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The Piobaireachd Society’s long list of set tunes for the senior piobaireachd events at Oban and Inverness is being assessed as the five-year experiment nears its end next year. The arrangement was introduced in 2023 and had been popular with audiences.
Read the original ↗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.
Read the original ↗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.
Read the original ↗A new Set Tunes Series 2026 piece focuses on “Young George’s Salute,” with commentary on its pentatonic structure and how master players vary the theme through singlings, doublings and treblings.
Read the original ↗Liam Horne won the 2026 Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational Piping Championship in Rockville, Maryland. The contest also featured results for Angus MacPhee, Ben Duncan, Kyle Shead, Connor Sinclair, Ashley McMichael, Josh Dickson, Sandy Cameron and Alasdair Henderson.
Read the original ↗Liam Horne of Wise, Virginia, won the 43rd Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational Piping Championship at St. Mark Presbyterian Church. He took first in both piobaireachd and the 6/8 March to finish on 20 points.
Read the original ↗Ben Duncan won the Premier & A Grade March, Strathspey and Reel, while Angus MacPhee won the Premier & A Grade piobaireachd at Glasgow’s Royal National Mòd. Kyle Shead also lifted the Sheelah J trophy.
Read the original ↗Solo piping placings from the Piping Championships at the Royal National Mòd in Glasgow are listed, with a full set of named competitors across the events. The results include piobaireachd, March, Strathspey and Reel, and hornpipe and jig contests.
Read the original ↗Entries are open for the Caritas Banner Piobaireachd Competition for pipers aged 18 and under at George Watson’s College. Ben Duncan is hosting the event, which is being held there again.
Read the original ↗The Lochnell Intermediate Championship is set for Benderloch, where eight young professionals will play piobaireachd and MSR for the title. Douglas Baird, Kyle Cameron, Thomas Fallon, Malachi Johannsen, Chris McCartan, Liam Nicolson, Andrew Pattison and Magnus Stone are named as the competitors.
Read the original ↗Calum Brown and Sean McKeown continue reflecting on their 2026 Highland Society of London Gold Medal victories, following wins at the Northern Meeting and the Argyllshire Gathering. The conversation is the second and final part of their interview.
Read the original ↗P/M Ben Duncan says the Caritas Banner Piobaireachd Competition for pipers aged 18 and under will be held on 29 November at George Watson’s College in Edinburgh. The event is piobaireachd-only and includes three age-based categories, with entries due by the closing date noted in the announcement.
Read the original ↗The second London Recital brought ceòl mòr and ceòl beag back to the City of London, following the inaugural event last year. The recital page points readers to photos, a highlights video and full recordings of the two piobaireachd.
Read the original ↗Calum Brown and Sean McKeown discuss their victories after winning the 2026 Gold Medals and setting new piping goals. The piece is a video conversation focused on their achievement and what comes next.
Read the original ↗Finlay Johnston leads the Piobaireachd results from the Captain John MacLellan Memorial Competition at the Army School of Piping in Inchdrewer House, Edinburgh. The report notes the results are incomplete and may need correction.
Read the original ↗Willie McCallum took the Premier overall title at the 13th Captain John A. MacLellan MBE Memorial Piping Competition at Inchdrewer House. Finlay Johnston won Premier Grade Piobaireachd and the Captain John MacLellan Gold Medal, while Sarah Muir won the Premier MSR and the Captain John MacLellan Piper Statue.
Read the original ↗Andrew Hayes of Nepean, Ontario, won the 2026 Glengarry Cup by taking the MSR and placing fourth in Piobaireachd. Colin MacLellan of Edinburgh won the Piobaireachd.
Read the original ↗The National Mod has published its piping draws for Glasgow on 10 October, with senior events set for the Piping Centre from 9am. The updated lists include the P/A Piob draw and a large field of named competitors across the Mod piping competitions.
Read the original ↗Brodie Watson-Massey took the overall prize at the 2026 Springbank Invitational Solo Piping Competition after winning the Piobaireachd. Chris Armstrong tied him in aggregate Piobaireachd + MSR points.
Read the original ↗The 2009 Argyllshire Gathering competition is reviewed with the main solo piping events from 26 and 27 August. The article continues the history series on the meeting.
Read the original ↗The annual Piobaireachd Masterclass took place in Cancale, Brittany, on 12 September, with 17 participants attending a full day of instruction before the Piobaireachd by the Sea recital. Bill Wotherspoon and Patrick Molard shared the teaching duties, with Molard also helping translate in the afternoon.
Read the original ↗Bagpipe News looks back at the 2026 Masters through photographs of all 20 MSR competitors. Alasdair Henderson won the piobaireachd and Connor Sinclair the MSR at the National Piping Centre on 9 August.
Read the original ↗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.
Read the original ↗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.
Read the original ↗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.
Read the original ↗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.
Read the original ↗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.
Read the original ↗The London Recital returns on 2 October 2026 at St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, featuring Callum Beaumont and Ben Duncan. The organiser lists the Pinstripe Highlanders and Piobaireachd Society as hosts, with support from the Highland Society of London. Its retrospective identifies Angus MacColl and Iain Speirs as the 2025 performers.
Read the original ↗At the 2026 Raasay Restitution solo piping competition, Rachel Gray won the Pìobaireachd Song event and Gary West won the Dance Music contest. The event moved from Raasay Community Hall to Raasay House Hotel and continued its Hebridean cultural focus.
Read the original ↗At the 2026 Braemar Gathering in Braemar, Scotland, Ben McClamrock of Washington, DC won the Piobaireachd Gold Medal, and Zephan Knichel of Lynnwood, Washington won the overall trophy by taking both light-music events.
Read the original ↗The Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario celebrates its members’ summer successes, including Sean McKeown’s Gold Medal at Oban and Ian K. MacDonald’s second place in the Former Winners’ MSR.
Read the original ↗The Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario posted a Judges Corner entry by Brad Davidson, who holds PPBSO judging accreditation in piobaireachd and solo piping. The piece is an educational tip aimed at helping solo pipers improve as they move into higher grades and senior amateur competition.
Read the original ↗Brad Davidson reflects on piobaireachd tuition at a Hamilton workshop held the day after the Livingstone Memorial Invitational Piping Competition.
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