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 […]
Tom Peterkin broke his own record on Saturday, March 12, by winning his fifth Archie Kenneth Quaich in the 30th annual amateur piobaireachd competition. The venue was The Scots Guards Club, Haymarket, Edinburgh. Tom Peterkin: Corrienessan’s Salute John Nevans: Clan Campbell’s Gathering Colin MacKenzie: Flame of Wrath Matthew Kirkwood: Battle […]
Entries are now open for next year’s Archie Kenneth Quaich amateur pibroch competition. The competition is organised by The Piobaireachd Society in memory of Archie Kenneth (1915-1989) who was a member of its Music Committee and almost single-handedly compiled Books 11, 12, 13 and 14 and most of 15. The […]
Tom Peterkin won the 27th Archie Kenneth Quaich, the annual amateur pìobaireachd competition run by The Pìobaireachd Society. Peterkin, who has now won this competition four times, played Melbank’s Salute. 26 competed. The competition took place on February 23 in the historic rooms of The Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society in […]
