PIPING RECITAL CHALLENGE 2012 - BALLARAT VIC

Stuart Easton, Ian Lyons, Andrew Roach, Martin Frewen, Jamie Hawke and Craig Sked will face off in The Piping Recital Challenge on Friday 6th April 2012 at George Hotel 27 Lydiard Street North Ballarat Vic. Event starts at 7.30pm.

Booking from www.bagpipecase.com/recital.htm

BRETT TIDSWELL AWARDED APBA LIFE MEMBERSHIP

Brett Tidswell, Australian National Principal of Piping was awarded Life Membership of the Australian Pipe Bands Association at the SA Branch meeting on Monday 6th February 2012. Brett has held various positions at both Branch and National level for over 25 years but more recently has now held the top piping job for almost 14 years.

RU BROWN PIOBAIREACHD SOCIETY COMPETITION & RECITAL 2012

This years recital will be held on the 5th of May 2012 and will feature Callum Beaumont, 2011 Oban Gold Medallist, Greg Wilson, Inverness Clasp Winner and Martin Frewen, Auckland and District Pipe Major.

The first event of this years competition will be the new clasp even for former Gold Medal winners and will also be held on the 5th May. The main competition will again be held on the following Sunday 6th May at Scotch College Adelaide.

Details can be found at http://rubrown.org.au/may-2012-competition/about-the-contest

SOUTH WEST COAST PIPER DRUMMER SCHOOL

27-29 April 2012
Emmanuel College, Ardlie Street Campus, Warrnambool, Victoria.

Tutors will be Brett Tidswell, Callum Beaumont, Bob Worrall, Andrew Fuller, Donald Blair, R J Houston, Greg Lowe, Olav Goud and more.

T: (+61) 03 5565 1374 F: 03 5565 1374
E: swcpd@iprimus.com.au
www.wadpadi.org.au

2012 AUSTRALIAN SUMMER SCHOOL AWARDS

The following Pipers received awards donated by School of Piping at the 2012 APBA Australian Summer School:

Heather McKenzie NSW, Sasha McKissock VIC, Lachlan Innes VIC, Noel Lim SINGAPORE. Special awards were presented to Joshua Lim and Alisha Santosh also from Singapore. Well done to all recipients.

PIOBAIREACHD SOCIETY SET LISTS FOR 2012

Senior
The Finger Lock
The Unjust Incarceration
Colin Roy MacKenzie's Lament
Mary's Praise
Craigellachie
The Stewarts' White Banner
The Rout of the Lowland Captain
MacLeod of Colbeck's Lament

Gold Medal
The Daughter's Lament
Farewell to the Laird of Islay
The Black Wedder's White Tail
My Dearest on Earth give me your Kiss
Macintosh of Borlum's Salute
Lament for King George III
The Gunns' Salute
Lament for Captain Donald MacKenzie

Silver Medal
You're Welcome, Ewen Locheil
The Bicker
Catherine's Lament
MacLeod's Short Tune
Lament for Donald of Laggan
Salute to Donald
MacLeod's Controversy
The MacGregors' Salute

SCHOOL OF PIPING SPONSORS 2012 APBA SUMMER SCHOOL

The School of Piping has provided a sponsorship for the APBA Summer School which will be held between the 15th - 20th January at the Ivanhoe Diamond Center, McLeod Victoria. Overseas tutors will again be Jack Lee and Reid Maxwell. Enrolments are now due and the current prospectus can be seen here.

2011 Glenfiddich Championship Results

Piobaireachd
1st Iain Speirs
2nd Stuart Liddell
3rd Roddy MacLeod
4th Willie McCallum
5th Angus MacColl


MSR
1st Roddy MacLeod
2nd Chris Armstrong
3rd Willie McCallum
4th Niall Stewart
5th Stuart Liddell

Overall winner : Roddy MacLeod

SCHOOL OF PIPING SPONSORS TANUNDA BAND COMPETITION

The School of Piping has sponsored the Pipe Band competition held at the Chateau Tanunda Winery in the beautiful Barrossa Valley, South Australia on the 15th October 2011. Congratulations to all winning bands and to all who participated.

