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SUMMARY:Glenfiddich Piping Championship 2026
DESCRIPTION:The 52nd Glenfiddich Piping Championship took place on October 25\, 2025\, at Blair Castle in Perthshire and was won overall by Stuart Liddell with a third place in the Piobaireachd\, and a second place in the MSR. It has been quite a year for Pipe Major Stuart Liddell with his band\, Inveraray and District\, retaining the Grade 1 World Pipe Band Championship. This is the fourth time Stuart has won the Glenfiddich\, and this year was also Inveraray’s fourth Grade 1 World’s win. \n\n\n \nAlan Bevan from British Columbia won the piobaireachd event playing The Daughter’s Lament. Alan qualified for the Glenfiddich by winning the R.G. Hardie & Co. Masters Invitational event at Piping Live! in August\, which he also won in 2024. \n\n\n \nLast year’s overall Glenfiddich winner was Callum Beaumont and he was the winner of the MSR title today – which he retains from 2024. Callum played two of the same tunes that he won with in 2024\, with his March in both years being Mrs. Duncan MacFadyen\, his strathspey the same in Inveraray Castle\, but playing The Little Cascade for his reel in 2025\, where he played Bessie McIntyre in 2024. \n\n\n \nThe National Piping Centre runs the competition with support from the William Grant Foundation. The NPC sold out the in-person tickets in advance and provided a livestream for audiences to tune in worldwide \n\n\n \nPiobaireachd\n\n\n \n\nAlan Bevan – The Daughter’s Lament\n\n\n\nNick Hudson – Craigellachie\n\n\n\nStuart Liddell – Unjust Incarceration\n\n\n\nCallum Beaumont – Nameless Cherede Darievea\n\n\n\n5th Brodie Watson-Massey – Lord Lovat’s LamentJudges: Patricia Henderson\, Dr. Angus MacDonald\, Dr. Jack Taylor\n\n\n\n \nMSR\n\n\n \n\nCallum Beaumont – Mrs. Duncan MacFadyen\, Inveraray Castle\, The Little Cascade\n\n\n\nStuart Liddell – The Duke of Roxburgh’s Farewell to the Blackmount Forest\, Glentruim\, The Highlanders’ Institute\n\n\n\nFinlay Johnston – Inveran\, The Islay Ball\, The Smith of Chillichassie\n\n\n\nNick Hudson – Parker’s Welcome to Perthshire\, Pipe-Major Hector MacLean\, The Sheepwife\n\n\n\nAlan Bevan – The Abercairney Highlanders\, Blair Drummond\, John Morrison of Assynt HouseJudges: Peter Hunt\, Iain MacFadyen\, Jim McGillivray\n\n\n\n \nThe Balvenie Media was awarded to Jeannie Campbell for her services to piping. \n\n\n \n\n•The 2025 Glenfiddich Piping competitors from the left are: Finlay Johnston\, Callum Beaumont\, Steven Leask\, Alasdair Henderson\, Brodie Watson-Massey\, Alan Bevan\, Stuart Liddell\, Ben Duncan\, Angus MacColl and Nick Hudson. Photo: Hannah Power\n\n\n\n \nThe full list of 2025 competitors was: \n\n\n \n\nCallum Beaumont – 2024 Glenfiddich Piping Champion\n\n\n\nFinlay Johnston – Bratach Gorm Winner at Scottish Piping Society of London Annual Competition\n\n\n\nAlasdair Henderson – Overall winner at Scottish Piping Society of London Annual Competition\n\n\n\nAlan Bevan – R.G. Hardie & Co. Bagpipes Masters Solo Piping Competition winner 2025\n\n\n\nSteven Leask – Gold Medallist at 2025 Argyllshire Gathering\n\n\n\nStuart Liddell – Winner of the Senior Piobaireachd at Argyllshire Gathering \n\n\n\nBrodie Watson-Massey – Gold Medallist at 2025 Northern Meeting\n\n\n\nAngus MacColl – 2nd place in Northern Meeting Clasp (Senior Piobaireachd)\n\n\n\nNick Hudson – Argyllshire Gathering Senior Piobaireachd 2nd place\n\n\n\nBen Duncan – Argyllshire Gathering Former Winners MSR 2nd place
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LOCATION:Blair Castle\, Blair Atholl\, Pitlochry\, Perth & Kinross\, PH18 5TL\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="The National Piping Centre":MAILTO:learn@thepipingcentre.co.uk
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SUMMARY:NPC Adult Autumn Gathering 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Autumn Gathering\n\n\nNPC Autumn Gathering 2026 2nd-6th November\nBe part of The NPC Autumn Gathering in-person at The National Piping Centre this October. \nThis 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 as this there will be masterclass workshops\, as well as group teaching and performing as a pipe corps. There will also be hands on workshops\, practice time\, group teaching and more. The timetable will also include social activities such as a piping pub quiz\, whisky tasting and instructor recital.\n£430.00 \n\n\nBook your place here \nNPC Gathering FAQs\nWhere will we meet?\nThe in person schools will take place at one of the two National Piping Centre locations in Glasgow City Centre or West End. This will be confirmed nearer the time of your school. \nWhat will I learn?\nThere will be group lessons\, Masterclass workshops and more for pipers. Each piping student will be provided with a digital music pack so everyone will have new music to learn \nWhat will my timetable look like?\nWe are just finalising the exact timetable and will update this soon\, but you can expect Masterclasses with the world’s best\, practice time\, masterclasses\, workshops\, new music\, social activities and more. These will be similar for in person and online tuition. \nIs It for me?\nIf you are still unsure about if it is right for you\, we asked attendees at our recent school to tell us about their experiences and here is what they had to say: \n” Thoroughly recommend attending an adult gathering at least once in your lifetime\, I’ve done it twice and it resulted both times in a positive step change in my piping.\nWorld class instructors\, fantastic location\, and an easy and open way of teaching” – Attended in Winter 2023 \n“I found the whole Gathering experience absolutely brilliant\, being able to attend in person\, the staff and guest tutors were so down to earth and approachable\, all being World famous Superstar Pipers. Everyone of them brought fountains of knowledge\, new techniques for us to consider for our level of piping\, and all where so passionate about piping\, that most lessons ran over\, which is so infectious. I’ve attended one or two Gatherings before\, all of which were well worth doing\, but this has to be the best todate. I’ve come away with renewed enthusiasm for my piping. I’ve always said\, if the NPC says this is how to do it\, no one can argue with that. I’ve had an amazing time\, met some old friends and made new ones\, will be booking for Spring 23. ” – Attended in Spring 2022 \nTo book your place\, click the link below\, and scroll through the passes to find the event you wish to book. Shortly after your registration you will be emailed a registration form\, so we can collect all your details. This will be sent on the next working day (Mon – Thur) after your booking is made. Please complete it as soon as possible to allow us to complete your registration and get all the information we need. \nBook your place here \nHearing Protection\nThe National Piping Centre requires all students to use hearing protection at all times when playing pipes. Hearing protection is available for purchase in our shop or free of charge from the earplug dispenser in both our piping school venues.
URL:https://bagpipe.news/event/the-national-piping-centre-autumn-gathering-2/
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