Steven McWhirter of the Inveraray & District Pipe Band is the World Solo Drumming Champion for 2018. He emerged with most points after two hard fought disciplines at the championships held today at Glasgow Caledonian University. It is Steven’s eighth consecutive title and his ninth in total.  Steven is pictured above receiving his trophy from Mr Nigel Hodgson of sponsors Andante Drums with Mr George Ussher, RSPBA President, looking on….

The current European and Scottish Pipe Band Champions St Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band from Dublin have sent this…. On Saturday 27th April 2019, St. Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band will once again take to the Armagh City Hotel stage to showcase their critically acclaimed concert ‘Turas Ceoil’. Having performed the concert to a sellout crowd of over 2,100 people last August, the show has received many rave reviews. Following numerous enquiries, SLOT have…

The Editor writes……For our poll on the current attitudes to Highland dress we asked the following question: ‘Is it time for our solo pipers to smarten up?’ Here is a graph of the responses: You can see from that that there is a significant amount of concern out there.  Those who were more non-committal clearly want contest promoters to apply their dress code with more vigour. Those on the trouser side…

John Kelly reports…. A civic reception was held at Craigavon Conference Centre on Friday 5th October, hosted by the Lord Mayor to recognise the fantastic successes of pipe bands from within the borough of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, during the 2018 pipe band season. Pictured above are the Lord Mayor, Councillor Julie Flaherty, Councillor Mark Baxter (left) and  Alderman Paul Rankin (right) pictured with Pipe Major James Knox MBE…

Alastair Dunn, Managing Director, has sent this….Bagpipemaker R.G. Hardie & Co. is playing its unique part in Battle’s Over, an international commemoration project marking 100 years since the guns fell silent at the end of World War I. Organised by Pageantmaster Bruno Peek LVO OBE OPR, Battle’s Over takes place on November 11th 2018, with events throughout the UK, Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and at scores of locations…