This annual invitational competition was held in Campbeltown today (Sept. 15). It is sponsored by the local Springbank Distillery. Seven pipers played (pictured below). They were Alasdair Henderson, Callum Beaumont, Finlay Johnston, Roderick MacLeod, William McCallum, Gordon McCready and Cameron MacDougall. Chosen tunes from submitted lists were issued one week in advance. Piobaireachd 1 Roderick MacLeod, Lament for MacSwan of Roaig 2 Callum Beaumont, Mrs Smith’s Salute 3 Gordon McCready,…

Mike Fitzhenry, co-organiser of the Scottish Piping Society of London’s annual championship, has sent the following: ‘We’ve had two cases of competitors thinking they’ve entered but it has not been received. If you were able to use the following for the website I would really appreciate it: A reminder that entries close on September 30th for the SPSL Annual Competition taking place on November 3rd at Kensington Town Hall. The…

The two most important light music competitions in world piping are the Former Winners’ events at Oban and Inverness. To qualify for either pipers must have won an ‘A’ grade March or Strathspey & Reel at Oban or the ‘A’ MSR at Inverness. Today our Special Correspondent recalls the evening he spent at this year’s Northern Meeting listening to the ‘big’ MSR. The montage above shows the winner Alex Gandy,…