Pipe Band Commentary – Readers Have Their Say

Our readers have been exercising their keyboards covering Worlds qualifying, bands travelling to compete and various arrangements at the recent Scottish Championships…… Dave Gatcum: Perhaps it’s time to look at lower grades qualifying to compete at the Worlds. I’m not sure it’s a great thing to have lower grades playing at silly o’clock in the morning to see if they qualify – spending thousands of pounds to be told they’re…

Silver Chanter 2026 Result (Updated)

The winner of the 59th Silver Chanter is Steven Leask (pictured above). His tune was the Lament for MacLeod of Colbeck. It was Gold Medallist Steven’s first win of the prestigious award and at his first attempt. The recital / competition was held tonight (August 5) before a large audience at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Gaelic College, Sleat, isle of Skye. The sponsors were Torabhaig Malt Whisky, the Piobaireachd Society and…

Lorient Piping Results

The popular Festival Interceltique is held each August in Brittany, France. There are two main competitions for solo pipers. The MacCrimmon Trophy goes to the player who comes out on top after performing three different sets: Scots, Irish and Breton music. Lorient also has a piobaireachd competition. Youn Pensec has kindly supplied the 2026 results as follows: 1 Stuart LIDDELL (Scotland) 8pts  Musique écossaise1,1  Musique irlandaise  1,1  Musique bretonne 3,1 2 Nick HUDSON (USA) 17pts 2-2,…

Skye Gathering/ Morar Results/ RSPBA £50k CEO

Skye Gathering is underway in Portree with the hotly contested Dunvegan Medal the centrepiece. Twenty-eight pipers are vying for the award, all submitting four MacCrimmon connected tunes. The winner will be announced late afternoon. Here is the order of play: S Klinger, M Kessler, K Bowes, S Leask, T Krogh, E Cameron, B Watson-Massey, A Kummerlöw, G Canning, G Barclay, A Hall, J Elder, C Carn, E Gaul, A MacPhee,…

Weekend Games Round Up

Three games were held last Saturday and despite the clash of dates all managed to secure decent entries. Firstly Newtonmore in Badenoch, Calum Piobair country…. John Don MacKenzie on Piobaireachd and Niall Mathieson, the light music. Condition were bright and dry, a day for the big tunes and that’s what the pipers delivered. Champion Piper: Callum Wynd (pictured). Callum can be heard in recital next Sunday at the Piobaireachd Society’s…