After the thousands of entries were assessed, Shawn Tobin of Nepean, Ontario, was the ONLY one to get the top six Grade 1 at ...

The 2026 Pipe-Major Alasdair Gillies Memorial Challenge Recital was another spectacular night of jaw-dropping musical creativity and technical brilliance by five of the world’s greatest Highland ...

Next in our exclusive 2026 Set Tunes Series by Willie Donaldson is “The Pride of Barra,” a piobaireachd included on the Piobaireachd Society’s list of pieces eligible for submission to the Highland ...

Next in our exclusive 2026 Set Tunes Series by Willie Donaldson is “The Sister’s Lament,” a relatively popular tune among more seasoned piobaireachd competitors. About “The Sister’s Lament,” Willie ...

Maxville, Ontario – July 31, 2026 – Playing “Lady MacDonald’s Lament,” Jean-Sébastien Gamache of Orleans, Ontario, won the 2026 Piobaireachd Society Gold Medal (Canada) against 11 other contestants, ...

Antrim, Northern Ireland – June 28, 2025 – It was warm and sunny at Antrim Castle Gardens, the venue for the first-ever Antrim & Newtownabbey Pipe Band Championships, the fifth event of the Royal ...

About 30 years ago, the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band travelled to Scotland to compete in the World Championships. There was plenty of discussion (and ridicule from other bands) that every band ...

As in the job world, pipe band members often quit because of management. Modern-day competitive pipe bands need to run as much like a business as a hobby. Yet, pipe band leaders are most often thrust ...

Chatsworth, England – August 6, 2026 – Winning three firsts and two seconds in the five events, Stuart Liddell of Inveraray, Scotland, gained the Chatsworth Champion Piper trophy at the annual ...

Craig Sutherland presented the 2026 Capt. John Medal by Chris Ross. Edinburgh – August 29, 2026 – Craig Sutherland, Vancouver, won the 2026 Captain John A. MacLellan MBE Memorial Medal at another ...

Oban, Scotland – August 26, 2026 – Sean McKeown of Ajax, Ontario, was the winner of the Highland Society of London’s Gold Medal for Piobaireachd, adding his name to piping’s history books and earning ...