•Bratach Gorm competitors, 1974, L-R: Iain MacFadyen, Jimmy MacGregor, Hugh MacCallum, Pipe Major Angus MacDonald, Dr Jack Taylor, Kenny MacDonald and Andrew Wright. The top professional pipers in the world will compete for the prestigious Bratach Gorm and a range of other professional events graded Premier, A & B. Juvenile competitors compete for the Jim […]

•Pierrick Monnier was the CLASP 'Live Online' Grade 3 overall winner in February 2022 The Grade 1 overall winner will qualify for The Champion of Champions CLASP competition in April 2024 This CLASP competition will run on Saturday 11th November 2023 via the platform, Zoom. The closing date for this competition is Sunday 22nd October […]

The other eight invites will go to the winners of: The Grade 1 events will take place on the morning of Saturday, November 11, 2023 at the Sheraton

The 27th Annual George Sherriff Memorial Invitational will held on on November 18 at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ontario. The adjudicators for this year’s competition will be Michael Grey, Margaret Houlihan and Willie McCallum. Our Master of Ceremonies for the day will be Peter Aumonier. The 6/8 March event will commence at 10am. The […]

The Ratae Pipe Band was formed in 2022 and are based in Leicester. They are planning a fundraising concert of solo piping with Stuart Samson and Ben Duncan on Saturday, November 18, in Syston, Leicester – see flyer below for details. The band are led by Pipe Major Bryon Brotherton MBE who is ex-Pipe Major […]

George Watson’s College in Edinburgh have announced an new piobaireachd competition divided into 18 & Under and 14 & Under sections. The first competition will be held at George Watson’s College Music School on Sunday, November 26, 2023, and it is planned to be an annual event. Pipe Major Ross Harvey of George Watson’s College […]

This year's BMus Piping Degree Showcase concert will gather music from places across Scotland. Each year group has been assigned a locality of Scotland from which to draw their repertoire. Focusing on specific areas and their associated composers, challenges the students to research the links of music to the places of its origin, and delve […]

The Midwest Highlands Arts Fund (MHAF) Board of Directors announced the 21st anniversary of Winter Storm - The Pipes and Drums Event in Kansas City, will be held January 11 – 14, 2024. Online registration for the 2024 workshop and the piping and drumming competitions opened on October 1, 2023. Winter Storm classes and contests […]