Courtney Williamson, Secretary of the Highland Piping Society of Canterbury, based in Christchurch, New Zealand, has sent this… The Highland Piping Society of Canterbury are honoured to announce what we believe to be a  ‘world first’ for solo piping with the appointment of an all-women judging panel for the 2018 Silver Chanter Solo Piping Championships being held on the 20th and 21st of October.  Comprising of six highly qualified judges…

The biggest concert of World’s Week is a sell out, the promoters Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band have reported. The concert, to be given by St Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band from Dublin, will be their first in Glasgow since their widely acclaimed performance in 2010. The venue, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, seats 2,475 and all tickets have now been sold with some standing room placed allocated by the management. Kurt…

They seek him here, they seek him there…just who is this guy MacStig?….is that wee touch of tartan a clue?…or is it the GlenG at a rakish angle?…..does it really matter? He is a true believer, he stands through rain and shine to bring PP readers the latest from G2…what more can we ask?…. As you will all know by now, Dumbarton’s Levengrove Park was windswept and wet for the…

Damp conditions in the Perthshire beauty spot today. Junior competitors pictured above. Piob 1st Callum Wynd 2nd Andrew Ferguson 3rd Jonathon Simpson 4th Ross Miller Judges R Clark and N Mulvie. March 1 Angus MacColl 2 Jonathan Simpson 3 Anna Kummerlõw 4 Steven Gray S&R 1 Angus MacColl 2 Jonathan Simpson 3 Calum Wynd 4 Anna Kummerlõw [wds id=”4″] Jig 1 Angus MacColl 2 Steven Gray 3 Jonathan Simpson 4…

The annual Lochaber Gathering will take place in the Nevis Centre, Fort William, from 9am, on Saturday, August 4. There are healthy entries in B/C Grades and in the Juniors. Entries close Aug 3. Email Piping Convenor Allan MacColl here. The above picture shows junior winners at Lochaber last year. P/A Grade Piobaireachd Hall A:  09:00 Edward McIlwaine, Canada Michael Fitzhenry, Paisley William Geddes, Glasgow Sandy Cameron, Roybridge Sarah Muir,…