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Stuart Liddell MBE is due to give an intimate evening recital at Moffat Distillery on 14 November. He is identified as Pipe Major of Inveraray and District Pipe Band.
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The notebook looks ahead to the World Solo Drumming in Glasgow and wishes the drummers well, while arguing that judges should weigh both musical and technical playing. It also points readers toward related piping items, including a Stuart Liddell recital.
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The World Solo Pipe Band Snare Drumming Championships returns to Glasgow Caledonian University on 17 October 2026, with 33 qualifiers in the semi-final heats. Defending champion Kerr McQuillan is among the competitors, alongside 2025 champion Alen Tully and multiple former winners.
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Pipe Major Ben Duncan is set to perform at the Mackenzie Caledonian Piping Recitals on 16 October. The recital is presented by the Mackenzie Caledonian Piping Recitals.
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Douglas Murray has been appointed pipe major of the Grade 2 LA Scots and says he is honoured to follow Scott MacDonald. The interview looks ahead to the demands of the role for the Fife-based former pipe major of Fife Police and solo piping champion.
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LA Scots is changing pipe-majors, with Douglas Murray of Fife taking over from Scott MacDonald. MacDonald is stepping back after more than 35 years with the band.
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Fife-based Douglas Murray has been appointed Pipe Major of LA Scots. The band said Scott MacDonald has stepped down with immediate effect after serving as a key figure since its start in 1992.
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The Raasay Pitlochry Concert is scheduled for Pitlochry Town Hall on 30 October 2026, the Friday evening before the Glenfiddich. It is presented as a separate event from the Raasay Competition.
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Angus Clarke says the Raasay Pitlochry Concert will take place in Pitlochry Town Hall on the evening before the Glenfiddich. The concert is presented as a varied piping programme rather than a step-dancing competition.
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Thomas Fallon of Edinburgh won the 2026 Lochnell Championship at Lochnell Castle in Argyll after placing second in the Piobaireachd and third in the MSR. Eight pipers competed at the invitational event organised by the Argyllshire Gathering Trust.
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City of Angels took the top Grade 3 prize at the 2026 Seaside Highland Games in Ventura, while its new Grade 5 band made its debut over the two days of competition.
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Bagpipe News has published the third part of Jeannie Campbell MBE’s research series on piping and pipers in Dundee in the 1800s. It is a historical article rather than a competition report.
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