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Updated with Col. Jock MacDonald Clasp results. Sarah Muir, pictured, won the Dunvegan Medal today on Day 1 of the annual Skye Gathering held in Portree, Isle of Skye. Sarah will be invited to play in the 2020 Silver Chanter. Only MacCrimmon tunes or tunes with a MacCrimmon association are […]
Fred Morrison from Scotland rounded off a successful trip to Lorient today by winning the piobaireachd event. RESULTS – 1. Fred Morrison (Scarce of Fishing); 2. Nick Hudson; 3. Stuart Liddell; 4. Willie McCallum; 5. Andrew Carlisle. Morrison, who lives in Renfrewshire, won his 10th MacCrimmon Trophy in the early […]
The 16th Piping Live! – Glasgow International Piping Festival – kicks off this weekend. There is so much quality piping going on during this week, more than you can shake a wooden practice chanter at. The National Piping Centre’s bagpipe.news is an official media partner. Here is our pick of […]
The annual MacCrimmon Trophy, held at the annual Festival Interceltique de Lorient in Brittany, was won in the early hours of this morning by Fred Morrison for a record 12 10 times. His flawless performance meant judges, R. S. McDonald and Ian Duncan, had no difficulty deciding who was in […]
The 71st annual Glengarry Highland Games and North American Championships were held as ever in Maxville, Ontario over two days this weekend. Friday saw the amateur solo piping competitions with the professional solos and pipe band competitions held yesterday. Florida’s City of Dunedin Pipe Band won the pipe band championships […]
A gorgeous day in Badenoch today at Newtonmore Highland Games saw an entry of 16 for the solo piping competitions. RESULTS: Ceòl Mòr – 1. Pipe Major Ben Duncan (MacDougall’s Gathering); Callum Wynd (Lament for MacSwan of Roaig); 3. William Geddes (Earl of Seaforth’s Salute); John McLaren.Judge: John Don MacKenzie, […]
ABOYNECeòl Mòr – 1. John Dew (Rory McLoude’s Lament); 2. Jonathon Simpson (Lament for the Viscount of Dundee); 3. Allan Russell (The Vaunting); 4. George Taylor (MacGregor’s Salute); 5. Jack Taylor (Mary’s Praise).Judges: Malcolm McRae, Stuart Samson and Bill Wotherspoon. March – 1. Allan Russell; 2. Callum Brown; 3. Gordon […]
The 5th International Bagpipe Conference will take place on March 13-15 next year at Harvard University in Boston, USA. Papers are being invited now with the the deadline for abstract submissions being next month: September 15. A spokesman said: “In 2020, we will take the conference to the United States […]
Dornoch Highland Gathering too place today amidst glorious weather, writes our correspondent. A sizeable crowd joined the march from Dornoch Square and once at the games field enjoyed very good piping as wel as the other events. Our friends in Dornoch Festival Week have kicked off festivities in style. RESULTS: […]
The running order for the Open competitions at Aboyne Games, which take place in the Aberdeenshire village tomorrow (August 3), is: Piobaireachd (commences 10:30) – Callum Beaumont; Andrew Hall; Jordan Ednie; Alan Clark; John Dew; James MacPetrie; George Taylor; Gordon Barclay; Jack Taylor; Timothy Ness; Andy Graham; John MacDonald; Andrew […]