PIPING T-SHIRTS NOW ON SALE

The School of Piping has now released a range of T-Shirts available from our Reverbnation Store. They can be seen here: http://www.reverbnation.com/store/index/artist_1015869

NORTHERN MEETING (INVERNESS) RESULTS 2011

Gold Medal
1st Niall Stewart
2nd Faye Henderson
3rd Innes Smith
4th Simon McKerrell
5th Cameron Drummond

Clasp
1st Angus MacColl
2nd Jack Lee
3rd Roddy MacLeod
4th Willie McCallum
5th Murray Henderson

Silver Medal
1st Gordon Bruce
2nd David Wilton
3rd Jamie Forrester
4th Stuart Easton
5th Alastair Lee

A-Grade MSR
1st Andrew Hayes
2nd Alastair Dunn
3rd Cameron Drummond
4th Will Nichols
5th Callum Beaumont

Former Winners MSR
1st Jack Lee
2nd Willie McCallum
3rd Ian K. MacDonald
4th Angus MacColl
5th Gordon Walker

COWAL PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 RESULTS

1st Field Marshal Montgomery
2nd Inveraray and District
3rd Boghall and Bathgate
4th St. Laurence O'Toole
5th Strathclyde Police
6th Scottish Power
Drumming: House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead

VALE P/M ALASDAIR GILLIES It is our sad duty to report the passing of Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies on the 27th August 2011. Pipe Major of the Queens Own Highlanders and one of the top piping competitors of the modern era. Winner of the Silver Star for former winners of the MSR at the Northern Meeting a record eleven times. Three times winner of the Glenfiddich Championships. He won both Highland Society of London’s Gold Medals (Argyllshire Gathering 1989, Northern Meeting 2004) The piping world will sadly miss Alasdair and his jovial nature. Many condolences to his family and friends.

ARGYLLSHIRE GATHERING (OBAN) RESULTS 2011

Gold Medal
1st Callum Beaumont
2nd Cameron Drummond
3rd John-Angus Smith
4th Glenn Brown
5th Innes Smith

Senior Piobaireachd
1st Iain Speirs
2nd Angus MacColl
3rd Willie McCallum
4th Roddy MacLeod
5th Jack Lee

Silver Medal
1st Gordon Bruce
2nd Alastair Lee
3rd Sean McKeown
4th Mike Fitzhenry
5th Douglas Gardiner

WORLD PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 RESULTS

1st Field Marshal Montgomery
2nd Simon Fraser University
3rd Scottish Power
4th Inveraray and District
5th St. Laurence O'Toole
6th Boghall and Bathgate
Drumming: House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead

WATCH THE 2011 WORLD PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS STREAMED LIVE

The BBC will again be streaming the World Pipe Band Championships live on Staurday the 13th August 2011. It can be seen at http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/worlds/2011/

EUROPEAN PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 RESULTS

1st Field Marshal Montgomery
2nd St. Laurence O'Toole
3rd Inveraray and District
4th Scottish Power
5th Fife Constabulary
6th Boghall and Bathgate

2012 APBA SUMMER SCHOOL

The APBA has now formally announced that the next Summer School will be held between the 15th - 20th January at the Ivanhoe Diamond Center, McLeod Victoria. Overseas tutors will again be Jack Lee andReid Maxwell. The current prospectus can be seen here.

VALE ERNEST DOWLER OAM It is our sad duty to advise of the passing of Pipe Major Ernest Dowler OAM on the evening of Friday 22nd July 2011. Pipe Major of both the Royal Caledonian Society Pipe Band and The Adelaide University Regiment, tutor for many years at Scotch College - Adelaide and also a tutor at The City of Adelaide Pipe Band. In 2009 Ern was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for his services to Piping, an award many thought was long overdue. Ern had a huge influence on piping in South Australia and his enthusiasm, drive and encouragement will be sadly missed. Our thoughts are with his family at this time. Many a humorous story will be remembered, but most of all Ern was a true Highland Gentleman.

