Date(s): August 12, 2026
Location: National Piping Centre, Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Event URL: Link to website
Four pipers compete to win this prestigious prize, celebrating the music of Gordon Duncan.
This unique event continues to celebrate the late, great Gordon’s links to Scotland, Ireland and Brittany, as each competitor will play sets of Scottish, Irish and Breton music.
They will be judged by a panel of experts, with the overall winner named the best player of all three musical styles.
The competitors are;
- Eala McElhinney, Scotland
- Beth Preston, Ireland
- Bede Patterson, Australia
- Pierre Thebault, Brittany
