Category: Piobaireachd

Bratach Gorm & London Championship Results

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Piobaireachd for the Dr Calum MacCrimmon Bratach Gorm (7 tunes). This contest was held in the Caledonian Club, Belgravia, on the evening of November 13. It is open to Gold Medallists and winners of the London Gillies Cup for Open Piobaireachd. Other competition results below. 1 Callum Beaumont, Nameless, Cherede Darievea 2 Iain Speirs, Lament for Colin Roy MacKenzie3 Alasdair Henderson, Bells of Perth4 Andrew Hayes, Lament for the Harp Tree5…

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Editor’s Notebook: Inverkeithing Band/ Amateur to Pro/ Troon Recital/ Alasdair Milne

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Last week we had a very interesting little story on Brian Lamond and his lessons with Captain John MacLellan. Brian has kindly forwarded a couple of historic photographs of his boyhood band, Inverkeithing and District, the band where his talent was nurtured and encouraged. Of the photo above Brian says, ‘I am the wee boy in the front rank with my early teacher P/M Jock Innes on my right. Andy…

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2026 Glass Chanter Presented

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The Glass Chanter, awarded annually to the piper who achieves most points at Scotland’s North Highland Games, has been won for the third year in a row by Angus MacPhee, Inverness, writes Steven McCabe The trophy and other prizes were presented to Angus last Friday night, 6th November 2026, during his very well received recital for Inverness Piping Society at Inverness Golf Club. The 2026 Glass Chanter, was kindly sponsored by…

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Amateur to Professional Pathway: Readers Respond

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We have had a number of letters regarding last week’s series of articles by Adam Aitchison on the need for an approved structure for those wishing to make the progression from amateur to professional ranks. (Read Adam’s articles starting here.) Unfortunately the responses have all been made anonymously. We assume the writers are afraid their competitive success may be compromised by their putting their heads above the parapet (a common…

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Editor’s Notebook: Lessons from the Captain/ Iain Dall MacKay/ NZ Bands/ Glass Chanter

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One of the pleasant things about doing overseas piping trips is getting to to know your teaching colleagues better. Brian Lamond has been with us this week at the Northern Winter School in Germany. On a quiet evening I was able to ask him about his early career and how he ended up with lessons from Captain John MacLellan. Brian had been started on the chanter by a local man,…

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