The popular Festival Interceltique is held each August in Brittany, France. There are two main competitions for solo pipers. The MacCrimmon Trophy goes to the player who comes out on top after performing three different sets: Scots, Irish and Breton music.
Lorient also has a piobaireachd competition. Youn Pensec has kindly supplied the 2026 results as follows:
1 Stuart LIDDELL (Scotland) 8pts Musique écossaise1,1 Musique irlandaise 1,1 Musique bretonne 3,1
2 Nick HUDSON (USA) 17pts 2-2, 3-3, 4-3
3 James STONE (Irl) 32pts 4-4,2-2, 10-10
4 equal Helori SAOUT (Brittany) 35pts 9-9,7-7,1-2
4 equal Andrew CARLISLE (Irl) 35pts 5-5,10-10,2-3
6 equal Stuart EASTON (NZ) 40pts 6-6,9-9,5-5
6 equal James DUNCAN MacKENZIE (Scotland) 40pts 3-3, 5-5, 12-12
Judges were T Johnstone, R Livingstone (Scot.), P Browne, T Tully (Irl.) and C Cadudal, R Roussel
Piobaireachd
1 Stuart LIDDELL (Scotland), Lament for the Earl of Antrim
2 Nick HUDSON (USA), Port Urlar
3 Andrew CARLISLE (Ireland), Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay
4 Hervé LE FLOC’H (Brittany), MacIntosh of Borlum’s Salute
5 James MacKENZIE (Scotland), Rory MacLeod’s Lament
Judges: T Johnstone, R Livingstone
