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Matthew Kirkwood wins the Archie Kenneth Quaich 2023

Matthew Kirkwood wins the Archie Kenneth Quaich 2023

Competition Results, News

On February 25, the winner of the 2023 Archie Kenneth Quaich for amateur piobaireachd was Matthew Kirkwood playing the Battle of Auldearn No. 1. Prizes were given out by Derek Fraser, Secretary of the Piobaireachd Society. Full results: Twenty-three played. Judges were Ronnie MacShannon and Finlay Johnston. Ronnie gave a […]

Piobaireachd Society Secretary, Bill Wotherspoon plays at the grave of one of piping's great figures of the past, Major General C. S. Thomason. 2011 was the centenary of his death.

The Piobaireachd Society salutes its first president, General Thomason

Features

By John KS Frater Major General Charles Simeon Thomason, one of the leading figures of the great Highland bagpipe, died on July 12, 1911. The first President of the Piobaireachd Society (PS), he had become quite an obscure figure until fellow Sapper and piper, Brian MacKenzie brought him to life […]