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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 […]

Virtual PM Donald MacLeod  competition cancelled

Virtual PM Donald MacLeod competition cancelled

The Pipe Major Donald MacLeod MBE Memorial Piping Competition, which was to take place behind closed doors at the National Piping Centre and broadcast online at a later date, has been cancelled due to the pandemic restrictions in place in Scotland’s Central Belt. The Lewis and Harris Piping Society had […]

Glenn Brown crossing the Minch in January

Glenn Brown crossing the Minch in January

The Lewis and Harris Piping Society has announced details of its second recitalist in its winter recital programme. Callum Beaumont, the 2019 Bratach Gorm winner, gave a memorable first recital for the society on November 9. Glenn Brown, the Canadian now domiciled in Glasgow and who who won the Piobaireachd […]