Looking back over the summer I think it would be fair to say that it has provided a thoroughly enjoyable few months of piping and pipe band music, writes the Editor. All the band contests seemed to go off well, certainly the majors did. My only grumble, as you will have read earlier, is that it all finishes a few weeks too early. It will be worse next year with…
This competition was held in the National Piping Centre, Otago Street, Glasgow, on Saturday September 8. Pictured above are the ‘A’ Grade winners. Chanter – Slow Air 1 Euan McCartan 2 Joanne Will 3 Ruairidh Allison Chanter – March 1 Ruairidh Allison 2 Euan McCartan 3 Owen McCreadie ‘B’ Piob 1 Euan Lindsay ‘B’ March 1 Andrew Sneddon 2 Euan Lindsay 3 Christopher McCartan 4 Sandy Wedderburn ‘B’ S&R 1…
I have been to a good number of poorly organised Highland games piping competitions in the past, however the experience at Perth this year was nothing short of shambolic. Unfortunately, due to the dreadful weather, there were a large number of call-offs which turned the event into a free-for-all from the outset. While the order in the Piobaireachd events (particularly the B Grade) had slightly more structure, the light music…
Tuition on how the 2019 set tunes for the Gold and Silver Medals might be played is now available from our Editor Robert Wallace. [wds id=”2″]
Thousands were regaled in the SSE Arena, Belfast, this weekend by the rousing pageantry of the Belfast International Tattoo. Over 600 local, national and international artistes, with hundreds of sets of bagpipes, drums, brass and various instruments, delivered three captivating concerts which showcased some of the world’s most famous military and community marching bands. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pipes and Drums, pictured above during their performance, the band of…
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