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…

RSPBA Chairman John Hughes (left) has written to all Grade 1 pipe bands to gauge their views on the Friday Qualifying competition for this year’s World Pipe Band Championships. If the bands are so minded it could see the Friday scrapped in favour of one day of concentrated competition, Saturday August 17. The move would be welcome in some quarters as many see the Qualifier as unfair on bands who…