Willie McCallum was the winner of the Scottish Pipers’ Association Former Winners’ MSR in The National Piping Centre Auditorium on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Some of the competitors pictured in order of playing below are John Dew, Callum Wynd, William Geddes, John Mulhearn, Simon Marshall, Ben Duncan, Andrew Hall and […]
By HAMISH MOORE. I’d like to announce news of a newly devised piping competition with none of the conventional rules or standards applying. The rationale behind establishing this competition is: piping has, over time, consistently been losing connections with its Gaelic roots. This connection was once central to, and at the […]
By BEN DUNCAN. The Caritas Banner was held today, November 26, at George Watson’s College, Edinburgh. It was a fantastic day of Piobaireachd with some really encouraging performances across all events. 52 young pipers entered, making for a healthy day of competition. The event was sponsored by the Piobaireachd Society, […]
Thanks to Dr Jack Taylor for his report and solo piping results from the Aberdeen Highland Games, held at Hazelhead Park on Sunday, June 19: “It was blustery, cold and sometimes wet. 14 played. There was a good crowd and plenty of entertainment including a Father’s Day race and the potential […]
[post updated with photo] Sandy Cameron from Roy Bridge in Lochaber, Scotland was the overall winner at the Atholl Gathering, held today in dull weather conditions in the grounds of Blair Castle. Sandy, pictured, placed second in the A Grade Ceòl Mòr, fifth in the MSR and third in the […]
The Scottish Pipers’ Association professional contest took place today, April 30, in The National Piping Centre. The results were: P/A/Open Piobaireachd William Geddes, Old Men of the Shells Steven Leask, Big Spree Ben Duncan, Lord Lovat’s LamentJudges: A Forbes, D Fraser Open Marches John Dew Steven Gray Greig Canning Callum […]
The distinct lack of piping activity this year has been reflected in the nominations to the 2020 Scots Trad Music Awards. There’s less than a handful of pipers among the acts nominated this year. Voting is open until midnight next Sunday (November 15). Ross Miller’s recording, The Roke is up […]
The year is around 1707. It is only a couple of years since the burial of Sir Norman MacLeod of Berneray, one of the most famous chiefs of the Berneray branch of the MacLeods of Harris. He was the third son of Sir Roderick XV of Harris and Dunvegan. Today, […]
By Euan Anderson With pipers all over the world trapped indoors going stir crazy, this is a grand time to launch a book. This particular one is A4 in size with a glossy black cover that has a coo’s face on it. It will certainly stick out on the shelf […]
Updated with pipe band results. With many Scottish pipe bands in Northern Ireland competing at the United Kingdom Pipe Band Championships on Saturday, the entry at today’s Aberdeen Highland Games was understandably low. The changeable weather didn’t help matters and contributed to the distractions pipers faced. RESULTS Solo Piping: Ceòl […]
