Preston Lodge Competition

Lee Moore reports: Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band are holding a Solo Piping and Drummmg Competition at Preston Lodge High School Prestonpans on Saturday 29 November 2014. The competition is open to all young Pipers and Drummers resident or attending a school in East Lothian. There will be some fantastic prizes on offer and it is a great opportunity for all young pipers and drummers to come along and show off their musical talents in…

World Solo Drumming (updated comment and pix)

Steven McWhirter of Inveraray and District won his fifth World Solo title today at the championship held in Glasgow Caledonian University. His accompanist was his pipe major, Stuart Liddell. Drummers play to selections: Hornpipe and Jig and March, Strathspey and Reel with the latter gaining more points. Runner up to Steven was Michael McKenna from St Laurence O’Toole. Ireland (north and south) took three of the top places, Canada one,…

New Feature: The Day We Won the Worlds

By Robert Wallace We read, and see, plenty about the big boys (and girls) and their triumphs in the Worlds Grade 1 – and deservedly so. Yesterday, for example, we printed a full list of all the winners of this coveted title and some photographs, and judging by your response it has been very well received. But what about the rest of us? Those Worlds winners who had just the…

New Shotts PB Juvenile Contest – Link for Entry

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band are pleased to announce the first annual “Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Juvenile Solo Piping and Drumming Championships”. Launched in 2014, this is the first time in the band’s history that we have organised an event of this kind. It is expected that the competition will become an annual event on the juvenile piping and drumming calendar. The band is working in partnership with North…