The Scottish Pipers’ Association professional competition was held at the National Piping Centre yesterday, April 6. Logan Tannock, SPA President, said it was the largest number of competitors they have ever had, and the largest audience also. The event was sponsored by the Piobaireachd Society and the Competing Pipers’ Association. […]
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Final entries close on Sunday for SPA Professional Competition 2024
The Scottish Pipers’ Professional Competition takes place on April 6 at the National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens. There are spaces in the Former Winners MSR event (if eligible) and the Open Piobaireachd. The C Grade events, B Grade Piobaireachd and Open Light music event are now at capacity and waiting […]
Results from the Scottish Pipers Association Professional Competition 2023
The Scottish Pipers Association Professional competition was held in The National Piping Centre today April 22. The overall winner was Roddy MacLeod and the full results were as follows: C Grade Piobaireachd 1st Keith Bowes £70 2nd Finlay Frame £40 3rd Robbie MacIsaac £20 4th Andrew Smith 5th Kyle Shead […]
Results from the Scottish Pipers’ Association Juvenile Competition
The Scottish Pipers’ Association Juvenile Competition took place today, March 18, in The National Piping Centre Otago Street. There was a large entry across U13, U15 and U18 age groups which was published here. The overall winner of U13 was Rory Menzies, U15 Fraser Hamilton and U18 was Arran Green. […]
SPA Juvenile competition draw released for Saturday
The Scottish Pipers’ Association Juvenile Competition takes place on this coming Saturday, March 18, at The National Piping Centre Otago Street in Glasgow’s west end. The venue will be open from 8.00am and the first competitions, for Under 13s, begin at 8.30am. The draw for the day is below and […]
The Uist and Barra competition in Glasgow’s Year of Culture
On the eve of the Glasgow Uist and Barra Invitational 2023, we look back through the Piping Times archive to the report on the 1990 competition by Jeannie Campbell, and find this was the year that it became an ‘invitational’. It was a year that Glasgow presented it’s cleaned-up, modern, […]
Scottish Pipers’ Association professional contest results 2022
The Scottish Pipers’ Association professional contest took place today, April 30, in The National Piping Centre. The results were: P/A/Open Piobaireachd William Geddes, Old Men of the Shells Steven Leask, Big Spree Ben Duncan, Lord Lovat’s LamentJudges: A Forbes, D Fraser Open Marches John Dew Steven Gray Greig Canning Callum […]
Logan Tannock and Scottish Pipers’ Association planning for 2022 and beyond
The Scottish Pipers’ Association has a 102 year history from its founding on January 10, 1920. It all came about from a regular informal gathering of pipers on a Saturday afternoon in the back shop of Peter Henderson Bagpipes in Glasgow. And that gathering was just part of a 19th […]
The draw for this weekend’s Scottish Pipers’ Association Professional Contest
The Scottish Pipers’ Association Professional Contest takes place on Saturday coming, April 30, 2022. All events will be held at The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street. There will be a small admission charge for spectators. EVENTS 1 & 5 A/P/Open Piobaireachd & 6/8 March (Auditorium) Start time approx. 11.30Judges: Alan […]
SPA Professional contest venue change
Due to a lower than expected entry the Scottish Pipers’ Association Professional Contest on April 30 will only be held at The National Piping Centre’s McPhater Street venue. SPA President, Logan Tannock, said that the event will also welcome spectators for a small admission charge. Logan explained: “The committee have […]