By Dr Jack Taylor One hundred souls braved the pouring rain to listen to ceol mor in Edinburgh’s St Cecilia’s Hall on Sunday evening [Aug 11]. They were well rewarded. This is the second year of ‘Hidden Treasure’ organised by the Piobaireachd Society, and it will surely become an annual fixture.  It was a pleasure to listen to eight of the best tunes played by four of the best players and…

By Margaret Dunn Overall Winner of Grade 2 – ‘World Solo Amateur Piping Competition’ at Piping Live! was Anne Gallo (USA) pictured here with  judge Donald MacPhee. Tomorrow is Grade 1, starting at 9am sharp. Judges Dr Jack Taylor and Sarah Muir.  Full Results:Piobaireachd1st Dugald MacLeod2nd Sultan Al Rawahi3rd Anne Gallo 2/4 March 1st Dugald MacLeod2nd Anne Gallo3rd Douglas Hamilton Strathspey & Reel1st Anne Gallo2nd David Livingstone3rd Douglas Hamilton Jig1st Dugald MacLeod2nd…

We are grateful to Mr Chris Buchanan, President of the Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario, for the following article on the recent controversy at the North American Pipe Band Championship at Maxville where the wrong band was announced as the winner. By Chris Buchanan, President of the Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario There seems to be some confusion out there about the nature of the error…

The Moira Demesne was the setting last Saturday (Aug 10) for the penultimate RSPBANI Branch contest of the 2019 season. It also served as a final outing for bands, drum majors and the panel of adjudicators who will be taking part in this weekend’s World Championships in Glasgow. The contest escaped the worst of the heavy showers that seemed to pick out areas of Northern Ireland randomly throughout the day….

This competition was held today in the National Piping Centre in Glasgow as part of the Piping Live Festival. The overall winner qualifies for the Glenfiddich Championship in October. This prize went to Stuart Liddell (pictured above with the winners’ trophy) who placed first in piobaireachd. The MSR title went to probably the youngest competitor, Connor Sinclair. The competition is open to Gold Medallists and those who have won ‘A’…