The Highlands & Islands Music & Dance Festival is taking place today, April 29 in Oban High School. The competitions are organised by the Netherlorn Piping Society. The solo piping results so far are as follows: P/A Grade Piobaireachd P/A Grade March, Strathspey and Reel B Grade Piobaireachd B Grade March, […]
The National Piping Centre have been steadily growing their YouTube content since launching their channel last summer. You will find musical highlights from the Piping Live! festival, tuition videos, world class Glenfiddich Piping competition performances, interviews with Glenfiddich 2022 participants such as Willie McCallum, Fred Morrison and Murray Henderson, and […]
On Friday, April 21st, G1 Reeds announced on social media the sad news that John Elliott passed away on April 20, 2023. John was well known all around the piping world as the owner of G1 Reeds, which he established and grew into one of the premier reed and chanter […]
• PART 14 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. The Highland Gathering 1897 The fourth annual Highland Gathering of the London Highland Athletic Club was held at Stamford Bridge on Whit Monday, June 7, 1897 in favourable weather. There were two international events between teams from Ireland and Scotland, a hurling […]
The American Pipe Band Championships took place as part of the Virginia International Tattoo in Norfolk, Virginia on Saturday, April 22. The event was live streamed on Facebook and all the performances are available to watch on the links below. Go directly to Ulster Scottish Pipe Band’s Grade 2 winning […]
The Scottish Pipers Association Professional competition was held in The National Piping Centre today April 22. The overall winner was Roddy MacLeod and the full results were as follows: C Grade Piobaireachd 1st Keith Bowes £70 2nd Finlay Frame £40 3rd Robbie MacIsaac £20 4th Andrew Smith 5th Kyle Shead […]
The Carrick Lowland Gathering Juvenile Solo Piping competition is taking place at Victory Park, Girvan on Sunday, June 4, 2023. An online entry form is available here. Contact the organiser Lynne Galloway by email here and visit the website – www.GirvanAttractions.co.uk – for more information on the Lowland Gathering. The pipe […]
• PART 49 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. In 1984 the Gathering was on August 29 and 30. Entry requirements for the Gold Medal were changed in order to increase the number of entries. The new rule was First prize-winners in this Event at any former Argyllshire Gathering are excluded, and entry is restricted to (1) those who have […]
Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band have been notified by the RSPBA Standards and Grading Group that their downgrading request for the 2023 season, from Grade 1 to Grade 2, has been successful. This decision has also been ratified by the Music Board. The Glasgow Skye Association stated in a press release: “It’s […]
