By A. G. Kenneth In these days it seems that in the topmost ranks of competitive pìobaireachd playing, our leading competing pipers get little or no encouragement to play the shorter, lighter tunes in competition. Is this really desirable? The argument usually deployed against such a proposal is on the […]
The first virtual version of the Lewis and Harris Piping Society’s annual competition for junior players has been hailed a great success, with the online format appearing to enable a big increase in participation from pipers from the southern part of Scotland’s Outer Hebrides in particular. A total of 102 players […]
The annual London Competition has been postponed until next March, the Scottish Piping Society of London (SPSL) said today. However, an online CPA C Grade competition and and SPSL Members’ competition will go ahead on what would have been the weekend of the annual competition, November 7. SPSL President, Michael […]
The result of the online Aboyne Highland Games piping contests saw father and son, Bruce and Alex Gandy of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, take the first and second overall spots. Pipe Major Ben Duncan of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards was awarded third place overall. Held online due to the coronavirus […]
The eight pipers going through to the final of the MacGregor Memorial are: Ross Conner, Campbeltown;Luke Kennedy, Strathaven;Liam MacDonald, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada;Angus MacPhee, Inverness;Henry Paluch, Aorora, Ontario, CanadaAnna Smart, Dunfermline;Hazel Whyte, Larkhall;Campbell Wilson. Christchurch, New Zealand. Judges, Bill Livingstone and Stuart Samson MBE completed their adjudicating this weekend and reported […]
The annual Springbank Invitational Solo Piping Competition has been cancelled for 2020. Competition organiser, the Kintyre Piping Society, hopes to be in a position in the near future to hold it next year. The competition usually takes place in mid-September in the Argyll town, Campbeltown and is sponsored by the […]
The five pipers who will perform at this year’s online Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies Memorial Recital Challenge are: Roddy MacLeod MBE, Stuart Liddell, Angus MacColl, Callum Beaumont and Connor Sinclair. The competition, part of Piping Live!, takes place behind closed doors at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow on Thursday, […]
The draw (and tunes to be played) for this year’s online Silver Chanter is: Connor Sinclair (Lament for Donald Bàn MacCrimmon); Stuart Liddell (Lament for the Children); Sarah Muir (Lament for the Earl of Antrim); Callum Beaumont (Lament for MacLeod of Colbecks); Iain Speirs (Lament for MacSwan of Roaig); Fred […]
The pull of the Great Highland Bagpipe shows no signs of stopping. A pipe band comprised of Hindu pipers and drummers has been featured recently on US television channel, CNN. The Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band is based in Secaucus, New Jersey. In reality, though, it is one of five […]
Tommy Johnston died in hospital on Tuesday night after a short illness. He was 65. Tommy was an immensely popular figure in piping and piping band circles. In the mid-1990s he set up Pipe Dreams with fellow ScottishPower Pipe Band member, Ronnie McShannon. The two launched their popular Ezeedrone drone […]
