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Bagpipe News reports an online meeting about the BMus Traditional Music (Piping) degree for prospective students considering study in 2027. The meeting will feature John Mulhearn, Head of Piping Studies at the NPC, and Josh Dickson, Head of Traditional Music at the RCS.
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Piping Press reports results from Pitlochry on Sept. 12, noting nine call-offs in the piobaireachd. Douglas Murray won the piobaireachd with a rendition of Lord Lovat’s Lament. The report also says early rain and A9 roadworks may have affected turnout.
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pipes|drums shares video featuring Finlay Johnston at the 2026 Gillies Memorial Challenge Recital. The programme also featured Callum Beaumont, Alasdair Henderson, Angus D. MacColl and Connor Sinclair.
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pipes|drums published an installment in its 2026 Set Tunes Series by Willie Donaldson on the piobaireachd tune The Sister’s Lament. The piece describes it as relatively popular among more seasoned piobaireachd competitors and notes its appearance in multiple manuscripts after publication by Donald MacDonald.
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An article reviews the 2026 Clasp competition at the Northern Meeting, attributed to adjudicator Dr Jack Taylor MBE. It says the BBC did not record the event and instead recorded light music. The piece notes that Callum Beaumont gave the winning performance and that friends recorded it for him.
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James Laughlin addresses recruitment in the second instalment of his pipe-band leadership series for pipes|drums. The full article requires a subscription.
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An opinion/history piece by Jeannie Campbell MBE looks at piping in Dundee during the 19th century, noting that the city is not usually regarded as a major piping centre in that period.
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Piping Press reports the passing of Harry McNulty, describing him as an important figure in the pipe band world. The item says he led Lothian & Borders Police and later B Cal./Scottish Power, and also worked with William Sinclair & Co on chanters.
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Shawn Tobin of Nepean, Ontario won the pipes|drums Pick the Six prediction contest by correctly forecasting the leading six Grade 1 bands at the Worlds. The publisher announced a prize package for the winner.
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The RSPBA says the draw for the World Solo Snare Drumming and Tenor Drumming Championships has been published.
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Pipes|Drums reports that Harry McNulty died on September 8, 2026, at age 93. He was described as a highly respected pipe-major who led the Lothian & Borders Police and British Caledonian Airways pipe bands.
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A partial recording of Calum Brown’s winning Highland Society of London Gold Medal performance at Inverness is mentioned, featuring Port Urlar and a recording from the taorluath onwards. The piece also notes a video of the ground recorded at the graveside of P/M John Stewart, Aberdeen City Police, who taught Calum and his father Graham.
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