Virginia Tattoo Band Championship/ Maj. Gen. David McDowall CBE

The North America Pipe Band Championship was held at Scope Plaza, Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday, April 26, 2025, writes Alli Pereira. Weather was perfect for piping, 78 degrees (25C), with frequent cloud cover…until Massed Bands and the Senior Drum Major saying ‘By the right, quick march’. Suddenly a monsoon happened as if commanded by the D/M! Massed bands was cut off swiftly and we were able to scramble indoors to…

Wheel of Fortune and Lochaber Juniors Results

Sarah Muir is the 2025 winner of the Pipe Major’s Wheel of Fortune competition, winning the medley element of the innovative contest. Ross Miller was second and Cameron Drummond third, writes Paul White. Cameron won the MSR, with Brian Lamond winning the prize for best joke. Sarah is pictured above on her way to winning the Medley. The other competitors in a posse of elite pipers were Sandy Cameron, John…

Editor’s Notebook: College Film/ James Campbell Medal/ Soldier Piper in Romania/ Saturday Events

Tom Johnstone: Just stumbled across the College’s ‘Follow Me, I’m Right Behind You’ video today. Very entertaining and honest, and very moving about the College and its history and of course subsequent events. A few tears. On a parallel, John Nevans and I are are teaching a Swiss band called ‘Scotch Watch’ who will play in 4b at the Worlds and it is so similar! One guy in the band…

A Look Back at the Making of a Live Piping Album

Rob Boyd in California: ‘Dear Robert, Thank you very much for sharing the Piping Press Guide to the Games. You have no idea how much this is appreciated. ‘I was your steward at the Dan Reid Memorial in San Francisco many years ago. Your ‘Chance Was a Fine Thing’ is one of my all-time favourite recordings! If you ever have an opportunity to talk about the making of that album, I think…

John Don MacKenzie’s Online Recordings/ Iain MacPherson Remembered

I recorded some of my tunes back in 2018 (I couldn’t see anyone else doing it) and I have now got them on streaming platforms. If anyone fancies a listen just go to Apple Music or Amazon Music and type in ‘Tunes from Dornie’. They were done at my home in Dornie and simply processed through my computer so there are no fancy studio tricks involved. I should have done…