NEW DOWNLOADABLE LESSONS FROM SCHOOL OF PIPING

We are pleased to announce a new downloadable album "Lessons volume 2" and individual tune downloads have been added to the School of Piping site.
Featuring:
6/8 Dundee City Police Pipe Band, 2/4 Duke of Roxburghe's Farewell to the Blackmount Forest, Strathspey Maggie Cameron, Reel Alick C McGregor, Jig The Kitchen Maid and Hornpipe P/M George Allan, have been added to the Audio Lessons page.

We hope that you will enjoy them.

ORDER OF AUSTRALIA MEDAL AWARDED FOR SERVICES TO MUSIC

Greg Bassani, National Principal of Drumming with the Australian Pipe Band College has been awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2011 for services to music. Greg has put in a huge effort over many years to promote drumming in Pipe Bands throughout Australia. Well Done Greg, a recognition long overdue.

SCHOOL OF PIPING SPONSOR - SHAMROCK CUP PIPING COMPETITION

School of Piping has donated prizes for the Piobaireachd section of the Shamrock Cup Indoor Piping Competition to be held on Saturday June 11 2011 at the Shannon Pub, Montevideo, Uruguay. We wish all the competitors well and hope the day is enjoyable.

R U BROWN PIOBAIREACHD SOCIETY LIFE MEMBERSHIP

President of the R U Brown Piobaireachd Society Mr. Craig E Masson has been awarded Life Membership of the Society at the meeting held on Friday 3rd June 2011. The award was accomponied by a bottle of 18 year old Highland Park. Craig has put in years of tireless effort and has been instrumental in setting up the current contest format with the philosophy of a contest for Pipers run by Pipers, in which the competitors are the primary focus. Well done Craig, a justly deserved reward.

SCHOOL OF PIPING SPONSOR - APBA SA BRANCH MAY 2011 MINI BANDS & SOLOS

School of Piping has donated the prizes for Elementary Piping for the 2011 competition. Congratulations to Michaela Doecke, Jeremiah Doecke and Alexandra Culver.

SCOTTISH PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 RESULTS

1st Field Marshal Montgomery
2nd St. Laurence O'Toole
3rd ScottishPower
4th Boghall & Bathgate
5th Inveraray and District
6th Fife Constabulary
Drumming: St. Laurence O'Toole

2011 R U BROWN PIOBAIREACHD SOCIETY COMPETITION RESULTS

PIOBAIREACHD

Gold Medal

1st Ross Campbell
2nd Brett Tidswell
3rd Stuart Easton
4th Jonathon Quay
5th Jamie Hawke

Silver Medal

1st Tam McGirr
2nd Katie Lawton
3rd Meg Drinan
4th Kaz Takehara
5th Adam Wishart

Bronze Medal

1st Robert Wilkinson
2nd Jeremy Tran
3rd Kirby Douglas
4th Liam Salter
5th Stuart Curnow

Merv Hall Medal (Novice)

1st Michaela Doecke
2nd Rylie Douglas
3rd Jeremiah Doecke
4th Stuart Curnow
5th Alex Lolev

CEOL BEAG

A Grade (Open) MSR

1st Stuart Easton
2nd Marion Horsburgh
3rd Jamie Hawke
4th Mark McKenzie
5th Robert Gibb

A Grade (Open) H/J

1st Stuart Easton
2nd Robert Gibb
3rd Tam McGirr
4th Matthew Supranowicz
5th Andrew Fuller

B Grade (Intermediate) MSR

1st Katie Lawton
2nd Adam Wishart
3rd Craig McKenzie
4th Meg Drinan
5th Lewis Hayward

B Grade (Intermediate) H/J

1st Miranda Boath
2nd Adam Wishart
3rd Katie Lawton
4th Lewis Hayward
5th William Butterfield-Rossi

