The draw for this year’s World Pipe Band Championships took place at the RSPBA’s temporary HQ in Washington Street, Glasgow, today. The competition, the last major championship of the season, takes place at Glasgow Green on August 16 and 17. Bands in Grade 1 on the Friday will compete as follows: Friday – Grade 1 Final MSR10:30 Simon Fraser University10:40 Lomond and Clyde 10:50 Police Scotland Fife11:00 Inveraray and District11:10 78th…

Well known piper Calum MacCrimmon has just completed publication of a new book of tunes he has compiled with his father Iain. Calum writes: ‘A MacCrimmon Collection’ is a book of traditional and contemporary pipe tunes brought together by father and son, Iain and Calum MacCrimmon. The book focuses largely on light music repertoire, although it does contain one pibroch which is Iain’s first ceòl mòr composition, written in salute…

Events on August 21st Gold Medal1 Andrew Carlisle, Pittsburgh, USA2 Nick Hudson, Houston, USA3 Gordon McCready, Paisley4 Alasdair Henderson, Dunoon5 Darach Urquhart, Kyle of Lochalsh6 Duncan MacGillivray, Tain7 Sean McKeown, Bowmanville, Canada8 Sandy Cameron, Roy Bridge9 Jonathan Greenlees, Ballyclare, Northern Ireland10 Gordon Bruce, Kilwinning11 Andrew Donlan, Maryland, USA 12 Derek Midgley, New Jersey, USA13.Andrew Hayes, Nepean, Canada14 William Geddes, Dumfries15 Jamie Forrester, Isle of Mull16 Connor Sinclair, Crieff17 Cameron MacDougall,…

RSPBA Chairman John Hughes has issued the following statement regarding the World Pipe Band Championship Grade 1 contest to be held on Glasgow Green on August 16 and 17: Now that the entries for the Worlds have closed, we can confirm that there are 15 bands entered for the Grade 1 contest. As a result, the format proposed by the Music Board and supported by the Board of Directors is…

Forres Games held were held at pretty Grant Park the venue for previous successful pipe band competitions. It was quite a nice, reasonably warm day, by all accounts. The introduction of ceol mor to the events swelled competitor numbers. Piobaireachd1 Calum Brown, the King’s Taxes2 James MacPhee, Glengarry’s March3 Angus MacPhee, Battle of Auldearn 1  March1 Calum Brown2 Robbie McIsaac3 Angus MacPhee Strathspey and Reel1 Calum Brown2 Robbie McIsaac3 Colin…