The Victorian Pipers’ Association (VPA) Victorian Championships and Australian Piobaireachd medal events were held at Presbyterian Ladies’ College in Melbourne on Saturday July 8. The contest had over 50 competitors across all grades and prizes totalling over $7500 including $3500 in prize money (AUD). Craig Sked (QLD) won both the […]
The Forres Highland Games took place yesterday, Saturday July 8 in the magnificent setting of Grant Park, Forres. It was a scorching hot day and 12 played in the senior piping competitions. Seniors Piobaireachd March Strathspey and Reel Judge for senior competitions was Archie Maclean Juniors U14 Piobaireachd U14 March U14 Strathspey and Reel Overall U14 – Callan Erskine U18 Piobaireachd U18 March U18 Strathspey and Reel Overall U18 – Aaron Green
The All Ireland Pipe Band Championships took place yesterday, July 1, at Ballymena Academy in Northern Ireland. Field Marshal Montgomery won Grade 1, receiving firsts in every place in the MSR and Medley. The full results were: Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3a Grade 3b Grade 4a Grade 4b
The European Pipe Band Championships was held today, June 24, at Duthie Park, Aberdeen. The full results were as follows: Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3A Grade 3B Grade 4A Grade 4B Juvenile Novice Juvenile A Novice Juvenile B
The Ceres Highland Games took place today in the kingdom of Fife. Brian Lamond was the overall winner of the Senior competitions and the full solo piping results were are follows: Senior Piobaireachd March Strathspey & Reel The senior competitors and piobaireachds played were as follows: Juvenile Piobaireachd March Strathspey […]
Thanks to Dr Jack Taylor for his solo piping results, report and photos from the Aberdeen Highland Games, held at Hazelhead Park yesterday, Sunday, June 18. It was an almost perfect day for pipes at Aberdeen’s Hazelhead Park – warm with light cloud cover. 19 seniors and 10 juniors played, […]
The United Kingdom Pipe Band Championships took place today, Saturday June 10, in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band won the Grade 1 title, which was very fitting on a day where they announced a new two year sponsorship deal with Peoples Ford and launched […]
The Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers took place on Saturday, June 3, in The National Piping Centre at McPhater Street. The overall winner in Grade 1 was Theo Pratt; Grade 2, Donald Morrison; and Grade 3, James Acheson. The full results were as follows: Grade 1 – Piobaireachd Grade […]
A large entry competed today, May 28, on the grounds of Blair Castle for the annual Atholl Gathering, Scotland’s first major outdoor solo piping contest of the year. Roddy MacLeod was the Overall Winner and Junior Overall was Arran Green. The full results are as follows: P/A Piobaireachd B Piobaireachd […]
By MARGARET HOULIHAN. This was another well attended ‘Live Online’ CLASP competition. For Grade 1 CLASP competitors, there was one final chance to win an invite to compete at the inaugural amateur invitational competition at The Sun Belt in Florida in November this year. Eric Stein, who runs the Sun […]
