Category: Solo Piping

Aberdeen Games and Corgarff Games Results

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Piping Convenor Fraser Maitland reports from yesterday’s (June 15) Aberdeen Games….Thankfully the rain held off despite a yellow weather warning for the North East. Interesting to note a higher turnout in juniors than in seniors. According to a few competitors and parents, this was due to the addition of a new piobaireachd competition for U18s. Despite a few hiccups including a missing board for the senior MSR, and stewards balancing…

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Scots Guards KO Result/ Strathmore Games Results

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The final of the Scots Guards Knock Out was won by Brodie Watson-Massey, Edinburgh. A good crowd assembled in the SG Club Haymarket, Edinburgh, yesterday afternoon (June 8th) to hear the competition. Brodie is pictured above receiving his trophy from P/M Ian McLellan BEM, a regular attender at the SG KO. Brodie got the shout over Cameron May, Dillarburn, in one semi final. Cameron was last year’s winner. In the…

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Pibroch by the Sea/ Piping Live/ Scottish Schools Fest/

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The annual Pibroch by the Sea festival will be held at Cancale, Brittany, 14 -15th September. This will be the 20th year of the festival. The 2025 piobaireachd workshop will be conducted by Silver Medallist Hervé le Floc’h and Jakez Pincet the festival founder. The masterclass costs 30 euros. To register for it and to play during the festival contact Catherine Thomas on catherine.armandine@gmail.com. Alternative contact: Pibroc’h en Bord de…

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Atholl Gathering 2025 Full Results – Updated with Comment and Pictures

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The Atholl Gathering was held yesterday (May 25) in the grounds of Blair Castle, Perthshire. Seventy-three solo pipers, junior and senior, entered meaning an early 9.30am start. The weather was a mix of cold wind, heavy rain and sunshine. There were graded senior contests for piobaireachd. March, Strathspey and Reel and Hornpipe & Jig were open. The ceòl beag was split into four heats with four pipers in each progressing…

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Gordon Castle Games Results/ James Campbell Medal

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Gordon Castle Games are the first outdoor solo piping competition of the summer. They are held in the castle grounds near Fochabers in Morayshire. Seventeen entered the senior events. Piobaireachd: 1 Hamish Munro 2 Angus MacPhee, Old Men of the Shells 3 James MacPetrie 4 Hector Munro, King’s Taxes 5 Keith Bowes, Desperate BattleMarch: 1 Hamish Munro 2 Hector Munro 3 Norman Gillies 4 Keith BowesS&R: 1 Angus MacPhee 2…

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