Tag: Atholl Gathering

Solo piping entries filling for the Atholl Gathering 2024

Solo piping entries filling for the Atholl Gathering 2024

The Atholl Gathering takes place on Sunday, May 26, and entries are healthy at 55 in total so far, including juniors. There are 23 for C Piobaireachd, 16 for B and 10 for P/A/Open.  The C Piobaireachd will be capped at 25 with 5 reserves. The overall adult cap is 60. […]

Chris Lee competing at a sweltering and humid Atholl Gathering in May 2018.

Atholl Gathering solo piping draw announced

There is a healthy entry for the solo piping at the Atholl Gathering and Highland Games, which are held this Sunday, May 29, at Blair Castle in Pitlochry. The gates open at 9.30am and the Piping and Highland Dancing events begin at 10.30am. The full list of the solo piping […]

Atholl Gathering solo piping entries open

Atholl Gathering solo piping entries open

Entries are now open for this year’s Atholl Gathering solo piping competitions. The entry form can be found here. The competitions are open to those graded A/P, B and C for ceòl mòr by the Competing Pipers’ Association. The Light Music is open. The Atholl Gathering will take place in […]

Chris Lee competing at the 2018 Atholl Gathering.

New RSPBA sub group / Online Atholl Gathering / Up To The Line podcast

The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) has set up a new cross-association working group. The group, the International Liaison Group, is a sub group of the organisation’s Music Board and has been established in order to help improve communication between the member associations around the world and to provide […]

Glasgow Police competing at the 2019 European Pipe Band Championships held at Bught Park.

Europeans cancelled; plus more games fall

Unsurprisingly, the European Pipe Band Championships has been cancelled for 2021. The news comes two days after the announcement that the British and the UK Championships were cancelled. The ‘Europeans’ were scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 21 at Bught Park, Inverness, but with uncertainty around COVID-19 restrictions and […]