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June 5, 2026

Set Tunes Series 2026: “Salute on the Birth of Rory Mor”

About this relatively brief piece, Donaldson writes: "The tonal family to which 'Salute on the Birth of Rory Mor' belongs begins with the tune Colin Campbell called 'Brian O duffs Lament' (elsewhere known as 'The Frenzy of Meeting'), and continuing through 'The Brother's Lament'; three nameless pieces; then 'A Glass,'...
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June 3, 2026
Pipe Bands hit Penang for 2026 South-East Asia Championships
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June 2, 2026
Sick from/of testing reeds, Bruce Lazeroff creates BelloReed for better health and bagpipe performance
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June 1, 2026
Colin MacLellan adds Glengarry Music Hall of Fame induction to long list of honours
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June 1, 2026
Kernaghan, Rowe, Easton, McConnochie celebrate in Dunedin with King Charles III
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May 31, 2026
Quay, Wilson, Parsons, Rathnayake and Nield gather solo piping hardware in Melbourne
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May 30, 2026
Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia: 2026 British Champions
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May 30, 2026
CLASP 2026 May Live Online won by Webb, Robinson, Braunsky & Schrall
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May 29, 2026
Start your championships engine: five 2026 RSPBA majors start with the British in Edinburgh
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May 27, 2026

Set Tunes Series 2026: “Duncan Macrae of Kintail’s Lament”

"A lovely tune in all its versions," the piece is widely known and a fine choice for pipers, whose teachers recognize...
Results
May 25, 2026

Prince Charles kings of Grade 3 at Costa Mesa 2026; City of Angels wins the Medley

Winning the MSR and runner-up in the Medley, Prince Charles from San Francisco was the overall Grade 3 winner at the...
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May 25, 2026

Big Ben strikes big at Blair

Ben Duncan, Edinburgh, won the overall trophy at the annual Blair Atholl Highland Games, which was held in splendid...
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May 24, 2026

NPC celebrates 30th birthday today with social push (#PipingCentre30), many events TBA

In many ways, there are two distinct eras in the history of Highland piping: BNPC and ANPC
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October 11, 2025
Alex Pavlovic: 2025 Nicol-Brown Amateur Champion
Alex Pavlovic of Houston was the overall winner of the 2025 Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational Piping Competition against...
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