London: November 6 – Callum Beaumont of Dollar, Scotland took the overall aggregate prize at the 81st annual London Championship yesterday. Beaumont’s success is the second time he has been the overall champion piper at this competition – the first time being in 2019 – and means he will be […]
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Lachlan Roderick Ewen Robertson, an appreciation
By Angus MacPhail of Skipinnish Here’s a health to the fishermen who plough the lonely seaAnd battle with the ocean where it’s in their blood to be.Dear the fruitful bounty of the blind and savage foam.They’re the last of the hunters, and they’re proudly sailing home. The sea is beautiful, […]
Glenn Brown wins 2021 Bratach Gorm
[updated with photograph] London, England – November 5, 2021 – Glenn Brown was awarded the Bràtach Gorm tonight in from of a good-sized audience in the Caledonian Club in Belgravia. It’s the second time Glenn has won this competition and his win means he is the second invitee to next […]
Donald Drone: that ‘guy’
Tonight is Guy Fawkes Day or Bonfire Night around the United Kingdom.
Pierre Blanchet, 1947-2021
Pierre Blanchet, the well respected Breton bagpipe maker, died today after a brief illness. Pierre lived in Trignac in Loire-Atlantique (Pays de la Loire region) which adjoins Saint-Nazaire. He was a highly skilled restorer and restorer of bagpipes, having started his career as a professional turner in 1977 at the […]
International Uilleann Piping Day in Glasgow / Liddell recital in deep south / Piping in London, a history / Brìghde opens COP26
Renowned uilleann piper, Jarlath Henderson, is holding a master class for uilleann pipers this weekend in Scotland to mark the tenth International Uilleann Piping Day. The event will take place this Saturday (6th) from 1.00pm-9.00pm at the National Piping Centre Otago Street, the former College of Piping building in Glasgow’s […]
LBPS’ braw conference in Gala / More online success for Ian K.
The Lowland & Border Pipers’ Society (LBPS) held its annual conference on Saturday in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders region. The conference – the ‘Collogue’ – was held in Old Gala House, which dates to 1583. The Society held two competition categories that were unable to be included at its […]
Ghoul in the Cuillin – a cautionary Hallowe’en tale
It was around 30 years ago one very dark and blustery Hallowe’en night. I shall never forget it. The previous week I had received a letter whilst busy conducting research for my latest book on the Campbell Cainntaireachd (my ninth) and had become bogged down on the intricacies of Gaelic […]
Jack Lee wins 2021 Glenfiddich Piping Championship
Jack Lee took home the overall prize at the 2021 Glenfiddich Piping Championship, held yesterday in front of a live audience in the Ballroom of Blair Castle in Perthshire, Scotland. Jack’s 2nd place in the Piobaireachd and 3rd place in the MSR secure him the overall title. Competitors are asked […]
2021 Glenfiddich ready for broadcast
The 2021 Glenfiddich Invitational Solo Piping Championships kicks off this morning from a wet and windy Blair Castle in beautiful, autumnal Perthshire. Ten of our leading competitive pipers will shortly make their way from the Atholl Palace Hotel, six miles away in Pitlochry, be allocated their tuning rooms in the […]