Tag: Finlay Johnston

Arran King wins the Archie Kenneth Quaich 2024

Arran King wins the Archie Kenneth Quaich 2024

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. […]

•Callum Beaumont and Finlay Johnston at Piping Live! 2021. Photo: JohnSlavin @designfolk.com / Bagpipe.news

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 […]

Top quality YouTube content from The Piping Show and the Glenfiddich

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 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 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

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 […]