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September 21, 2026

Video: Angus D. MacColl blazing fast at the 2026 Gillies Memorial Challenge Recital

Our fourth exclusive video is of Angus D. MacColl ripping a blazing final set, beginning with a few tunes delivered in a distinctive dance music style - trademark Angus D.
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Brodie Watson-Massey wins the 2026 Springbank Invitational
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September 19, 2026
Nick Hudson accepts St. Thomas Alumni pipe-sergeant role after Mike Cusack retires
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Another previously unpublished Jock McLellan piece: “Hands Across the Sea”
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Video: Finlay Johnston in fine form at the 2026 Gillies Memorial Challenge Recital
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September 11, 2026
Set Tunes Series 2026: “The Sister’s Lament”
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September 10, 2026
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September 9, 2026

Shawn Tobin of Nepean, Ontario, wins the 2026 Pick the Six with his spot-on prediction!

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Harry McNulty, 1933-2026

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Spirits high as Rachel Gray, Gary West and Angus D. MacColl win dream and dram prizes at 2026 Raasay Restitituion

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Cameron, Duncan, Durning, Muirhead do the business at Blairgrowrie

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February 6, 2023
Bill Zadra first-ever winner of inaugural Skye K. Richendrfer Memorial Cup
St. Paul, Minnesota – February 4, 2023 – Playing “Corrienessan’s Salute,” Bill Zadra of Fridley,...
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16 year-old John D. Burgess completes “The Double” by winning Inverness Gold Medal playing “Castle Menzies”.
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