Jimmy Banks: Calum Brown won our KO yesterday (Apr. 28) against Calum Watson and will meet Cameron MacDougall in the final on Sunday 19 May. Venue is the Scots Guards Club, Haymarket, Edinburgh. Get there early as there is sure to be a large crowd. Contact: jmb9194@hotmail.com for more. Andrew Carlisle reports: Virginia International Tattoo American Pipe Band Championship 2019, Norfolk VA, April 27. Grade 3 MSR1 Carnegie Mellon University2 Ulster…

The Armagh City Hotel, in the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, was the venue for the much-awaited concert performance by the St Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band on Saturday night 27th April 2019. Due to another engagement I could not be part of the capacity audience of 1,000 who attended. ‘Turas Ceoil Resume – Live in Ireland’ was a rerun of their 2018 pre-Worlds concert held in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall last…

Another very successful day in Kirriemuir. Prizewinners pictured above. Intermediate Piping Under 181 Lachlan Rennie2 John Brown3 Kayleigh Paley4 Cailean Townsley5 Kieran Fotheringham 6/8 March U-151 Katie Duthie2 Archie McNab3 Jack Lidell4 Fraser Robson5 Cameron Stuart6 Ewan Allen 6/8 March 15-181 Bobby Allen2 Jordan Ednie3 Gregor Cochrane4 Logan Townsley5 Lachlan Latto6 Kayleigh Paley Piob U-151 Fraser Robson2 Joshua Reilly3 Cameron Stuart4 Ewan Allen Piob 15-181 Jordan Ednie2 Bobby Allen3 Brogan…

It is with great sadness that we report the passing Leading Drummer Alex Connell formerly of the Strathclyde Police Pipe Band. Alex’s friend Jim Collins: ‘It is with great sadness and I learned of the passing of Alex, a great drummer, mentor, tutor, and friend. He will be sadly missed by many. My condolences to Molly and his family. My thoughts and prayers are with you in these sad times.’…

Competitors have been announced for the Donald MacDonald Cuach Piobaireachd Competition held on Sleat, Skye. The competition is now in its 33rd year. It takes place in Armadale Castle Stables Café on June 7 and will be livestreamed via their website and Facebook page. Tickets are available in advance (£10, under 16s free). The pipers and tunes will be: Callum Beaumont – A Ghlas-mheur (The Fingerlock) Glenn Brown – Sean…