The following series is from an issue of the Oban Times from September of that year. The article is unattributed. We would be interested to know who the writer was if anyone has any information. The article is of considerable length taking two full broadsheet columns – a credit to the newspaper. The writer is clearly someone with a knowledge of the art of piping….. Following upon his success at…

A good entry and a very high standard of play for this competition held today in Lockerbie Academy. P/M Ian McLellan judged all light music and Andrew Frater the piobaireachd. The picture above is of Champion Piper Hazel Whyte, Larkhall. Class 1 – Under 12 Chanter1st Place – Lila St John Claire Class 3 – Under 15 yrs Piping1st Gregor Grierson2nd Curran Stainthorpe3rd Fraser Cruikshank Class 4 – Under 18…

One or most loyal advertisers, McCallum Bagpipes, have sent this…… Smallpipes ordered today will be delivered in time for Christmas. As we know Christmas can be a very busy time therefore we have increased our smallpipe production so that we can guarantee delivery time for Christmas. However there is limited production space available. Order now to avoid disappointment and get the Christmas delivery. Check out our smallpipes page on our website for some…

The Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming have sent this…. The school invites the nation’s best young pipers & drummers to compete in the Balmoral Classic: US Junior Solo Bagpiping & Drumming Championships. Applicants are required to meet strict standards, based on amateur upper grade competitive successes. Piping judges will be Ian Duncan, Bruce Gandy and Lezlie Webster. Pipers will compete in MSR (march, strathspey, and reel), the traditional bagpipe…

The Western Australia Police Force have sent this…. James Murray has recently resigned from his role as Pipe Major of the WA Police Force Pipe Band and will be taking on a piping tutor role at Scotch College in Perth. Although Jim’s last official day as a WA Police Force employee will be Sunday 6 October 2019, his last day in the office and final performance as Pipe Major will…