The Argyllshire Gathering was held on August 24 and 25, 2022 in Oban. Senior Piobaireachd Angus MacColl, Benderloch Callum Beaumont, Dollar Alan Bevan, Abbotsford, Canada Bruce Gandy, Dartmouth, Canada Stuart Liddell, InverarayJudges: Dr Angus MacDonald, Iain MacFadyen BEM, Colin MacLellan Former Winners’ MSR Connor Sinclair, Crieff Alex Gandy, Dartmouth, Canada […]
The Highland Society of London’s Gold Medal was won by Jamie Forrester at the Argyllshire Gathering today, August 25, 2022. The top five placings were: Jamie Forrester, Haddington Sandy Cameron, Roy Bridge John Mulhearn, Glasgow Sean McKeown, Bowmanville, Canada Derek Midgley, Tinton Falls, USAJudges: Alan Forbes, Murray Henderson and Bob […]
The Lisburn and Castlereagh Pipe Band & Highland Dance Festival will take place on Saturday, September 3 from 10am in the village of Moira, within the picturesque rural setting of the Moira Demense. The United Kingdom Adult Solo Drumming Championship will also be held at the event, and follows on […]
The Isle of Arran Music School is inviting applications from enthusiastic and committed teachers of bagpipes to work as the piping instructor with the Music School’s highly popular Piping and Drumming Programme. Applicants will require a minimum qualification of a Diploma in a recognised music course or an equivalent piping […]
Zephan Knickel was the overall winner today at Crieff Highland Gathering. This was the first time in eight years that solo piping had featured at the historic event held in Perthshire, Scotland. An international entry played in good weather conditions throughout the day. The results were as follows. Ceòl Mòr Peter McCallister Cameron May […]
The Gordon Duncan Memorial competition was held last Sunday, August 14, on the final day of Piping Live! 2022, and the winner was Bradley Parker from Northern Ireland. The other competitors were Angus Nicolson, Scotland; Ladislas Klatka, Brittany; and Andrea Boyd, Canada. The competition format celebrates Gordon Duncan’s links to […]
by CALUM WATSON. Following more than 30 years as leading drummer, and after the 2022 World Pipe Band Championships on Saturday, August 13, Gordon Brown has retired from his post as leading drummer of Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia. Gordon was born in Whitburn, West Lothian in 1964, and […]
The Abernethy Games took place on Saturday, August 13, in the picturesque village within the Perth and Kinross region. Seven pipe bands played in the competition which was judged by Archie Maclean from Inverness. The Portsoy Pipe Band were announced as the winners of the George Bain Challenge Shield making […]
Solo piping competitions will feature at this year’s Crieff Highland Gathering after an eight-year absence. Organisers say the response from the solo piping world has been so positive that the open competitions for ceòl mòr and light music had to be capped and the deadline closed early to accommodate the […]
Many words have been, and will be, written about the achievement of Pipe Major Richard Parkes and his record breaking 13 World Championship Grade 1 wins as leader of Field Marshal Montgomery. But for now, have a look at the pictures and see what it means to the band celebrating […]
