Category: Solo Piping

Alistair G Hanning 1962-2024

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After a long hard-fought battle with cancer, Alistair passed away on 9 April aged 62. He was born in Wellington, New Zealand, into the famous Hanning piping family.  Taught by his father, Oban Gold Medallist John, he showed prodigious talent from an early age and was playing and winning prizes in open competition from the age of 16. His talent was further evidenced by the one and only time he competed solo in Scotland in 1980 while participating in the…

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Piobaireachd Society Announce Set Tunes for 2025/ UK Champs Reminder/ Ross’s Recordings

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The Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society has recommended the following tunes for the Silver and Gold Medal competitions at the Northern Meeting and Argyllshire Gathering 2025. Gold Medal: Prince’s Salute, Lament for the Departure of King James, Lady Margaret MacDonald’s Salute, Stewarts’ White Banner, Ronald MacDonald of Morar’s Lament, Young Laird of Dungallon’s Salute, MacLeans’ March, A Son’s Salute to his Parents. Four tunes to be submitted. Young Laird…

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Major Gordon Rowan Retires as Director, with the Army School Forging Ahead

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Major Gordon Rowan is due to retire as Director of Army Bagpipe Music in May. Yesterday he oversaw his final Pipe Major’s Course passing out. He can be proud of his very well schooled candidates At the bench were myself, Pipe Major Gordon Walker and Callum Moffat, the new Director of the Army’s Cadet Force Pipes and Drums, writes the Editor. Seven pipers played. They had to submit six 6/8…

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Duncan Johnstone Memorial Results 2024

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This competition for junior professionals was held today (Sat., March 23) at the Piping Centre, Otago Street and McPhater Street, Glasgow. There were large entries in all categories, 34 in the C Piobaireachd and C MSR, and 23 in the B Piob and 24 in the B MSR.  Despite this, all events were completed by 5.30pm and the prizegiving finished just after 6pm.  B Grade Piobaireachd, Barbara Gillies Trophy1 Luke…

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Uist & Barra 2024 Review: Giving Tunes a Week Early Does Not Help Pipers or Listeners

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Most highlights of the day came in a four hour period between 9am and 1pm when the ten invited pipers performed their piobaireachd. They had been given their chosen tunes, selected by the promoters from six submitted, a week in advance. I’m not sure this is a good idea. Yes, it allows a programme with prescribed tunes to be printed (costly and is it really necessary?) and it reduces the…

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