Piping Press

The Scottish Piping Society of London held their Annual General meeting on Saturday 7th December at ‘The Mudlark’ pub adjacent to London Bridge and elected Mike Fitzhenry as the new President. (Mike is pictured above after winning the Gold Lochaber Axe for piobaireachd at Fort William in 2015.) Attendance at the AGM however was very disappointing with only six members attending in person and retiring society President Andrew Hall participating…

An excellent standard today at the Scots Guards Association Junior Competition held at the Army School Piping at Inchdrewer House, Edinburgh. Prizewinners are pictured today with Piping Convenor P/M Jimmy Banks MBE. U15 Piobaireachd1st-Kyle Cameron2nd-Lewis Maxwell3rd-Fraser Hamilton4th-Ryan McCreadie U15 March1st-Fraser Hamilton2nd-Ryan McCreadie3rd-Curran Stainthorpe4th-Ewan Allen U15 Strathspey and Reel1st-Fraser Hamilton2nd-Ryan McCreadie4th-Gregor Grierson U18 Piobaireachd1st-Luke Kennedy2nd-Hazel Whyte3rd-Hugo McKay4th-Cameron May U18 MSR1st-Luke Kennedy2nd-Chris Happs3rd-Cameron May4th-Bobby Allan Open Hornpipe and Jig1st-Luke Kennedy2nd-Cameron May3rd-Nicolas Knowles4th-Bobby…

For the last time this year we take a look back at the London Championship and in particular the contest held in March 1969 at Buckingham Gate. Competitors in the Bratach Gorm were: The result was:1 John MacFadyen [pictured top with the Bratach], Battle of Auldearn 22 William MacDonald, Benbecula, Lament for Mary MacLeod3 John MacDougall, Lady Margaret MacDonald’s Salute4 Hugh MacCallum, Lament for Donald Duaghall MacKayJudges were: Andrew Pitkeathly,…

The 69th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch took place last Saturday, 30th November 2019, in the Trinity Methodist Halls, Lisburn. RSPBANI Branch Chairman Ray Hall welcomed the band representatives and extended a special welcome to RSPBA Chief Executive Ian Embelton and to Seamus Russell who was representing the Irish Pipe Band Association. Presentations were made to three member bands who are celebrating their centenaries,…

It has been a long haul but the UK’s bagpipe manufacturers have finally been released from the red tape that added greatly to their costs and paperwork. From December 14, 2019, they will no longer have to comply with strict export and import licence requirements which cover African blackwood. From that date they will only have too prove that their raw material comes from a licensed supplier (who in turn…