SPA Professional Contest 2026 – Full Results

The annual professional competition run by the Scottish Pipers’ Association was held at the Piping Centre in Glasgow today, April 11. There was a good entry in all categories. The competition was sponsored by the Piobaireachd Society and the Competing Pipers’ Association. Champion Piper was Cameron May (pictured above).

Four prizes and five places in each category. President Logan Tannock thanked the stewards who were on duty throughout the day from early morning until evening.

P/A Piob:
1 Ben Duncan, Fingerlock
2 Cameron May, Lament for the Earl of Antrim
3 Jonathon Simpson, Bealach nam Brog
4 William Geddes, Nameless, dro o dro
5 Callum Wynd

MSR Former Winners:
1 Cameron May
2 Ben Duncan
3 John Dew
4 Callum Wynd
5 Keith Bowes

Open March:
1 Cameron May
2 Ruairidh Brown
3 Craig Muirhead
4 Kyle Cameron
5 Jonathon Simpson

Open S&R:
1 Cameron May
2 Jonathon Simpson
3 Criag Muirhead
4 Ruairidh Brown
5 Alistair Brown


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B Piob:
1 Hector Munro, Blind Piper’s Obstinacy
2 Anna Kummerlöw, Beloved Scotland
3 Keith Bowes, King’s Taxes
4 Norman Gillies, Kinlochmoidart 1
5 Ben Mulhearn, King’s Taxes

B March:
1 Ruairidh Brown
2 Kyle Cameron
3 Jonathon Simpson
4 Alistair Brown
5 David Bruce

B S&R:
1 Jonathon Simpson
2 Ruairidh Brown
3 Alistair Brown
4 David Bruce
5 Calum Carn

C Piob:
1 Callum Davidson
2 Craig Muirhead
3 Iain Simpson
4 Fraser Hamilton
5 Thomas Turner

C March:
1 Kyle Shead
2 Thomas Fallon
3 Chris Coates
4 Lewis Maxwell
5 Catriona Norman

C S&R:
1 Kyle Shead
2 Thomas Fallon
3 Scott Garden
4 Catriona Norman
5 Lewis Maxwell

6/8 March (played during the warm up for the P/A piobaireachd): Calum Watson

Judges: E Anderson, A Forbes, D Fraser, T Johnstone, P Hunt, R Livingstone, R MacShannon, R Wallace, J Wilson, W Wotherspoon.

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