Ross Millar, Secretary, reports….The results of the joint A&P Grade round of the CPA Online Competition are below. The winners have given permission for their winning tunes to be broadcast [see below]. A&P Grade Piobaireachd – 10 competed1st Ben McClamrock (Ronald MacDonald of Morar’s Lament) 2nd Sandy Cameron (Blind Piper’s Obstinacy)3rd Ian K. MacDonald (The Unjust Incarceration)4th Alex Gandy (Edinburgh Piobaireachd)5th James MacHattie (In Praise of Morag) A&P Grade MSR…

I’m selling my set of Inveran pipes, writes Iain Marshall, Oban. The pipes were were hand made around 2012 in the workshop of master craftsman P/M Brian Donaldson. They feature African blackwood, imitation ivory projecting mounts, hand-engraved Sterling silver slides, ferrules and ring caps and are presently fitted with a Canmore bag with a moisture control system inside. This is a fantastic sounding set of drones, which would be an…

The Piobaireachd Society has confirmed that it will be resuming its successful ‘Talk Piobaireachd’ internet discussions this winter, beginning next month and running until next spring. The sessions are open to all members free of charge. Those who have agreed to lead them are: Jack Lee, Jimmy McIntosh, Dr Jack Taylor, Robert Wallace and Duncan Watson. Usually two tunes are covered per session with digressions into aspects of the piobaireachd tradition…