G2, Adam Aitchison G3 and Steve Langford G4, who received their handsome medals yesterday in the bustling Piping Live! Street Cafe.
•Matt MacIsaac was the winner of the Gordon Duncan Memorial Recital Challenge 2024. Photo: John Slavin•Eireann Iannetta-MacKay playing in the the Gordon Duncan Memorial Recital Challenge 2024. Photo: John Slavin•Reece Doherty from Northern Ireland was the winner of Heat 3 of Pipe Idol 2024, and goes through to the final on Thursday. Photo: John Slavin•Grace Kelman from Scotland playing in Heat 3 of Pipe Idol 2024. Photo: John Slavin•Jamie Brownlie from Scotland playing in Heat 3 of Pipe Idol 2024. Photo: John Slavin•Camron MacPhail from Scotland playing in Heat 3 of Pipe Idol 2024. Photo: John Slavin•The music of Scotch College Pipe Band from Victoria, Australia attracted a large crowd at the top of Buchanan Street. Photo: John Slavin•Eddie Boland with his medal for the overall winner of the Grade 1 CLASP league for 23/24. Photo: John Slavin•John Nevans with his medal for the overall winner of the Grade 2 CLASP league for 23/24. Photo: John Slavin•Adam Aitchison with his medal for the overall winner of the Grade 3 CLASP league for 23/24. Photo: John Slavin•Steve Langford with his medal for the overall winner of the Grade 4 CLASP league for 23/24. Photo: John Slavin•Callum Beaumont in recital at Piping Live! 2024. Photo: John Slavin•Alan MacPherson from the duo McGarrity:MacPherson in the Piping Live! Street Cafe. Photo: John Slavin
