Worlds Seating and Prices Reaction Continues

To be fair to Glasgow Life, the crowd photo being used in this year’s promo for the Worlds is the 2024 stand. It had had two blocks (A and B) with six rows of seating in each block, writes Iain Duncan   The ‘Country Fair’ covered trailer stand aberration (pictured below) only ever made one appearance, in 2023, had only two blocks, A and B, and from memory had only…

Further Details on the 2025 Silver Chanter

Craig Sutherland, now living in western Canada, is unable to travel to the 2025 Silver Chanter competition/ recital. Craig qualified by winning the Gold Medal at Inverness last year. His place will be taken by Angus MacPhee, runner-up in the Dunvegan Medal 2024. Other invitees are Nick Hudson, Texas, (Inverness Clasp), Alasdair Henderson, Dunoon, (Snr. Piob. Oban), Derek Midgley, New Jersey, (Dunvegan Clasp), Sandy Cameron, Roy Bridge, (Dunvegan Medal), and Cameron Drummond, Edinburgh,…

Worlds Ticket Price Increases Spark Reaction

Readers have responded with considerable anger to yesterday’s story of ticket price hikes at the Worlds. Here is a selection: Mark J: ‘Ticket prices are terribly high. Add on to that not being allowed to take any liquids at all into the park. Last year even sealed bottles and cans of soft drinks were prohibited. Water bottles had to be emptied and filled from the ‘water points’ inside the park…

Concern Over Hike in Worlds Ticket Prices

Readers will probably be aware that tickets for the Worlds are now available to purchase on-line from Glasgow Life, the promoters. I am shocked by the level of increase in the ticket prices. As in previous years, there are a variety of ticket categories e.g. Friday only, Saturday only, Weekend tickets, all with the option of advance purchase or buy on the day. By Ian Forbes Price increases compared to…

Aberdeen Games and Corgarff Games Results

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…