Tag: 2023

Draw announced for Bratach Gorm this coming weekend

Draw announced for Bratach Gorm this coming weekend

The attention of the solo piping world will head south at the end of this week when the Scottish Piping Society of London hold the prestigious Bratach Gorm. The competition is on Friday, November 3 in the Caledonian Club in London, with other professional events and competitions for A, B […]

Official photos and details from 50th Glenfiddich Championship

Official photos and details from 50th Glenfiddich Championship

The overall winner of the prestigious Glenfiddich Piping Championship 2023 has been named as Callum Beaumont, as the event celebrates five decades of sensational piping. The prestigious Championship, which was first held in 1974, was founded by Sandy Grant Gordon of William Grant and Sons, and Seumas MacNeill who was […]

The 27th George Sherriff Memorial all set for November 18th

The 27th George Sherriff Memorial all set for November 18th

The 27th Annual George Sherriff Memorial Invitational will held on on Saturday, November 18 at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ontario. The competition is organised by the ubiquitous Bob Worrall, who is currently travelling to Scotland to judge at the 50th Glenfiddich Piping Championship this weekend. The George Sherriff Memorial […]

Eight young pipers head to Benderloch for the Lochnell Championship 2023

Eight young pipers head to Benderloch for the Lochnell Championship 2023

The Argyllshire Gathering Trust’s Lochnell Intermediate Piping Championship will take place tomorrow, Saturday, October 21. The venue is the chapel at Lochnell Castle, near Benderloch, PA37 1QT, by kind permission of the Earl of Dundonald and hosted by his son Lord Archie Cochran. The competition is by invitation only and […]

CLASP Live Online entries close on Sunday

CLASP Live Online entries close on Sunday

This CLASP competition will run on Saturday, November 11, 2023 via the Zoom platform. The closing date for this competition is Sunday, October 22 at midnight (UK Time). Events will be offered to adult amateur pipers graded 1, 2, 3, 4/5 and both Light Music and Piobaireachd events will be […]

Exceptional talent from pipers and young old has been on display at The Royal National Mòd today. The premier Gaelic cultural celebration is back in Paisley for the first time in a decade.

Junior piping took place at the town’s Wynd Centre, while senior competitors played in the Jacquard Suite and The Spinning Shed within the newly refurbished Paisley Town Hall.

In the senior competitions, the Pìobaireachd and the March, Strathspey and Reel Premier and A Grade competitions were both won by acclaimed Glasgow bagpiper Roddy McLeod MBE, (PICTURED)who is the former Director of the National Piping Centre. Milngavie’s Bradley Parker won the B Grade March, Strathspey and Reel competition, while Inverness' Angus Macphee won the B Grade Piobaireachd.

Arran Green, 16 years old from Bannockburn High, scooped a double win. Arran took home the W.G.G. Wilson Trophy for the 16-18 Piobaireachd, and the Royal Highland Fusiliers Cup for the 16-18 March, Strathspey and Reel.

Kinross High School pupil Lennox Munro, won the Under 16 Roderick Munro Quaich for 2/4 March. The 15-year-old from Glenfarg also took the Under 16 Lighting Electrical Cup for his Strathspey and Reel.

The Mòd runs until Saturday 21st October, bringing fans of Gaelic music and culture together once again to celebrate the language, history and future of the Gaels, with a packed programme of cultural activities, competitions, concerts, workshops and more.

Solo piping winners from the Royal National Mòd in Paisley 2023

The solo piping events at the Royal National Mòd took place yesterday, Saturday, October 14 in Paisley. Junior piping took place at the town’s Wynd Centre, while senior competitors played in the Jacquard Suite and The Spinning Shed within the newly refurbished Paisley Town Hall. The Mòd runs until Saturday, October […]

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Results from the Captain John A. MacLellan MBE Solo Piping Competition

The Captain John A. MacLellan MBE Solo Piping Competition was held on Saturday, October 7, at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming at Inchdrewer House, Edinburgh. Willie McCallum was the overall winner of the Premier Grade, winning the MSR and placing fourth in the Piobaireachd event. The […]