Hallkirk Games Results

Local organisers reported a great day’s piping at this Caithness games held on July 27, with a high standard in both Juniors and Seniors. Champion Piper was once more Angus MacPhee, Inverness. Pictured above are pipers and judges at the prizegiving. Piob1 Angus MacPhee2 L/Cpl. Norman Gillies3 Calum Dunbar4 Louis Davis5 Brian Lamond March 1 L/Cpl. Norman Gillies2 Angus MacPhee3 Louis Davis4 Gordon Barclay5 Calum Dunbar S&R1 Angus MacPhee2 Brian…

Arisaig Games Results

A dry, sunny day on the west coast with 20 playing in the seniors. Champion Piper was Angus MacColl, with a very good showing from Angus MacPhee. Piobaireachd1 Angus MacColl, Lament for Patrick Og MacCrimmon2 Angus MacPhee, Blind Piper’s Obstinacy3 Cameron May, Lament for the Earl of Antrim4 Josh Chandler5 Louis Davis March1 Angus MacColl2 Decker Forrest3 Campbell Wilson4 Angus MacPhee S&R1 Angus MacColl2 Angus MacPhee3 Dan Nevans4 Alastair Brown…

Airth Games, St Andrews Games Results

This Stirlingshire games, held on Saturday, July 27, attracted several pipers from overseas. Warm, dry conditions. Seven played in the seniors and three in the juniors. Numbers were down, not helped by the clash with the Scottish Pipe Band Championships at Dumbarton. Piobaireachd: 1 Walter Glendinning 2 Mark MacKenzie 3 Christopher McLeish 4 David Stulpner MSR: 1 Callum Wynd 2 Christopher McLeish 3 Walter Glendinning 4 Piers Dover H&J: 1…

Editor’s Notebook: Scottish Championships/ Aboyne Games/ Zampogna in Edinburgh/ Hawai’i Pipers

All roads lead to Dumbarton tomorrow for the third major of the pipe band season. Weather is looking pretty good (for the west of Scotland), with perhaps a few showers early on; dry by the March Past. A highly respectable 132 bands have entered for what will be the 25th Scottish Championships to be held under the shadow of the Rock. The sponsors, West Dunbarton Council deserve all credit for…

Piobaireachd Society Announce Details of Annual Recital and Silver Chanter

The Piobaireachd Society has announced the pipers, tunes and the running order for their annual concert to be held in St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh, on August 11th. The concert part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, is entitled ‘Classical Pipe Music – Scotland’s Hidden Treasure’. Information is as follows: The King’s Taxes …………………………………………………………Iain SpeirsMacNeill of Barra’s March………………………………… Cameron MayLament for Patrick Og MacCrimmon……………………. Jack TaylorThe Big Spree …………………………………………………… Matt PantaleoniIntervalLament for…