Category: Piobaireachd

Piping News from Brittany

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As part of the 70th anniversary of the bagad [pipe band] Raoul II of Fougères, a piobaireachd concert was held in the small church of Beaucé, Brittany, writes Clement Gallet. The tunes were very well introduced by Pierre Gallais. He took the time to teach the general history and structure of piobaireachd, as well as introducing each individual tune and piper before they played. Five pipers played, most of them…

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The ‘Old Men of the Shells’ and a Win for Alastair Murray

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The Clan Donald Trust for the Gaelic Performing Arts, together with the Robert Burns Society of Charleston, are pleased to announce that, on 31st May 2024, Alastair Murray won the third annual Joseph MacDonald Memorial Prize for Piobaireachd, writes Major Bruce MacDonald. It is held as part of the Scottish Performing Arts Classic in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. The judge was Jack Lee of Vancouver, British Columbia. Alastair Murray was…

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Silver Chanter 2024 Details Announced

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The annual recital competition for the Silver Chanter will be held at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Gaelic College, Sleat, Skye, on August 7th at 7.30pm. The Piobaireachd Society is promoting and sponsoring the gala event in association with Torabhaig Single Malt Whisky and Sabhal Mòr. The historic picture below features pipers from one of the first Silver Chanters held in the drawing room of Dunvegan Castle in the late 1960s. Left to right…

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Markinch Games Results

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It was a bright but fresh day in the piping corner at Markinch, Fife. Champion Piper Ben Duncan is pictured above with his trophies. The results were as follows: Piobaireachd (15 entered):1 Mike Fitzhenry2 Ben Duncan3 Allan Russell4 Cameron May Judges: A Forbes, D Fraser MSR (17 entered)1 Ben Duncan2 Allan Russell3 Edward Gaul4 Chris McLeish Judges: J Banks, R Barron Overall: Ben Duncan

The CLASP ‘Live Online’ 3rd & 4th May Results

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Herewith full results from the latest CLASP ‘Live Online’ competition 3rd & 4th May 2024. There was a very large global turnout and this was helped by our decision to extend the option for competitors to compete either Friday night or Saturday during the day. By MARGARET HOULIHAN Overall winners: G1 Adam Waghorn (NZ), G2 Mariko Arimoto (Japan), G3 Adam Aitchison (Scotland), G4 Jürgen Schrall (Germany). Adam Waghorn gained an…

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