Piping Press

The Argyllshire Gathering have announced the following pipers for their prestigious Gold and Silver Medal competitions to take place in Oban on August 21. The names were selected following a meeting of the Eligibility Committee which involves the promoters, the Competing Pipers’ Association and judges. The picture above shows last year’s Oban Silver Medallist Darach Urquhart, Kyle of Lochalsh, and Gold Medallist Stuart Easton, New Zealand. Gold Medal 12 Glenn…

The promoters of Saturday’s Uist & Barra Professional contest have issued this list of competitors and their tunes: 1 Connor Sinclair, Rory MacLoude’s Lament2 Glenn Brown, Beloved Scotland3 Alasdair Henderson, Blind Piper’s Obstinacy4 Finlay Johnston,  Battle of Auldearn No. 15 Sandy Cameron, Old Men of the Shells No. 16 Niall Stewart, Lament for the Iolaire7 Roderick MacLeod, Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay 8 Cameron Drummond, Earl of Seaforth’s Salute9 Iain Speirs, I Got a Kiss of the…

By the Editor Pipe Major Iain Morrison, the founder and main organiser of the Donald MacLeod Memorial competition, has stepped down from his role after 25 years at the helm. His decision to stand aside came as a surprise to many in the solo piping community. The competition is held each year in Stornoway on the island of Lewis in the Western Isles. This year’s event takes place on Friday,…

We now have recordings all three prize-winning tunes from our John Cruickshank VC composing competition. In first place was Dave Mason, Cincinnati, Ohio: In second place we had a tune from P/M Gordon Walker: In third place was a composition from young professional piper John Dew: The competition drew a wide entry from around the world. A distinguished panel of experts narrowed dozens of tunes down to three and came…