Bobby Allan from Chryston, Lanarkshire, was the overall winner at yesterday’s (April 6) junior piping competition run by the Kintyre Piping Society. Events were held in the Ardshiel and Seafield Hotels. Margaret Anderson Youngest Competitor trophy: Cara MacPhersonBest local in event 1: Maia McNeillageBest local in event 3: Calum McAllisterBest local events 4&5: Matthew McKerralBest local in events 19 & 11: Callum McKillopBest girl with most points: Catriona NormanMost promising…

The Ulster Solos run by the Northern Ireland Branch of the RSPBA will be held in two weeks (April 20) in Lisnagarvey High School, Lisburn, Co. Antrim. There is a full range of events covering piping, bass/tenor and side drumming. The draw in the senior piping is as follows: The ‘A’ Piobaireachd event lists the following entrants: The World Solo Drumming Qualifiers held on the same day at the same…

The 26th Annual Donald MacLeod Memorial Competition was held today in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. A good crowd saw Finlay Johnston crowned Champion Piper. The event was live streamed over the internet. The competition is organised by the Lewis and Harris Piping Society. Piobaireachd1. Callum Beaumont2. Stuart Liddell3. Iain Speirs4. Finlay Johnston March, Strathspey & Reel1. Finlay Johnston2. Roderick MacLeod3. William McCallum4. Stuart Liddell Hornpipe & Jig (does not count…

The prestigious Donald MacLeod Memorial competition featuring the music of the master composer is underway in Stornoway on the island of Lewis. Those not able to attend can watch the proceedings on a livestream over the internet. Here is the link. Here are the tunes and the pipers: Results later as we get them.

A REPORT ON THE FIRST EVER SOUTH AFRICAN PIPING AND DRUMMING SUMMER SCHOOL (15, 16, 17 MARCH 2109). By Andy Dippenaar Due to its particular pitch and frequency, the sound of the great Highland bagpipe carries a very long way indeed. And so, too, does the love for the instrument. It carries so far, in fact, that at almost the very southernmost reach of the great continent of Africa, you…