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Raasay Piping/ UK Drumming/ Chatsworth Results

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Ailis Sutherland from Kirriemuir and Angus Nicolson from Sleat in Skye were the first prize winners at the competition hosted by Isle of Raasay Distillers in the island’s community hall on Saturday, 6th September, writes Cailean Maclean. Ailis won the section for Piobaireachd/Seann Nòs/Slow Air tunes, the prize for which was a set of Highland Pipes in A, a copy of the legendary 1785 Black Set of Kintail, made by…

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Games Round Up: Braemar, Blairgowrie, Birnam

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We are heading into the penultimate weekend of Highland Games piping with Braemar (Sat.) and Blairgowrie (Sun.). Entries are closed for both. At Blair, a graded event, there are 16 in the P/A Piob. Here is the draw: 1 Darach Urquhart 2 Cameron MacDougall 3 John McDonald 4 Eireann Ianetta-MacKay 5 James McPetrie 6 Sandy Cameron 7 Steven Leask 8 Andrew Donlon 9 Gordon McCready 10 William Rowe 11  Jacob Dicker 12 Sarah Muir 13 Matt Pantaleoni 14 Cameron May 15 Ben…

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The Ensemble Walkabout – An Opinion Piece

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The author of this article has asked to remain anonymous. We publish it in the interest of encouraging debate on this important topic for pipe bands….. The circles may have faded, the grass will have been cut. The shadows have more than lengthened on the outdoor pipe band season. Barring a trip to Peebles or Pitlochry, we’re done. I read the Editor’s review of the 2025 World Pipe Band Championships…

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Argyllshire Gathering Day 2: Complete Results

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Ceòl beag is the focus of the second day at Oban with competitions for ‘A’ and ‘B’ grade March and Strathspey & Reel and Jig. There is also the Intermediate MSR for young pipers who played in the MacGregor Memorial the day before, and local contests. Conditions were mild with a little rain; a threatened deluge failed to materialise. ‘A’ March, Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society Bronze Star1 Calum Brown2 Ben…

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Argyllshire Gathering Day 1 Results Complete

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Four of the major piobaireachd competitions in world piping, plus the Former Winners’ MSR, were held today in Oban, Argyll. Gold Medal1 Steven Leask, MacLean’s March2 Brendan Eade, Prince’s Salute 3 Sean McKeown, Young Laird of Dungallon4 Callum Brown, Ronald MacDonald of Morar5 Chris Armstrong, Lament for the Departure of King JamesJudges: A Forbes, M Henderson, W Wotherspoon Silver Medal1 Kyle Cameron, You’re Welcome Ewen Locheil 2 Jonathon Simpson, Lament for the Viscount of Dundee3 Ross Miller, MacFarlane’s Gath.4 Joe…

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