Les Hutt reports…. Inverness Music Festival held its Piping Contests on 2nd March at Eden Court, Inverness. Again, numbers were down in the 15-18 categories and the Festival are looking to address this over the months ahead, in discussion with the local tutors and pipe bands.  Nevertheless, there many strong performances particularly in the Under 15 Piobaireachd, with both piobaireachd winners featuring in the traditional music prize lists with medley  performances…

Somewhat unusually for a Saturday, on the 23rd of February the sound of bagpipes, drums and bugles resounded around Redford Barracks, Edinburgh, as the 2019 Army Piping and Drumming Championships got underway at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming’s home at nearby Inchdrewer House.  Events started at 0900 with personal and regimental pride at stake as the solo piping and drumming competitors vied with each other for the…

This competition was held today, March 2, at the National Piping Centre, Otago Street, Glasgow. Pipers were given their tunes one week in advance and were allowed four minutes tuning. There was a large and appreciative audience throughout the day and the event was livestreamed over the internet for those who could not manage. Ceol Mor, Glasgow Highland Club Silver Medal and Finlay MacKenzie Challenge Trophy1 Finlay Johnston2 Iain Speirs3 Angus MacColl4…