Roseneath Juniors/ Nethybridge Games

Colina Helen Campbell reports: Please find results below for the rescheduled Rosneath Juvenile Solo Piping, held in the Commodore Hotel, Helensburgh, on Sunday 9 August 2015 –  a great success. The rescheduled Rosneath Senior Solo Piping competition will take place on Sunday, 18 October 2015 in Hermitage Academy, Helensburgh. Further details will be published nearer the time. Photo shows adjudicator Neil Mulvie (l) with officials and prizewinners. JUVENILE – CONFINED TO HELENSBURGH…

Perth Games (Complete)

Cloudy but dry day at Perth with 33 pipers entered in the senior, graded, events. Champion Piper: Gordon McCready. Gordon (r) is pictured with Piobaireachd winner Bill Geddes after the results were announced.  P/A Piob 1 W Geddes, Old Men of the Shells 2 G McCready, Big Spree 3 J Hazzard, Lady Margaret MacDonald’s Salute 4 D Midgley, Prince’s Salute 5 D Urquhart, MacLeod of Raasay’s Salute Judges: A Wright, M…

Ed Neigh 1945 – 2015

By Robert Wallace One of the true pioneers of North American piping and pipe bands, Ed Neigh, has passed away aged 71. Though his death was sudden, his health in the past few years had not been the best.  This, however, did not deter him from his piping, and he continued to teach both privately and at summer schools as long as he was able. Ed was also in constant demand as…

Strathpeffer Games (Junior pic added)

11 competed on a bright day. Piobaireachd: 1. Gordon Barclay 2. Nick Hudson 3. James MacPhee 4. Brian Lamond March: 1. Nick Hudson 2. Jenny Hazzard 3. Brian Lamond 4. James MacPhee Strathspey/Reel: 1. James MacPhee 2. Nick Hudson 3. Jenny Hazzard 4. Brian Lamond Jig: 1. Brian Lamond 2. Jenny Hazzard 3. Emily-Kate MacLellan 4. Nick Hudson John Don MacKenzie judged all events. Champion Piper: Nick Hudson [wds id=”17″]

Piping Hot Summer Drummer/Weekend Games/ SFU/ Sheila Beaton etc.

A young drummer from the celebrated Dollar Academy Pipe Band, Cameron McCall (15), was lucky enough to win a scholarship to the SFU Pipe Band organisations ‘Piping Hot Summer Drummer’ camp last month (pictured above). As with his visit to the Winter Storm weekend last February he kept a diary of his time abroad and today shares it with Piping Press. We would encourage as many of our young readers…