The Duncan Johnstone Memorial Piping Competition was held today, March 23, at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow. The event was open to B and C Grade members of the Competing Pipers’ Association and attracted a large entry. Despite this, all events were completed by 5.30pm and the prize giving […]
These photos are some of the pipers from the Duncan Johnstone Memorial C Grade Jig competition in The National Piping Centre Auditorium on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Calum Dunbar won the C Grade Jig, taking home the The Roddy MacLeod Trophy for Jig Playing. The full result of the C Grade […]
The annual Duncan Johnstone Memorial Piping Competition was held today in Glasgow at The National Piping Centre. The B Grade events were held at Otago Street whilst the C Grade events were held at McPhater Street. There was a large entry in both grades with piobaireachd heats run in the […]
The National Piping Centre will become a hub for solo piping competitions over the next four weekends, starting with the prestigious Glasgow Uist and Barra Invitational this coming Saturday, March 4, 2023. The pipers invited to take part in the 76th Glasgow Uist and Barra competition 2023 are: Jamie Forrester, […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Ben Mulhearn took first place in the B Grade Piobaireachd, and was B Grade overall winner on piobaireachd preference, at the Duncan Johnstone Memorial 2022. All the results from the competition can be found here. More photos of the C Grade Jig competitors can be found […]
These photos are some of the pipers from the Duncan Johnstone Memorial C Grade Jig competition in The National Piping Centre Auditorium on Saturday, March 12. Kyle Shead won the C Grade Jig and the new trophy – The Roddy MacLeod Trophy for Jig Playing. This was the first year […]
The Duncan Johnstone Memorial Piping Competition has taken place at the National Piping Centre for over 20 years. It is held in memory of the famous Glasgow piper dubbed the King of Jigs. As Angus J. MacLellan wrote in Duncan’s obituary that appeared in the January 1999 Piping Times, Duncan […]
