The Abernethy Highland Games take place on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at The Forest Village in Nethy Bridge within the Cairngorms National Park. Entrants to the Senior competition will now be added to a waiting list, but Junior entrants are welcome right up to and including the day of competition. Juniors should come to the […]
Pipe Major of Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, Alan Bevan, retained the R. G. Hardie & Co. Masters Solo Piping Competition on Monday, August 11 at Piping Live! 2025, winning the piobaireachd event. The win gives Alan a place in the Glenfiddich Piping Championship in October of this year. Bruce Gandy was the winner of the MSR, […]
There are so many musical highlights to be found at the Piping Live! festival. It's a wonderful week of bagpipe music, mostly showcasing Highland and Scottish bellows pipes, but the festival welcomes piping traditions from all over the world. Come to a concert, visit for a few days, or even the full week and celebrate […]
 •Pipe Idol 2023 winner Cameron Bonar performing in the final. Photo: JohnSlavin @designfolk.com / Bagpipe.news  Who will be crowned Pipe Idol 2026? After four heats of fierce competition the four finalists will play one last time in front of a panel of secret judges in the National Piping Centre auditorium to see who […]
Pipe Major Stuart Liddell holds the World's trophy and banner surrounded by the jubilant Inveraray and District Pipe Band in 2024. Photo: John Slavin https://bagpipe.news/2025/08/16/results-from-the-world-pipe-band-championship-2025/ https://bagpipe.news/2024/08/18/results-from-the-world-pipe-band-championship-2024/
•The 2024 performers were Iain Speirs, Callum Beaumont, Ian K. MacDonald and Stuart Liddell MBE. Photo: Derek Maxwell The Eagle Pipers’ Society will once again be running The Captain John A MacLellan MBE Memorial Dinner & Recital Competition on Saturday 29th August 2026 at The Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh. Dress code is Black Tie. https://bagpipe.news/2024/08/26/ian-k-macdonald-wins-the-captain-john-a-maclellan-mbe-memorial/ […]
The Autumn Gathering NPC Autumn Gathering 2026 2nd-6th November Be part of The NPC Autumn Gathering in-person at The National Piping Centre this October. This fantastic four days of learning has been developed to make this an immersive, fun experience. Across the four days you will have teaching from our World Class instructors. As well […]
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