A new piobaireachd has been composed in memory of the late P/M Alasdair Gillies. It is by Niall Mathieson, for 10 years a colleague of Alasdair’s in the Queen Own Highlanders. Listen to the ground of Salute to Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies played by Niall here: Here is a score of the full tune courtesy of Niall: If you would like to download it you can do so here: Niall,…

By Chris Earl, President, Pipe Bands Australia Entries are now closed for Diamond Jubilee year Australian Pipe Band Championships. Bands from every state and Singapore have entered championships to be held in Maryborough, Victoria, on 4 and 5 April.  The championships are being hosted by Maryborough Highland Society for the second time. The society also hosted the first Australian titles in January 1961 following formation of the Australian Federation of…

The Piobaireachd Society has announced the draw for the Archie Kenneth Quaich for amateur ceol mor: The competition will be held on February 29 in the rooms of the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society, Edinburgh.

The promoters of the ‘2020 Dojo University Bagpipe Caribbean Cruise’ have announced that it has been delayed stranding pipers in Newark NJ. The press release: ‘Distraught bagpiping students from all over the world have been left scrambling to find lodging for the night after a Coronavirus scare aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas prevented them from boarding. ‘More than 60 students and guests found out about the delay…

Ken Cameron, Chairman of the Lochaber Piping Society: Attached is the Entry Form for our Junior Competition on 28th March and I would be grateful if you could post it on Piping Press. We are very thankful to the Piobaireachd Society for the new sponsorship we have received for the 2020 competition which includes substantial prizes for our main ceol mor events. The last page of the entry form is a…