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…

The Association today published the full draw for the Scottish at Dumbarton on July 27. Grade 11 Inveraray2 Johnstone3 PSNI4 Fife Police5 Scottish Power6 SLOT7 Boghall8 Glasgow Police9 Glasgow Skye 10 Lomond and Clyde11 Shotts 12 Field Marshal Adjudicators:Brian SwitallaJohn WilsonGregory DinsdaleAlan Ronaldson Get the full details here.

Just released…..The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association is pleased to announce that the vacant posts of Principals of the Pipe Band College have been filled. Candidates went through a rigorous interview process and the successful candidates are identified as: Principal of Pipe Band Musicianship – Tom Brown. In this role Tom will be responsible for developing strategies to raise the standard of pipe band musicianship and improving performance in the…

Today we print the final part of the special report into pipe band judging commissioned by the RSPBA Adjudicator’s Panel. The 2018 report was conducted by Ms Anne Crookston of the Association of Brass Band Adjudicators. We do not have the tables which accompanied Ms Crookston’s report unfortunately, but nevertheless believe her findings will be of interest to all pipe band followers. As with the first excerpt we print the…

Piping Press editor Robert Wallace will be conducting a class in ceol mor separate, but during the RSPBA Summer School this forthcoming August. The dates are August 5, 7 & 9 and the class runs from 10.30am until 12.30pm and from 1pm until 2pm each of the three days. The venue is the Gaelic School, Berkeley Street, Glasgow G3 7HP. Students should bring chanter, pipes, recorder and music, though tutor books will be available…