C Grade (Sub Intermediate)

1st Lewis Hayward
2nd Jeremiah Doecke
3rd Michaela Doecke
4th Kirby Douglas
5th Seb Mignot

D Grade (Elementary)

1st Michaela Doecke
2nd Kyle Watson
3rd Alexandra Culver
4th Jeremiah Doecke
5th Amelia Chandra

SCHOOL OF PIPING SUPPORT FOR WORKSHOPS

This year the School of Piping has donated books as encouragement prizes and procedes of sales to both the APBA Summer School and the South Coast Piping and Drumming Workshop. We are proud to be able to support such great initiatives to develop piping within Australia.

VALE LEWIS TURRELL M.B.E. We have been informed of the passing of Lewis Turrell in Auckland, New Zealand on the 21st April 2011 after a long battle with lung cancer. A sad loss for piping in this part of the world. Lewis was a much loved character and friend to all he met. A pupil of William Kennedy, George McLennan and PM Donald McLeod M.B.E. Lewis rose to legendary status in 1958 when he won the Gold Medal at Inverness (the first overseas competitor to do so). On that day he also won the Strathspeys and Reels, the Jig and was second in the March. He has been Pipe Major of the Invercargill and Wellington Pipe Bands and has made such a huge impact on piping in New Zealand. Lewis will be sadly missed by all.

NEW PRODUCT FROM THE SCHOOL OF PIPING

Thr Bagpipie Instruction Manual covers everything you need to know to set up a bagpipe and solve the most common problems. A concise A5 publication with 36 pages and demonstrative photographs. This is the perfect size to fit in your pipe case and help you when assistance is most needed.

MAJOR PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR 2011

Scottish Championships: Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, Scotland: 21st May 2011

British Championships: Annan, Scotland: 25th June 2011

European Championships: Belfast, Northern Ireland: 30th July 2011

World Championships: Glasgow, Scotland: 13th August 2011

Cowal Championships: Dunoon, Scotland: 27th August 2011

PIOBAIREACHD SOCIETY (UK) SET TUNES FOR 2012

Senior (submit four, play one)
Colin Roy MacKenzie's Lament
Craigellachie
The Finger Lock
MacLeod of Colbeck's Lament
Mary's Praise
The Rout of the Lowland Captain
The Stewarts' White Banner
The Unjust Incarceration

Gold Medal (submit three, play one)
The Black Wedder's White Tail
The Daughter's Lament
My Dearest on Earth Give Me Your Kiss
Farewell to the Laird of Islay
The Gunns' Salute
Macintosh of Borlum's Salute
Lament for Captain Donald MacKenzie
Lament for King George III

Silver Medal (submit four, play one)
The Bicker
Catherine's Lament
Lament for Donald of Laggan
The MacGregors' Salute
MacLeod's Controversy
MacLeod's Short Tune
Salute to Donald
You're Welcome, Ewen Locheil

BAGPIPE DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY

Bruce Gandy has started the Bagpipe Development Society to promote and enhance bagpipe music through educational funding and partnership. This is his way of putting something back into the art which has given him so much. Bruce's latest CD "Front Row Seat" is a series of recordings of piobaireachd from competitions where Bruce has won major prizes. Funds from sales will go toward the Society. The CD is due for release shortly.

AUSTRALIAN PIPE BAND ASSOC SUMMER SCHOOL 2011

The first APBA Summer School was a tremendous success. 92 participanst in total for a full week of tuition, performing and fun! Well done to all of those involved, a great initiative that we will see bolster the standards of young pipers and drummers around the country.

R U BROWN PIOBAIREACHD SOCIETY GOLD MEDAL COMPETITION WEEKEND

7th May 2011 recital 7pm Scotch College Chapel Carruth Road Torrens Park South Australia.

Recitalists will be: Robert Wallace, Robert Gibb, Ian Lyons and Stuart Easton.

8th May R U Brown Gold Medal solo Competition, Scotch College Adelaide.

