Piping Press

Saturday 3rd November saw the second annual Central Coast Scottish Spectacular held in the scenic seaside town of Gosford, New South Wales. There was a healthy entry of ten competitors in the ‘A’ grade piping, including a few young guns who have stepped up recently. The above picture shows competitors and officials at Gosford. The organisers went to the considerable effort and expense of arranging for Bob Worrall to fly…

Full results and pictures. Piobaireachd for the Dr Calum MacCrimmon Bratach Gorm (7 tunes) 1 Glenn Brown, Farewell to the Queen’s Ferry 2 Finlay Johnston, Lament for the Children 3 Roderick MacLeod, Battle of Auldearn No 2 4 Alasdair Henderson, Big Spree 5 Callum Beaumont, Lament for the Earl of Antrim Glenn Brown, Bratach winner and Callum Beaumont, overall London Champion Open Piobaireachd for the William Gillies Cup (6 tunes)…

The 79th annual London Championship is held today at the Kensington Conference Centre. Events this year have been reduced with no ‘C’ grade, no CLASP amateur contests, a combined Piobaireachd for A and B grades and a combined JB Robertson March and premier MSR. This has reduced costs in particular the cost of judges. Another benefit will be time afforded for socialising before during and after the competition. In the past this was…

By Pipe Major The Chevalier David Waterton-Anderson, KSG, KMM, OLJ, OMLJ   Having completed a thesis on tartan, worn a kilt from age six, being a current life member of the Scottish Tartans Authority and a member of the Incorporation of Weavers of Glasgow, and a piper from age seven, perhaps readers may understand why I feel qualified comment on Highland dress.  Much of what has been discussed so far…