Belgravia, London, England – Callum Beaumont was awarded the Bratach Gorm and overall title today at the Scottish Piping Society of London’s 80th annual solo piping competitions. The event was held at its plush new venue, The Caledonian Club. The win means Beaumont is the second qualifier for the 2020 […]
Finlay Johnston took home the overall prize at the 2019 Glenfiddich Piping Championship, held as ever in a crowded Ballroom of Blair Castle in Perthshire today. It was the second time that Finlay Johnston won the award, successfully defending the title he first won in 2018. He gained this year’s […]
The weekend saw the annual Festival of Juvenile Solo Piping take place as well as the World Solo Drumming Championships. Both took place in the west of Scotland, Auchenharvie Academy in Stevenston, and Glasgow Caledonian University respectively. The results, firstly from the Festival of Junior Solo Piping, were: Chanter10 Years […]
October 12, Glasgow – John Dew from Crieff but now domiciled in Glasgow was the overall champion piper in the senior piping events held today at the Royal National Mòd in Glasgow. John won the Ceòl Mòr contest with the MSR going to Finlay Cameron. Archie Drennan won the Hornpipe […]
By Iain Bell Cast your eye toward the above photo of Hazel Whyte, overall champion piper at the South West Scotland Piping & Drumming (SWSPDA) solo contest held on September 28 at Lockerbie. Hazel is pictured with fear an tighe, Andy McCartney and another, well-seasoned gentleman in a pullover. This […]
John Patrick, Stirlingshire won Heat 4 of the Scottish Pipers’ Association’s current Knockout contest. John, defeated Angus MacColl jnr. and goes through to the quarter finals next spring. The competition took place, as usual, at The National Piping Centre Otago Street, the former College of Piping, in the west end […]
Angus MacColl Snr. of Argyll, Scotland was awarded the overall Edinburgh Castle Silver Trophy in Premier grade solo events at the seventh annual Captain John A. MacLellan MBE Solo Piping Competition held today at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming at Inchdrewer House, Edinburgh. MacColl won the […]
A large entry took part in the annual City of Brechin Pipe Band solo piping competitions yesterday in the Angus, Scotland town. Results: Piobaireachd 15-18 Years – 1. Cameron May, Dillarburn; 2. Fraser Robson, Broughty Ferry; 3. Liam Brown, Johnshaven; 4. Brogan Townsley, Luncarty; 5. Lachlan Latto, Dundee; 6. Ben […]
Ashley McMichael, pictured right, was declared the All Ireland Champion Piper for 2019. The annual competition was held earlier today at Lusk National School, just outside Dublin. The Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band stalwart is a previous winner of the competition as well as the Northern Ireland Piper of the […]
Angus MacColl, pictured right, was the overall winner at the 20th annual Springbank Invitational which was held today at the Seafield Hotel in Campbeltown , Argyll, Scotland. The other invited pipers were: Willie McCallum, Stuart Liddell, Roddy MacLeod, Iain Speirs, Callum Beaumont, Finlay Johnston, Glenn Brown and Peter McCalister. Results: […]
