Early Season Round-Up of Grade 2 and More – MacStig is Back!

Some say he can drive, others that he only drives pipe majors mad…others that his spare kilt is more black mark than Black Watch…..all we know is that we hang on his every word, so let’s hear a big warm welcome back for everyone’s favourite pipe band correspondent, the one and only MacStig!…. Spring has finally sprung, a bit like the oil leak in the petrol guzzler en route from…

Draw for UK Pipe Band Championships Announced/ Worlds Tickets

The UK Pipe Band Championships will be held on June 16 at the Stormont Estate, Northern Ireland. Here is the order of play and the judges in Grade 1 courtesy the RSPBA. This title has been won by local band Field Marshal Montgomery for the past four years – ever since it was created following the demise of Cowal as an RSPBA championship following the 2013 season. In the above picture P/M…

PP Ed’s Blog: PP Twitter/ Michael’s Funeral/ Piob Soc Concert/ Jimmy’s Bags/ Inverness/ China Chance

A new Twitter account has been created for Piping Press, your favourite, no spin, no subscription web magazine. Staff will post there as necessary and all updates and new posts from the PP magazine will also automatically be tweeted there. Sign up for Twitter here and then follow @PipingPress.  The funeral of Lord Martin of Springburn, the former MP Michael Martin, will begin at St Aloysius Church, Garnethill, Glasgow, on…

Uist & Barra Rescheduled

The weather affected Uist & Barra Professional contest will be held in the College of Piping building in Otago Street on Sept 29. It was due to take place at the venue in March but severe winter weather intervened. Those invited to play are as originally announced: Alasdair Henderson, Craig Sutherland, Jamie Forrester, Angus MacColl, Faye Henderson, Peter McCalister, Ben Duncan, Callum Beaumont, Cameron Drummond, Finlay Johnston, Glenn Brown, Iain Speirs,…

Highlands & Islands Entrants and Draw (Updated)

The annual Highlands & Islands Festival competitions takes place this Saturday, May 4 in Oban. There are professional classes for P/A, B and C grade as well as a full raft of competitions for juniors (chanter, under 15 and 15-18). After their wins at the SPA Professional last month, both Gordon McCready and Cameron MacDougall will be looking to continue their good start to the year. The contests will be held in…