The Glenfiddich Champion for 2017 is Jack Lee from British Columbia. He was placed first in ceol mor and second in MSR to take the overall title. Runner-up overall was Roderick MacLeod with Angus MacColl in third. The annual competition was held as usual in the Great Hall at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire. Those unable to travel to the event were able to watch it on a livestream over the internet. Piobaireachd…
The prestigious London Championship takes placer at the Kensington Conference Centre next Saturday (November 4). As always the competition has attracted a large entry with many pipers travelling from Scotland and a significant number flying in from North America and elsewhere. The main competition for the Bratach Gorm begins at 8.30am: 1 Andrew Carlisle 2 William McCallum 3 Finlay Johnston 4 Roderick MacLeod 5 Alasdair Henderson 6 Callum Beaumont 7…
Well they’ve always been heroes to me but now their bravery has been officially recognised by the Scottish Government. Tommy and Anne Johnston received their Brave@Heart Awards from Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at a special ceremony at Edinburgh Castle on Tuesday (above). They were among 47 people from the emergency and voluntary sectors and the public to be presented with Brave@Heart Awards recognising acts of bravery and heroism. Of the 47…
Some say he is as thick skinned as the first Andante….others that he knew the original Pretty Marion, even more that he doesn’t know one end of a KP2 from the other. All we know is he’s called MacStig…… As the viewing statistics of the World Solo Drumming performances clock up on YouTube, the top Juvenile Section (Juvenile 5 Snare – March, Strathspey & Reel) videos are also gathering momentum….
At 9:30 am on October 7, 2017, the Nicol-Brown Invitational began again for a remarkable 35th time. The contest, originally envisioned by American piping patriarch Donald Lindsay, aims to give top amateur pipers from North America a first-class venue to showcase their talent. In doing so, it also provides a taste of the high pressure, indoor competition environment that many of them will need to master should they continue on…
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