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April 5, 2026

Greg Wilson wins Clasp at Hastings for the NINETEENTH TIME

Topping his own record, Greg Wilson of Tai Tapu, New Zealand, won the Murray Henderson Clasp to the Gold Medal for the nineteenth time at the Hastings Highland Games, held over the Easter weekend in New Zealand's Hawkes Bay region. Wilson went on to win the aggregate A Grade trophy.
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April 5, 2026
Gandys, McIlwaine, Greighlan the big winners at 2026 BCPA Annual Gathering
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April 4, 2026
Double win for Boghall as McQuillan and Watson victorious at 2026 European Solos
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April 4, 2026
Eight witty quick-handed pipers ready for 2026 P-M’s Wheel of Fortune April 25th
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April 3, 2026
Finlay Johnston: 2026 P-M Donald MacLeod Memorial winner
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April 3, 2026
With three firsts, Israel’s Smadar Bernstein gains overall in CLASP Practice Chanter contest
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April 2, 2026
78th Frasers lose Drew Duthart as L-D; corps drummer Kyle Wardell takes charge
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April 2, 2026
US$7500 total prize purse up for grabs again at American Pipe Band Championships
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April 1, 2026
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March 30, 2026

CPA and SPJA crack down again on conflicts of interest

Even though the UK has relatively few unified rules governing how solo piping competitions are run, the common...
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March 30, 2026

Victorian Championships: Hawthorn, City of Melbourne on top

The 2026 Victorian Pipe Band Championships were held in conjunction with the Melbourne Highland Games & Celtic Festival...
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March 29, 2026

Cameron Bonar wins second straight Boney Invitational; $7500 raised for cancer charity

For the second consecutive year, Cameron Bonar of Surrey, British Columbia, won the annual Boney Music Memorial...
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March 29, 2026

Herzog, Robertson, Davison win the overalls at in-person March CLASP contest

The National Piping Centre's McPhater Street premises were the venue for the latest in-person CLASP (Competition League...
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