The Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society has announced the recommended set tunes for 2027. Competitors for the Highland Society of London’s Gold Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering and Northern Meeting will be required to submit eight tunes of their own choice.
Competitors for the Silver Medal at both competitions will be required to submit six tunes of their own choice. Senior competitions as per 2026. More information here.
CLASP RESULTS
Margaret Houlihan reports: Results from the National Piping Centre CLASP in-person competition, Saturday 28th March, at McPhater, Glasgow. Judges: W Morrison, G McCready.
G1 Piob.: 1 John Nevans 2 Heinrich Herzog 3 Charles Dunbar 4 Conall McNamara; G1 March: 1 Conall McNamara 2 Heinrich Herzog 3 Barry Evans 4 Douglas Small 5 Colin Bathgate 6 John Nevans
G1 S&R: 1 Barry Evans 2 Heinrich Herzog 3 Conall McNamara 4 Douglas Small 5 John Nevans 6 Colin Bathgate; G1 Jig: 1 Douglas Small 2 Heinrich Herzog 3 Barry Evans 4 Conall McNamara 5 John Nevans 6 Colin Bathgate
G2 Piob.: 1 Iain McGeachie 2 Kathryn McEwan 3 Andrew Robertson 4 Laura McEwan 5 Alistair Robinson; G2 March: 1 Andrew Robertson 2 Alistair Robinson 3 Jack Lang 4 Kathryn McEwan 5 Laura McEwan 6 James Acheson; G2 S&R: 1 Andrew Robertson 2 Alistair Robinson 3 Jack Lang 4 James Acheson 5 Kathryn McEwan 6 Laura McEwan; G2 Jig: 1 Andrew Robertson 2 Alistair Robinson 3 Jack Lang 4 Kathryn McEwan 5 Laura McEwan 6 James Acheson
G3 Piob.: 1 Stephen McCusker 2 Cameron Davison 3 Sally Mason 4 Stephen Birch 5 Joe Moore; G3 March: 1 Cameron Davison 2 Stephen McCusker 3 Maximilian Göhring 4 Stephen Birch 5 Charles Dunbar 6 Anthony Chan; G3 S&R: 1 Cameron Davison 2 Stephen Birch 3 Michael Upton 4 Maximilian Göhring 5 Charles Dunbar 6 Sally Mason; G3 Jig: 1 Charles Dunbar 2 Cameron Davison 3 Michael Upton 4 Stephen Birch 5 Anthony Chan 6 Maximilian Göhring
Bagpipes – DN5 – The Finest Bagpipe Available
The DN5 model comes in African Blackwood with hand engraved Sterling silver (.925 Sterling silver for this model). The styling of this ‘half silver’ set is the epitome of the classic bagpipe look. Everything about this set is top quality, and the hand-cut silverwork is superb. The engraved ferrules, slides, ring caps and mouthpiece tube, plus imitation ivory projecting mounts, make this set a bagpipe to cherish forever. D Naill use exclusively .925 Sterling silver for this model. The quality…
