Author: Robert Wallace

NZ Silver Chanter

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Silver Chanter MSR 1 Alasdair MacKenzie 2 Angus Hawke 3 William Rowe 4 Mike Redmond Judges: E MacCrimmon, B Switalla, I Blakeley Former Winners Clasp MSR 1 Alasdair MacKenzie 2 Jamie Hawke 3 Greg Wilson Judges: N Foster, E MacCrimmon, P Mair A-Grade Piob 1 Greg Wilson 2 Stuart Easton 3 Liam Kernaghan 4 Marion Horsburgh March 1 Greg Wilson 2 Stuart Easton 3 Liam Kernaghan 4 Jamie Hawke S&R…

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London Championship underway

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Today’s competition is now underway with a very large entry right through the grades. The organisers have announced that for the first time there will be overall prizes in both B and C grades. Here are the lists of competing pipers: Stay tuned for results.

PP Editor’s Blog 31/10/14

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[easyrotator]erc_12_1414049835[/easyrotator]To London today for the annual piping championship from where I will report for pipingpress.com. If the piping is anything like as good as at the Glenfiddich then we are in for a treat. London was always an opportunity to catch up with friends down south and I am sure this year will be no exception. I first went down in 1976 (Chelsea Town Hall) and hardly missed a year…

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Bratach Gorm Goes Modern

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Scottish Piping Society of London Vice President Roddy Livingstone has issued this statement: Dear All, An important announcement regarding the 2015 Bratach Gorm will be published shortly on the Scottish Piping Society of London’s website. The format of the competition has been altered to encourage the playing and promotion of piobaireachd composed during the last one hundred years.  2015 has been considered a suitable year for this innovation given the set…

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National Youth Pipe Band Concert

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Lee Moore reports:  The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland and Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band will be taking to the stage at The Brunton Theatre in Musselburgh on Saturday 22nd November. Tickets are £8. For Bookings call 0131 665 2240; www.hubtickets.co.uk; Poster attached. Please forward to anyone you think will be interested in this fantastic event.’