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Blair Atholl, Scotland – May 26, 2002 – Chris Armstrong of Bathgate, Scotland, won every event he played in at the Atholl Highland Gathering. Conditions were wet and muddy. Piobaireachd1st Niall Matheson, Inverness2nd Allan Russell, Kelty3rd Duncan Watson, Aberdeen4th Jenny Hazzard, EdinburghJudges: Donald MacPherson, Joe Henderson March, Strathspey & Reel1st […]

Small turnout in higher grades

Games hiring SFU irks 2001 North American Champions

Queensland Highlanders make successful Grade 1 debut

Three pipers split Professional wins

44 Cardonald Gardens in Glasgow is one of the most famous addresses in piping history. It is the long-time home of Pipe-Major Donald MacLeod, one of the most important and prolific teachers of the 20th century. It was in this house that “Wee Donald” passed on his knowledge in his […]

Tom Brown From the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s, there was probably not a more consistently excellent pipe band drummer than Tom Brown. Leading his Boghall & Bathgate drum section to four World Drum Corps Championships, Brown revolutionized the way drums and pipes played together in a pipe band. His corps […]

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland – April 5, 2002 –Angus MacColl of Benderloch, Scotland, emerged the overall winner at the annual Donald MacLeod Memorial Invitational Piping Competition here today. MacColl won the piobaireachd section and was third in the MSR event to snag the aggregate, while Chris Armstrong, Bathgate, Scotland, […]

Iain MacInnes takes 1 year sabbatical

Sean Connery leads parade through Manhattan

Retires from competition; Tobin takes over as LD

Band’s first performance after year hiatus

Acclaimed bagpipe maker

Speirs sweeps ‘Cameron/Gillies’ events

Company continues after untimely passing of founder

Takes both MSR and Medley events