by Dr. JACK TAYLOR. Lonach Games has announced that this year, and for the next 50 years, a generous donor has given £1000 towards the piobaireachd competitions. The date is Saturday, August 26, between the Oban and Inverness competitions, so is a golden opportunity for pipers from all over to […]
Braemar’s Junior Games was held on King George V Park yesterday, Saturday July 22. Nine pipers and three pipe bands were joined by many youngsters competing in the races and dancing events giving the crowd an afternoon of informal fun. The piping judge was Dr. Jack Taylor and the results […]
This was the first CLASP ‘Live Online’ event for 2023. There was a particular interest for Grade 1 competitors, as an invite to compete at the inaugural amateur invitational at The Sun Belt in Florida in November 2023 was up for grabs. Eric Stein, who runs the Sun Belt Professional […]
The Abernethy Games took place on Saturday, August 13, in the picturesque village within the Perth and Kinross region. Seven pipe bands played in the competition which was judged by Archie Maclean from Inverness. The Portsoy Pipe Band were announced as the winners of the George Bain Challenge Shield making […]
The Ballater Highland Games were held on Thursday, August 11 in Monaltrie Park, Ballater. Eight played in very warm, sunny conditions. Xavier Boderiou was overall champion, and the judges were Duncan Watson and Jack Taylor. Piobaireachd Brian Lamond – The Fingerlock Xavier Bouderiou Angus MacPhee Andrew Donlon John MacDonald Adam […]
In the final ever edition of the Piping Today magazine published in May 2020, a wide range of people were asked to give their 2020 vision for piping going forward. They were all sent a list of questions and asked to choose one to answer in no more than 200 […]
The Clan Donald Lands Trust’s annual invitational ceòl mòr competition, the Donald MacDonald Cuach, will be held online this year for the first time in its 35-year history. Convenor, Dr. Angus MacDonald will host the event live from Armadale Castle, Isle of Skye, the five-star visitor attraction located in the […]
