Piobaireachd Composing Competition Winners Announced

Vincent Janoski of New Jersey, USA, is the winner of the 2018 piobaireachd composing competition promoted by the Shasta Piping Society of California and the Burley Bagpipe Company. Vincent (pictured above) wins £500 ($750). His tune, Heart of My Fathers, was the unanimous choice of the judges Robert Wallace (Scotland – chair), William Livingstone (Canada) and Chris Terry (South Africa). In second place came Karen Warren from Cumnock in Ayrshire with…

PP Ed’s Blog: Niall Fundraiser/ Piob Contest/ New Band Contest/ Winnipeg Collection

Niall West of Glasgow Police Pipe Band has sent this: ‘Hello friends present and future, family, colleagues and others. On 21 May I’m cycling 81 miles around Highland Perthshire in the Etape Caledonia for funds for the Glasgow Police Pipe Band, the Govan Schools Piping project and the Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust. Please see my story and please pledge some money by visiting www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/niall-west. P.S. I won’t be cycling in the kilt (on this…