Fred Morrison was the winner of this lucrative prize for a record 10th time. Competitors have to play selections of Breton, Irish and Scots music before separate panels of judges. According to one commentator Fred played an ‘outstanding, well-structured selections on a first class instrument’. Runner up was Stuart Liddell. Fred scored two first for Scottish music, and one each for Irish and Breton. Overall result:1 Fred Morrison, Scotland2 Stuart…

By Alistair Aitken OBE, former RSPBA adjudicator The first SPBA Scottish Pipe Band Championships were held in Blairgowrie on 12 June 1948.  As I have mentioned previously on Piping Press, the venue during the 1960s and 1970s was Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh but for the past 20 years the venue has been Levengrove Park in Dumbarton, the event organised by West Dunbartonshire Council and West Dunbartonshire Leisure Trust Events…

A lovely dry, warm day on the west coast. Six played in the Juniors and seven in the Seniors. Pictured above are junior winners Andrew Orr and Laura Robertson. Piping sponsor: Mallaig Harbour Authority. Senior Piob: 1 Sandy Cameron2 William Rowe, NZ3 Archie Drennan4 Mark MacKenzie, AustraliaJohn Gillies, Bourblach, Memorial Cup: Sandy Cameron Senior March1 Archie Drennan2 James Feeney, Connecticut, USA3 Sandy Cameron4 William Rowe Senior Strathspey & Reel1 Archie…

Pipe band and solo piping competitions held for the first time at this event today, organised by the London & South of England branch of the RSPBA.  The weather was warm but overcast.  Open (professional) events – 5 competed Piobaireachd 1. Julian Smart (The Kings Taxes)2. Pipe Major Roger Huth (Lament for Alasdair Dearg MacDonnell of Glengarry)3. Ross Ferguson (The MacFarlane’s Gathering) March, Strathspey & Reel1. Pipe Major Roger Huth2. Fraser…

The playing order for the lucrative MacCrimmon trophy and Piobaireachd competitions at the Lorient Festival Interceltiquer have been announced. We presume the Piobaireachd times should read a.m. rather than p.m: Results from Lorient as we get them.