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

Inverness, Scotland – September 3, 2026 – Calum Brown of Peterculter, Scotland, won the 2026 Highland Society of London Gold Medal on the first day of the two-day 2026 Northern Meeting at Eden Court ...

Glasgow – August 14, 2026 – The first day of the 2026 World Pipe Band Championships enjoyed near-perfect weather: partly sunny, breezy, a high of about 20°C, and, best of all, no rain. The 13 Grade 1 ...

Iain MacDonald (Regina) reports from the epicentre of piping (and drumming) . . . The Rose & Thistle Ladies Pipe Band getting serious at rehearsal. Another day, and another walk down the road to the ...

Iain MacDonald (Regina) reports from the epicentre of piping (and drumming) . . . Bracing for another full day of events, there seemed no choice other than to start the day with a visit to the small ...

Glasgow – August 11, 2026 – After two knee-knocking, stomach-churning, why-did-I-ever-volunteer-for-this? performances, Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia emerged winners of the 2026 ...

Glasgow – August 10, 2026 – The first heat of Piping Live!’s 2026 Pipe Idol competition was won by Liam Nicolson of Melbourne, Australia, chosen by an unidentified group of three judges to go through ...

Glasgow – August 9, 2026 – The 2026 Piping Live! Festival kicked off with the Masters Solo Piping Competition at the National Piping Centre, and it was Alasdair Henderson who won the overall title and ...

Air travel with Highland pipes can be fraught with anxiety. Knowing airlines’ policies, rules, and procedures – and your rights as a musician-passenger – can mitigate the risk of having your delicate ...

Raasay, Scotland – August 6, 2026 – The singular Raasay Restitution solo piping competition once again put the accent on Hebridean culture and fun, this year moving from the Raasay Community Hall to ...

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 ...

Dundonald, Scotland – August 1, 2026 – Winning both light music events, Gordon McCready of Renfrew, Scotland, was the overall champion at the annual Dundonald Games near Kilmarnock. The weather was ...