12+ hour, 25+ min ago  (275+ words) The Grade 1 78th Fraser Highlanders of Ontario have lost Leading-Drummer Drew Duthaart from the position for the foreseeable future, and announced that Kyle Wardell will step into the role. Duthart, who has led the 78th Frasers" corps for 21 years, beginning under Pipe-Major…...

16+ hour, 16+ min ago  (293+ words) Seven US-based bands will compete for a total prize purse of USD$7,500 at the Virginia International Tattoo American Pipe Band Championships in Norfolk, Virginia, on April 18th at the city's Scope Plaza. The competition, which is not sanctioned by a pipe…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (306+ words) pipes|drums recently discussed the rise of solo and band competitions using unaccredited judges, and now there's a move by some events to eliminate prize money for successful contestants in favour of more traditional things like tins of shortbread, boxes…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (757+ words) Melbourne " March 29, 2026 " The 2026 Victorian Pipe Band Championships were held in conjunction with the Melbourne Highland Games & Celtic Festival in the eastern suburb of Croydon. City of Melbourne Highland prevailed in Grade 2, the day's top contested event. The only Grade 1 entry,…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (188+ words) Livingston, Scotland " March 28, 2026 " Jake J'rgensen of ScottishPower won the 2026 Scottish Solo Snare Drumming Championship after a points tie with Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia's Kerr McQuillan. Under the rules, a points tie, if neither drummer has a higher placing from…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (736+ words) Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand " March 20-21, 2026 " With firsts from all eight judges, Canterbury Caledonian Society enjoyed a convincing win at the 2026 New Zealand Championships, held in perfect conditions at the TET Stadium & Events Centre in the small town near New Plymouth…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago  (429+ words) The Fred Rutledge Memorial Piper of the Day Trophy was presented to Teodorovich with her three firsts and a second. The event is organized by the Saint Florian Pipers" Society. Saint Florian is the patron saint of firefighters....

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (527+ words) Kirsty Duncan, the accomplished Canadian scientist, politician, teacher and champion for the Scottish arts, passed away on January 26, 2026, at the age of 59. Her love for everything Scottish came from her family and love of the culture. Her mother, Helen, was…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (222+ words) Glasgow " March 7, 2026 " With a Piobaireachd win and a second in the MSR, Finlay Johnston was the overall champion at the 2026 Glasgow Uist & Barra Association's Invitational Solo Piping Competition held at the National Piping Centre's Otago Street premises. Angus D. MacColl won…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (469+ words) Less than three years after his appointment as pipe-major, Donald Stewart has resigned from the Grade 2 Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band, causing the group to cancel all plans to compete in 2026. As a result, Leading-Drummer Les Galbraith has also left…...