Senior Piobaireachd – Judges: Tom Speirs & Ian Duncan. 12 played. 1st Donald MacPhee (pictured), Lament for Donald of Laggan 2nd Craig Martin, Too Long in This Condition 3rd Rebecca Tierney, Clan Campbell’s Gathering March – Judges: Ronnie McShannon & Jim Henderson 1st Donald MacPhee 2nd Steven Grey 3rd Maël Sicard-Cras Strathspey & Reel – Judges: Ronnie McShannon & Jim Henderson 1st Steven Gray 2nd Andrew Bova 3rd Ross Miller 10 played. Under-18…
Rain and sun at Ceres Games in Fife. There was the expected small turnout due to the counter-attraction of the band contest at Forres. The judge for all events was P/M Jimmy Banks MBE. Piob 1 Peter McCalister, Lament for MacSwan of Roaig 2 Edward Gaul, Lament for the Children 3 Garry Swinnerton, Wee Spree 4 Craig Martin, Massacre of Glencoe March 1 Edward Gaul 2 Peter McCalister 3 Craig…
St Laurence O’Toole from Dublin are the new European Champions after a high quality contest today at Grant Park, Forres, in the north of Scotland. In second place were Field Marshal Montgomery with Inveraray third and Shotts fourth. The drumming prize went to Inveraray. The full Grade 1 result was: 1 SLoT 2 FMM 3 Inveraray 4 Shotts 5 S Power 6 Spirit of Scotland Drumming: Inveraray Judges: Robert Mathieson, John McCarlie, David…
Last month we had the British Pipe Band Championships at Paisley but younger readers may not know that the area hosted the same championships for many years prior to 2016. In the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s it was held at nearby Renfrew. Here’s a report from the Piping, Drumming and Dancing Journal from before WW2: British Pipe Band Championship, Renfrew The annual Pipe Band Contest organised by the Renfrew…
A US-based piper has suffered an unfortunate accident to his little finger but is determined to play on after doctors pinned it back together again. Tom Hyatt plays with the US Border Patrol Pipes & Drums and is based at Marta Station in Marta, Texas. The band is made up of Border Patrol pipers and drummers from around the US. Tom takes up the story: ‘I injured the pinkie finger…
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