Tag: Connor Sinclair

Results from the Ardmore Cup Invitational Competition 2024

Results from the Ardmore Cup Invitational Competition 2024

Connor Sinclair retained the Ardmore Cup yesterday, February 24, in Ardmore, Waterford, Ireland. This years competition featured ten top pipers: Alister Donaghy, Chris Earls, James Frazer, Bruce Gandy, Angus MacColl, Willie McCallum, Connor Sinclair, James Stone, Alen Tully and Scott Wallace.  Judges were David Caldwell, Tim Farrelly and John Wilson.  […]

The Festival of Juvenile Solo Piping 2003 – 2023

The Festival of Juvenile Solo Piping 2003 – 2023

By GERARD McCLUMPHA, Event Coordinator. Is looking back always a good thing?  I’m not 100% sure on that as a rule – but in the case of the past twenty years of the Festival of Juvenile Solo Piping competition I think we can safely say yes! It all started with the […]

THE 2019 Glenfiddich competitors pictured above from left: Callum Beaumont, Iain Speirs, Connor Sinclair, Niall Stewart, Jack Lee, Finlay Johnston, Glenn Brown, Andrew Hayes, Stuart Liddell and Gordon McCready.

Overall WINNERS:  1. Finlay Johnston, 2. Connor Sinclair, 3. Glenn Brown
Ceòl Mór
1. Glenn Brown, Farewell to the Queen’s Ferry
2. Finlay Johnston, Donald Gruamach’s March
3. Iain Speirs, Scarce of Fishing
4. Jack Lee, Lament for the Laird of Anapool
5. Connor Sinclair, Lachlan MacNeill Campbell of Kintarbert‘s Fancy
Judges: Patricia Henderson, Colin MacLellan and Stuart Samson.
MSR (twice through)
1. Connor Sinclair, Major Manson’s Farewell to Clachantrushal, Susan MacLeod, Broadford Bay
2. Finlay Johnston, Inverlochy Castle, Cat Lodge, The Smith Chilliechassie
3. Niall Stewart, P.M.J. McWilliams, Glentruim, Ca’ the Ewes
4. Callum Beaumont, The Stirlingshire Militia, Lady Louden, The Little Cascade
5. Stuart Liddell, Mrs John MacColl, The Shepherd’s Crook, John Morrison of Assynt House
Judges: Murray Henderson, Dr Angus MacDonald and John Wilson.

Considering tune selections for solo competitions

by Fergus Muirhead, at the Glenfiddich Piping Championship 2019 One of the biggest decisions a competitor has to make during his or her preparation for a competition is the tunes they are going to submit. In some events they have a free choice of music while in others they have […]

Catch up with new piping tunes and chat on YouTube

Catch up with new piping tunes and chat on YouTube

The National Piping Centre is constantly adding top quality new content to YouTube. Most recently there have been interviews with Katie Robertson (The Wheeled Piper), former member of The National Piping Center Board of Directors, Alan Forbes, and energetic pipes and whistles exponent Ali Levack. The most recent offering in […]

One week to go to enter Pipe Idol 2023

One week to go to enter Pipe Idol 2023

Pipe Idol is a flagship event of the Piping Live! festival and has been very popular with the Street Cafe audience for many years. The photos below show it started life as a busking event on the streets of Glasgow for young pipers in 2004, but it has become one […]

See Connor Sinclair in recital in Oban this week

See Connor Sinclair in recital in Oban this week

The Netherlorn Piping Society are hosting a recital with Connor Sinclair this Thursday, March 16 in the Argyllshire Gathering Halls in Oban The event starts at 7.30, with £4 entry for adults and free entry for children. The Argyllshire Gathering Halls are in Breadalbane Street, Oban, PA34 5NZ. Connor is […]

Results from the Ardmore Cup Invitational Piping Competition 2023

Results from the Ardmore Cup Invitational Piping Competition 2023

The Ardmore Cup Invitational was held today, February 25, in St Declan’s Village Hall, Ardmore, Waterford. The contest was organised by Eric M. Stein who also runs the SunBelt competition which took place in November in Orlando, Florida. The competitors were Alen Tully, Kris Coyle, Julian Dorman, Chris Earls, Angus MacColl, […]

Tickets available for the Glenfiddich Piping Championship on October 29

Tickets available for the Glenfiddich Piping Championship on October 29

Ten of the world’s greatest solo pipers will compete in this year’s Glenfiddich Piping Championship, as the renowned competition returns to the spectacular Blair Castle on Saturday, October 29. Competing this year are defending champion Jack Lee, Dollar’s Callum Beaumont, Glasgow-based Canadian piper Glenn Brown, Jamie Forrester from London, Canadian […]