Skye Gathering 2026 Senior Results

The annual, two-day Skye Gathering piping competitions began today (Aug 4) in Portree. Twenty-eight entered for the Dunvegan Medal contest for which pipers have to submit four MacCrimmon tunes. Previous winners are excluded and play for the Col. Jock MacDonald Clasp to the medal. The winner of the 2026 medal was Angus MacPhee (pictured above with the medal, courtesy Cailean Maclean). We are still awaiting the other results from Portree….

Skye Gathering/ Morar Results/ RSPBA £50k CEO

Skye Gathering is underway in Portree with the hotly contested Dunvegan Medal the centrepiece. Twenty-eight pipers are vying for the award, all submitting four MacCrimmon connected tunes. The winner will be announced late afternoon. Here is the order of play: S Klinger, M Kessler, K Bowes, S Leask, T Krogh, E Cameron, B Watson-Massey, A Kummerlöw, G Canning, G Barclay, A Hall, J Elder, C Carn, E Gaul, A MacPhee,…

Weekend Games Round Up

Three games were held last Saturday and despite the clash of dates all managed to secure decent entries. Firstly Newtonmore in Badenoch, Calum Piobair country…. John Don MacKenzie on Piobaireachd and Niall Mathieson, the light music. Condition were bright and dry, a day for the big tunes and that’s what the pipers delivered. Champion Piper: Callum Wynd (pictured). Callum can be heard in recital next Sunday at the Piobaireachd Society’s…

Arisaig Games Results/ Games News

A blustery, overcast day on the west coast at Arisaig, but the sun came out for the last competitor on the boards. Nine played in the seniors. Two Northern Irishmen took the main awards, Peter McCalister the Piobaireachd and Andrew Hall, Champion Piper. Piobaireachd: 1 Peter McCalister, Red Speckled Bull 2 Martin Kessler, Battle of Auldearn No. 2 3 Andrew Hall, Battle of Waternish 4 Thomas Cangolosi, Battle of the…

Australian Gold Medal Results/ CLASP Winners

On July 25th and 26th the Victorian Pipers’ Association Victorian Championships was held at PLC Melbourne. The two day event had 56 competitors across light music and piobaireachd, including the Australian Gold, Silver and Bronze Piobaireachd medals, supported by the Piobaireachd Society, writes Jono Quay, President. A recital was also held on the Saturday night at Camberwell RSL with Jim Murray and Jamie Hawke. Champion Piper Neil Walker is pictured…