Entry and details to be found at: http://rubrown.org.au/

2010 Glenfiddich Results

Piobaireachd
1st Angus MacColl
2nd Willie McCallum
3rd Dr. Angus MacDonald
4th Andrew Hayes
5th Stuart Liddell

MSR

1st Stuart Liddell
2nd Angus MacColl
3rd Roddy MacLeod
4th Iain Speirs
5th Willie McCallum

Overall winner : Angus MacColl

PIPER'S PERSUASION

A new website has been produced by Allan Hamilton of Strathclyde Police fame which has a series of interviews with the "greatest players of the modern day". Interviews with Brett Tidswell have now been posted. Also featured are: Ian McLellan, Willie Morrison, Rob Mathieson, James Wark and more!

VALE RON GALLACHER

We sadly report the passing of Ron Gallacher. Ex Principal of Piping, Australian Pipe Band College and Pipe Major of Hawthorn City Pipe Band in it's heyday. Ron contributed so much to piping in Australia and will be sadly missed by all.

FACEBOOK, BLOG and TWITTER

A School of Piping group has been added on facebook. It provides the opportunity for users of the site to be updated, to enter into discussions and ask questions. Many pipers from the beginner through to the Internationally famous are now members of the group. Hope to interact with many of you there, come and feel free to add yourself and enjoy the interaction.

In addition we now have a Blog and we are also on Twitter and have a You Tube Channel please feel free to add us and stay in touch with the latest piping news and site developments.

YOU TUBE

Two video clips from Brett Tidswell's albums have been added to You Tube The Big Spree and also

Amazing Grace if you enjoy them, you might like to buy the CD's and help fund this site. 

REVERBNATION

Brett Tidswell has a new profile and shop here and is currently rising on the local Folk Music Charts.

REVERBNATION

BRAEMAR GATHERING RESULTS 2010

Piobaireachd
1st Marion Horsburgh
2nd Gordon Walker
3rd Brendan Eade
4th Andrew Carlisle
5th Matt Pantaleoni
6th John-Angus Smith


March
1st Gordon Walker
2nd Jori Chisholm
3rd Andrea Boyd
4th Andrew Carlisle
5th John-Angus Smith
6th Matt MacIsaac


Strathspey & Reel
1st Gordon Walker
2nd Jori Chisholm
3rd Andrea Boyd
4th Andrew Carlisle
5th Matt MacIsaac
6th William Nichols

NORTHERN MEETING (INVERNESS) RESULTS 2010

Gold Medal

1st Andrew Hayes
2nd Niall Stewart
3rd William Geddes
4th Andy Rogers
5th Jori Chisholm

Silver Medal
1st Andrew Bonar
2nd John Mulhearn
3rd Sean McKeown

4th Xavier Boderiou
5th Alasdair Henderson

A-Grade MSR
1st Brendon Eade
2nd Andrew Bonar
3rd Alex Gandy, Dartmouth
4th Cameron Drummond
5th Alasdair Henderson

Silver Star Former Winners MSR
1st Stuart Liddell
2nd Willie McCallum
3rd Roddy MacLeod
4th Jack Lee, Surrey
5th Chris Armstrong

ARGYLLSHIRE GATHERING (OBAN) RESULTS 2010

Gold Medal
1st Faye Henderson, "Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay"
2nd Chris Armstrong, Airth, Scotland
3rd Douglas Murray, Cupar, Scotland4th Fiona Manson, Glasgow
5th Cameron Drummond, Edinburgh

Senior Piobaireachd
1st Dr. Angus MacDonald ("The Old Woman's Lullaby" and "The Aged Warrior's Sorrow")
2nd Angus MacColl, Benderloch, Scotland
3rd Iain Speirs, Edinburgh ("Salute on the Birth of Rory Mor MacLeod" and "Left Hand")
4th Jack Lee, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Silver Medal
1st Craig Sked, "Lady Margaret MacDonald's Salute"
2nd Derek Midgley, "The Big Spree
3rd Tracey Williams, "I Got A Kiss of the King's Hand"
4th Alex Gandy "The Earl of Seaforth's Salute"
5th Alastair Lee, Vancouver, "Lady Margaret MacDonald's Salute"

