Some say Spanish omelettes are less colourful than his hose, yet more say he can scramble a hornpipe with the best of them. Others, that his  crescendo finish can’t come soon enough. All we know is that he was in the corridors of the World Solo Drumming Championships yesterday listening to the chat and the playing. He is, of course, MacStig……. Having cut short a sojourn in the windswept isles…

Steven McWhirter of the Inveraray & District Pipe Band is the World Solo Drumming Champion for 2018. He emerged with most points after two hard fought disciplines at the championships held today at Glasgow Caledonian University. It is Steven’s eighth consecutive title and his ninth in total.  Steven is pictured above receiving his trophy from Mr Nigel Hodgson of sponsors Andante Drums with Mr George Ussher, RSPBA President, looking on….

With a cold start at Glasgow Caledonian University, the first competitors in Adult and Juvenile contests started their long road to glory at 9am this morning. Organisers have been in situ from several hours earlier and there were warm ups going on from 8am, and slightly earlier. In the earliest qualifiers, big names like Blair Brown, Steven Creighton, recent runner-up Mikey McKenna and reigning Champion Steven McWhirter, took their chances to…

Organiser Bob Worrall reports….Countdown to the 23rd Annual George Sherriff Memorial Invitational on November 17. It will be held in St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ontario. All the details with regard to competitors, their bio’s, times, location, adjudicators, etc. are all available on the website. Last year’s competitors and judges are pictured above. ‘The Sherriff’ gives top amateur players a taste of what it’s like to play at a major professional…