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 […]
This year’s London Competition will be held in The Caledonian Club in Halkin Street, London, a spokesman for organisers, the Scottish Piping Society of London (SPSL), said today. In addition, the prestigious Bratach Gorm event will take place on the evening of Friday, November 1 rather than on the Saturday […]
Angus D. MacColl was the overall winner at the annual Arisaig Highland Games yesterday (July 31). Weather conditions were mostly dull but warm at the coastal Lochaber township. The games took place, as ever, at Traigh Farm. Ceòl Mòr – 1. Angus D. MacColl (The Battle of the Pass of […]
A plaque is to be unveiled in Edinburgh tomorrow [Thursday] by Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon to commemorate Elizabeth (Bessie) Watson, the young piper who was Scotland’s youngest Suffragette. The ceremony will take place at The Edinburgh City Youth Cafe at 11-15 Vennel near the city centre. The building is […]
A total of 118 solo players and 12 bands competed at the 2019 Pacific Northwest Highland Games which took place last weekend in warm, sunny weather at the Enumclaw Expo Center in Enumclaw (south of Seattle) in Washington state, USA. The event concluded with the announcement of the BCPA season-long […]
The results from the recent pipe band and solo piping competition held at Corby in Northamptonshire, England are as follows: BANDS:Grade 2, Medley – 1. City of London.Grade 3, MSR – 1. Knox Grammar School; 2. Scunthorpe & District.Grade 3, Medley – 1. Knox Grammar School; 2. Nottinghamshire Police; 3. […]
The results from the solo piping contests held today at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland are: March – 1. Pipe Major Ben Duncan (in action today, right); 2. Brian Lamond; 3. Greig Canning; 4. Robbie MacIsaac. Strathspey & Reel – 1. Brian Lamond; 2. Pipe Major Ben Duncan; 3. Robbie […]
Inveraray & District won the Grade 1 title at today’s Scottish Pipe Band Championships held at Levengrove Park in Dumbarton, Scotland. Twelve bands competed. Weather conditions were atrocious and the RSPBA made the decision at 4.30pm to cancel the March Past. The Pipe Majors and Leading Drummers assembled at the […]
Michael Grey of Ontario, Canada (pictured, right) is the winner of the composing contest held to mark the 170th anniversary of the Battle of Sollas. The contest carried a cash prize of £250. The battle (‘Blar Shollash’ in Gaelic) took place in August 1849 in the Sollas district of North […]
