Tag: Jamie Forrester

Tickets available for the Glenfiddich Piping Championship on October 29

Tickets available for the Glenfiddich Piping Championship on October 29

Ten of the world’s greatest solo pipers will compete in this year’s Glenfiddich Piping Championship, as the renowned competition returns to the spectacular Blair Castle on Saturday, October 29. Competing this year are defending champion Jack Lee, Dollar’s Callum Beaumont, Glasgow-based Canadian piper Glenn Brown, Jamie Forrester from London, Canadian […]

The Glenfiddich Championship 2022 pipers and tickets

The Glenfiddich Championship 2022 pipers and tickets

The 49th Glenfiddich Piping Championship will take place on Saturday, October 29, 2022. The event is held annually at Blair Castle in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, and is organised by The National Piping Centre and funded through the William Grant Foundation. The 2022 competitors have been chosen from the list of […]

Results from day one of the Argyllshire Gathering

Results from day one of the Argyllshire Gathering

The Argyllshire Gathering was held on August 24 and 25, 2022 in Oban. Senior Piobaireachd Angus MacColl, Benderloch Callum Beaumont, Dollar Alan Bevan, Abbotsford, Canada Bruce Gandy, Dartmouth, Canada Stuart Liddell, InverarayJudges: Dr Angus MacDonald, Iain MacFadyen BEM, Colin MacLellan Former Winners’ MSR Connor Sinclair, Crieff Alex Gandy, Dartmouth, Canada […]

Jamie Forrester wins Gold Medal in Oban

Jamie Forrester wins Gold Medal in Oban

The Highland Society of London’s Gold Medal was won by Jamie Forrester at the Argyllshire Gathering today, August 25, 2022. The top five placings were: Jamie Forrester, Haddington Sandy Cameron, Roy Bridge John Mulhearn, Glasgow Sean McKeown, Bowmanville, Canada Derek Midgley, Tinton Falls, USAJudges: Alan Forbes, Murray Henderson and Bob […]

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 […]