P/M Dave Hilder has placed the following on this Canadian pipe band’s Facebook page… Today, I am announcing the dissolving of the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band and indeed the conclusion of the competitive operations of the Triumph Street Pipe Band. Neither of these decisions have come easily or quickly to the leadership of this International operation. As many of you are aware, the cost of running a competitive grade one…

Organiser Margaret Dunn reports: Please find attached the CLASP results from Chatsworth Country Fair held on Saturday 1st September, 2018. Attached also is a group picture of some CLASP competitors (above), and the overall winners. All overall winners received a National Piping Centre Seasonal School voucher and prize winners received NPC shop vouchers. Overall CLASP Winner Grade 1 – David MacKenzie Overall CLASP Winner Grade 2 – Duncan Lamont Overall CLASP…

Looking back over the summer I think it would be fair to say that it has provided a thoroughly enjoyable few months of piping and pipe band music, writes the Editor. All the band contests seemed to go off well, certainly the majors did. My only grumble, as you will have read earlier, is that it all finishes a few weeks too early. It will be worse next year with…

In a statement Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band have announced the departure of long-serving Pipe Sergeant Alastair Dunn. The move was instigated entirely by Alastair, who wishes to devote more time to his young family and growing business commitments. Matt Wilson, FMM member since 2003, and P/M of Dollar Juvenile will take over the role of Pipe Sergeant effective immediately. The picture above shows Alastair in the Pipe Sergeant’s position…

I agree with Piping Convenor Alan Forbes that the Northern Meeting’s two-day festival of piping was a great success. With the quality of the playing on show it could be considered nothing less. I sat through all of the Clasp and Gold Medal competitions bar four performances, and heard the 40 or so tunes from a position only five rows back from the stage. Important that. Up in the gods…