It is with deep regret and sadness that I have to advise that Alex Duncan, beloved son of Ian and Chris Duncan, passed away in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on September 12th. Alex was a top class sportsman and piper. He played rugby union at a top level and bagpipes in Grade 1.  Alex received tutoring over a number of years from Walter Drysdale, the teacher of his late uncle, Gordon…

The P/M Donald Macleod MBE Memorial Piping Competition, supported by Point and Sandwick Trust, is to be held behind closed doors this year, with the performances from the invited pipers to be broadcast online at a later date, due to the ongoing situation with the coronavirus. The Lewis and Harris Piping Society had initially postponed the competition, originally due to be held on April 3, to November 27, but the…

The RSPBA Board of Directors today issued the following statement regarding the World Solo Drumming & International Juvenile Tenor Drumming Championships ‘As a result of the continued restrictions due to Covid19, including travel, both within the UK and overseas, limits on indoor gatherings, the compulsory use of face coverings, and the continuation of 2 metre social distancing measures indoors, have led to the decision to postpone the World Solo Drumming…

The three tunes placed in the prestigious MacGregor Memorial Piobaireachd contest can now be viewed online. The winner, Campbell Wilson, New Zealand, was announced earlier. The contest was run on a video submission basis. Second place went to Henry Paluch from Ontario playing Lament for the Children: Third prizewinner was Ross Conner from Campbeltown with End of the Great Bridge: Fourth place went to Anna Smart, New Zealand, with MacDougall’s…