To Inverness today for the Northern Meeting. It begins with a reception in the Town House – always a pleasant couple of hours. The previous year’s Gold Medallist usually gives a tune or two, so on duty tonight should be Alasdair Henderson, P/Sgt of Inveraray & District Pipe Band. Tomorrow it is on with the action at the Eden Court Theatre. The weather forecast is looking positive so it should…

Two days of quality piping in Oban, and here are some pictures which we hope will be enjoyed by those who attended and those who couldn’t make it. The picture above is of the Gathering’s own 2018 chuckle brothers, Silver Medallist Darach Urquhart and Gold Medallist Stuart Easton. Their pipes are adorned with the winners’ banners supplied by MacDonald Bag Covers. The banners are retained by the pipers. The gallery:…

Oh the tears, the happiness…..there was the new Gold Medallist Stuart Easton crying his eyes out, consoled, (consoled!) by his Kiwi colleagues. Stuart had just phoned home to tell his wife that all that travel and expense had been worth it. He was a Gold Medallist.  Mid sob Stuart was able to blurt out a few words: ‘I’ve worked so hard for this’ sniff, ‘I can’t believe it’, sniff, ‘it’s…