The Archie Kenneth Quaich 2024 was held in the rooms of the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society on Saturday February 24, and the winner was Arran King. A large entry of 38 was reduced to 25 by ballot, and 21 played on the day. The judges were Ronald McShannon and Finlay Johnston. […]
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Callum Beaumont and Finlay Johnston to play at Stirling Piping Recital
Callum Beaumont and Finlay Johnston will play the next Stirling Piping recital in the King Robert Hotel, Bannockburn, Stirling. The event is on Friday, March 1, 7.30pm and tickets are £10 and available on the door. Both of the recitalists picked up big prizes towards the end of 2023 solo […]
Behind the scenes at the Glenfiddich and interview with Finlay Johnston on YouTube
The 50th Glenfiddich Piping Championship took place on October 28, 2023, and The National Piping Centre’s YouTube team were on hand to capture what goes on behind the scenes and make the event happen. We hear from some of the people that make the event happen including Helen Urquhart (Head […]
Iain Speirs wins the Captain John A MacLellan MBE Memorial 2023
The Captain John A MacLellan MBE Memorial Dinner took place on Saturday, August 26 and the black tie event was held in Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh. Iain Speirs won the event for the fifth time. The event is organised by the Eagle Pipers’ Society and they are delighted to report it […]
Results from The CLASP ‘Live Online’ Competition – May 2023
By MARGARET HOULIHAN. This was another well attended ‘Live Online’ CLASP competition. For Grade 1 CLASP competitors, there was one final chance to win an invite to compete at the inaugural amateur invitational competition at The Sun Belt in Florida in November this year. Eric Stein, who runs the Sun […]
Craig Sutherland wins the Glasgow Uist and Barra competition 2023
The Glasgow Uist and Barra Association announced the overall winner of their 2023 as Craig Sutherland, winning the Charles Hepburn Rose Bowl. The competition took place yesterday, March 4, in The National Piping Centre at McPhater Street. The GUABA announcement on social media last night said: “Well done to all […]
Top quality YouTube content from The Piping Show and the Glenfiddich
The most recent episode from The Piping Show features two-time Glenfiddich winner Finlay Johnstone being interviewed by National Piping Centre tutor, and Gold Medal winner, Wilson Brown. Wilson’s questions about Finlay’s humility and self-criticism give an interesting insight into the mind of a top prize-winning piper, and perhaps highlights some […]
Finlay Johnston wins the Silver Chanter in Skye
Finlay Johnston was awarded the 2022 Silver Chanter last night, August 3, 2022. This was the 56th year of the competition as it returned home to the Isle of Skye after a four year sojourn at The National Piping Centre in Glasgow. The venue was Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the Gaelic […]
The Silver Chanter returns to Skye
The prestigious Silver Chanter competition will make a welcome return to the Isle of Skye as part of this year’s Piping Live! festival. The pioneering piping event, now in its 56th year, is the annual invitational Piobaireachd competition that was established by Dame Flora MacLeod, the 28th Chief of MacLeod, alongside John MacFadyen […]
Donald MacLeod Memorial Competition cancelled
This year’s Pipe Major Donald MacLeod MBE Memorial Piping Competition has been cancelled, Bagpipe.news has learned. Organisers, The Lewis & Harris Piping Society, cite the uncertainty of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The competition had been due to take place at the Caladh Inn, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis on Friday, April […]