By Pipe Major Peter MacGregor (WO2) On the weekend of February 22-23 the sound of bagpipes, drums and bugles was once again present at Redford Barracks in Edinburgh as the 2020 Army Piping and Drumming Championships took place at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming’s home of […]
Bobby Allen and Duncan Winters won their respective heats at the annual Graeme Johnston Memorial juvenile solo piping competition today at The National Piping Centre Otago Street. The win was the third in a row at this competition for Bobby Allen. Results: Afternoon winners (MSR) – 1. Bobby Allen (Shotts […]
The estate of the late Colin Ross is selling some of the late Northumbrian pipemaker’s pipes at an auction early next month. Colin, who lived in Whitley Bay in the north-east of England, died last May after a short illness. He was a major figure in the revival of bellows-blown […]
Kevrenn Alré of Auray in Brittany’s Morbihan district, won the first round of this year’s annual bagad championships held yesterday in Brest, Brittany. The result was: 1. Kevrenn Alré, Auray; 2. Ronsedmor, Locoal-Mendon; 3. Bagad Cap Caval; 4. Bagad Kemper, Quimper; 5. Bagad Vannes, Melinerion; 6. Bagad Ar Meilhoù Glaz, Quimper. […]
There was a very high entry for The National Piping Centre’s (NPC) annual competition for Junior pipers which was held today at the NPC’s headquarters in McPhater Street, Glasgow. As well as a high entry, the judges remarked on a high standard of playing. Results:Under 15Piobaireachd (Ground) – 1. Andrew […]
The annual Vale of Atholl Pipe Band Junior solo piping and drumming competition took place yesterday at Pitlochry High School. The entry to what was the organisation’s 45th year of running the contest was the largest in recent years. Entry at this competition is confined to Perthshire, Dundee and Angus […]
Alastair Lee of Coquitlam, British Columbia, won both of the top solo piping competitions at the annual Winter Storm competitions held in Kansas City. The feat won him the President’s Trophy (awarded to the piper who wins both Gold Medlas for light music and pibroch events). Lee received the trophy […]
The Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers (CLASP) held its first competition of 2020 yesterday at the National Piping Centre (NPC) in Otago Street in the west end of Glasgow. There was a large entry – including some from as far afield as Germany, Sweden and England. The competition was […]
The Scots Guards Association Junior Solo Piping Competition took place today at the Army School at Inchdrewer House, Edinburgh. The results were: Under 15Ceòl Mòr – 1. Kyle Cameron; 2. Lewis Maxwell; 3. Fraser Hamilton; 4. Ryan McCreadie.March – 1. Fraser Hamilton; 2. Ryan McCreadie; 3. Curran Stainthorpe; 4. Ewan […]
Despite the cold weather, this year’s sixth annual Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band’s annual junior piping and drumming championships saw its highest entry. Organisers report 217 competitors at yesterday’s event which was held as ever at Calderhead High School in the Lanarkshire town of Shotts. The competition receives support […]
