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Kyle Wardell has left the 78th Fraser Highlanders after five months, while Mark Passmore and most of Ottawa Highlanders’ drum section have joined the band as part of a change in the Grade 1 drum corps.
Read the original ↗Six Australian competitors represented their bands and country at the 2026 World Solo Drumming Championships. The piece highlights their performances on the international stage.
Read the original ↗At Cookstown High School on 24 September, James Frazer of Field Marshal Montgomery won the senior piping title at the All-Ireland & JAC Solo Piping & Drumming Championships. William Glenholmes also featured in the senior titles, while John McElmurry and Alastair Donaghy were among the other named competitors.
Read the original ↗Kerr McQuillan of Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia won the 2026 World Solo Drumming Championship at Glasgow Caledonian University. He took the world’s top solo snare title in a field of 33 competitors.
Read the original ↗The 2026 World Solo Pipe Band Snare Drumming final dozen has been confirmed after the semi-final in Glasgow. The final list is headed by Richard Black, Blair Brown, Alex Buchanan and Derek Cooper, with 12 players set to contest the title.
Read the original ↗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.
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.
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Read the original ↗Thomas Fallon was named overall champion at the Lochnell Intermediate Piping Competition, held on Saturday, 10 October 2026 and organised by the Argyllshire Gathering Trust.
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 ↗The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association has walked back its earlier claim about BBC Scotland’s Worlds coverage. It now says the broadcaster has not made a final decision on the 2027 livestream.
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 ↗Ashley McMichael of Antrim was named 2026 Northern Ireland Piper of the Year after winning the Piobaireachd and MMSSRR events at Ballymena.
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 ↗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 ↗Nineteen-year-old Nicholas Weston of Auckland has taken the New Zealand Young Piper of the Year title, winning the overall Under-21 prize against 12 other competitors.
Read the original ↗The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association has elevated Royal Burgh of Annan and Ulster Scottish to Grade 1, taking the number of active top-grade bands to 19. Ulster Scottish, based in Philadelphia, joins St. Thomas Alumni of Houston among the American Grade 1 ranks.
Read the original ↗Andrew Hayes heads the MSR prize list from the Glengarry Cup in Ottawa on 26 September. Watch the five prizewinning performances in pipes|drums.
Read the original ↗Ulster Scottish and Royal Burgh of Annan move into Grade 1 for 2027. Piping Press also rounds up the junior piping and drumming results from Brechin.
Read the original ↗The RSPBA has confirmed the band regrading changes for the 2027 season after discussion at its Standards & Grading group. The notice sets out which bands move between grades for next year.
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 British Columbia Pipers’ Association has published its solo grading promotions and regradings for the 2026-27 season. It says the grading subcommittees reviewed results from BCPA-sanctioned solo and band competitions over the season.
Read the original ↗The Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario has named its 2026 Champion Supreme solo and band winners. The honours cover a wide spread of Ontario games, recitals and competitions.
Read the original ↗Kilchrenan and Dalavich gathered to honour Arthur Gillies, with the day also featuring the Springbank results. The event was organised by Stella Leitch and drew visitors from beyond Scotland.
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 BBC piping programmes will spotlight the Northern Meeting over the next two weekends, with recordings from several prize events. The notice also points readers toward upcoming piping items including a London recital, SPA date and school job.
Read the original ↗Newcastle’s Donard Park staged the last RSPBANI Branch outdoor competition of the season, including the Champion of Champions final. The day drew a strong crowd and favourable afternoon conditions.
Read the original ↗Morla Bruce won the 2026 Perthshire junior piping league as the season concluded at Pitlochry Games on 12 September. Bagpipe News has the solo results, including Douglas Murray’s Senior Piobaireachd win and Eddie Gaul’s MSR victory.
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 ↗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 ↗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.
Read the original ↗The RSPBA says the draw for the World Solo Snare Drumming and Tenor Drumming Championships has been published.
Read the original ↗Bagpipe News reports on solo piping results from the All England Championships at Chatsworth Country Fair, held September 5-6, 2026.
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 ↗Bagpipe News published results from the Raasay Restitution Piping Competition 2026. The competition has been sponsored by the Isle of Raasay Distillery since it began three years ago.
Read the original ↗The Blairgowrie and Rattray Highland Games took place on Sunday, September 6, 2026, with solo piping results reported from the event.
Read the original ↗Sandy Cameron of Roybridge, Scotland, was the aggregate winner across the top Senior events at the annual Blairgowrie & Rattray Highland Games. The report says 60 pipers competed in the various events.
Read the original ↗Stuart Liddell of Inveraray, Scotland won the Chatsworth Champion Piper trophy at the annual Chatsworth Country Fair, taking three firsts and two seconds across five events.
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 British Columbia Pipers’ Association has announced its 2025–26 grand aggregate winners, recognising performances across the season in solo piping and pipe-band competition.
Read the original ↗The Captain John A MacLellan MBE Memorial Dinner was held on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at The Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh. Craig Sutherland won the 2026 memorial event. Cameron Drummond was among the competitors.
Read the original ↗At Birnam Highland Games, Simon Fraser University Pipe Band’s Cameron Bonar was Overall Piper and Zephan Knichel was Runner Up. The report says conditions were overcast but warm throughout. The article is a results piece from last weekend’s games.
Read the original ↗The British Columbia Pipers’ Association outlines its 2026–27 season, including the Pacific Rim Adult Solo Snare Drumming Championship and its Jack Lee event.
Read the original ↗Pipe Bands Australia issued congratulations to Australian bands and musicians who competed at the World Pipe Band Championships.
Read the original ↗The British Columbia Pipers’ Association celebrates its member bands and individual players following their performances at the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow.
Read the original ↗The RSPBA says it has confirmed dates and venues for the 2027 Major Championships, including the British Championship on 29 May at Ingliston.
Read the original ↗The British Columbia Pipers’ Association has published solo results from the Campbell River Highland Gathering and Salmon Festival, alongside aggregate awards and band tallies.
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