We are grateful to Craig Munro of Wallace Bagpipes for forwarding these results from this EUSPBA sanctioned contest in the US. The picture above is of the Open winners at Ohio: Craig Munro, Nick Hudson and Laureano Thomas-Sanchez Open Piob 1 Nick Hudson2 Alistair Murray3 Laureano Thomas-Sanchez4 Sean Patrick Regan5 Alistair MurrayJudge: C MacDonald Open MSR1 Craig Munro2 Nick Hudson3 Laureano Thomas-Sanchez4 Dan Lyden5 Alastair MurrayJudge: S MacNeill Open H&J1…

After last week’s extremely inclement weather at Lurgan, bands and supporters basked in the sun at Antrim Castle Gardens last Saturday. The local pipe band fraternity cleaned the mud off their socks and shoes and dried out their capes for the trip to the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Pipe Band Championships. What a difference a week makes – this time around it was warm and sunny throughout with the various…

Mr Duncan Watson reports… The weather was quite nice, if a bit cool at times. It was dry, and Drumtochty Glen (near Auchinblae) is a bonny little glen and this can add to the atmosphere. To boost numbers of pipers attending Drumtochty, the committee are planning to have an Open Piobaireachd competition for adult players in 2020. Open March1 Allan Russell2 Calum Brown3 Jeffrey Lawson4 Michael Laing Open Strathspey & Reel1…

Two sets of pipes feature on our Online Advertising page today. The first set is one of the most sought after in the piping world – a set of German silver and ivory Henderson pipes. This set dates from circa 1900. Of this set the seller writes: ‘They have great provenance and have been played at top level in solo competitive piping winning numerous top prizes over many years and…

The Argyllshire Gathering have asked us to remind everyone that entries for the MacGregor Memorial Competition close at the end of the month. The contest is run by the Gathering on behalf of the Highland Society of London and is a leading event for aspiring young professionals. The winner is usually guaranteed a place in the following year’s Silver Medal at Oban. Entries here. Piping Convenor Torquil Telfer tells me…