Silver Star Former Winners' MSR
1st Stuart Liddell, Inveraray, Scotland
2nd Angus MacColl
3rd Jack Lee
4th Willie McCallum, Bearsden, Scotland

WORLD PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 2010

1st St. Laurence O'Toole (Ireland)
2nd Field Marshal Montgomery (Northern Ireland)
3rd Simon Fraser University (Canada)
4th Boghall & Bathgate (Scotland)
5th House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead (Scotland)
6th ScottishPower (Scotland)
Drumming: St. Laurence O'Toole

Strathclyde Police placed 7th overall.

BRIDGE OF ALLAN RESULTS 2010

1st Strathclyde Police
2nd Fife Constabulary
3rd Inverary and District
4th Cantebury Caledonia

Drumming: Strathclyde Police

EUROPEAN PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 RESULTS

1st St Laurence O'Toole
2nd Field Marshall Montgomery
3rd Boghall & Bathgate
4th Strathclyde Police
5th Scottish Power
6th Shotts and Dykehead
Drumming: St Laurence O'Toole

BRITISH PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 RESULTS

1st Field Marshal Montgomery
2nd Boghall & Bathgate
3rd St. Laurence O'Toole
4th ScottishPower
5th House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead
6th Strathclyde Police
Drumming: Boghall & Bathgate

EUSPBA PIOBAIREACHD TUTORIAL SERIES

The EUSPBA has introduced a series of
piobaireachd tutorials by Jimmy McKintosh. These can be seen here http://vimeo.com/channels/103905

R U BROWN PIOBAIREACHD SOCIETY GOLD MEDAL COMPETITION 2010 RESULTS

Piobaireachd
Gold Medal
1st Alastair McInnes
2nd Brett Tidswell
3rd Ian Lyons
4th Ross Campbell
5th Jamie Hawke
Judges: Bob Worrall, Ian Bruce

Silver Medal
1st Cameron Ely
2nd Luke Albrecht
3rd Murray Huggins
4th Kaz Takehara
5th Kyle Moir
Judge: William Robertson

Bronze Medal
1st Caitlan McInnes
2nd Herbie Douglas
3rd Allan Easton
4th Cameron Ely
5th Liam Brown
Judge: Roy Gunn

Open MSR
1st Ian Lyons
2nd Marion Horsburgh
3rd Alastair McInnes
4th Andrew Roach
5th Andrew Fuller
Judges: Malcolm McRae, Scott Nicolson

Open Jig & Hornpipe
1st Alastair McInnes
2nd Ian Lyons
3rd Andrew Fuller
4th Mathew Supronowicz
5th Brett Tidswell
Judges: Denis Browning, Dave Patterson

AUSTRALIAN PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 RESULTS

Grade 1

1st The Pipeband Club Australia

2nd Australia Highlanders

3rd Qld Highlanders No 1

Best Drum Corps: The Pipeband Club Australia

Grade 2

1st Hawthorn City

2nd City of Adelaide

3rd Moorabbin

Best Drum Corps: University of Ballarat No 1

Grade 3

1st Manawatu Development Band

2nd LCC Southern Cross No 1

3rd Wynnum Services Club

Best Drum Corps Manawatu Development Band

Grade 4

1st LCC Southern Cross

2nd Gold Coast Tweed

3rd Canberra Burns Club No 2

Best Drum Corps: University of Ballarat No 2

Juvenile

1st; Scotch College Mebourne

2nd Scots College No 1 Sydney

3rd Scots School Bathurst

Best Drum Corps: Scotch College Mebourne

2010 NZ Championship - Results

Grade 1 - 1st Auckland & Districts, 2nd Manawatu, 3rd Canterbury Caledonian, 4th NZ Police.
Grade 2 - City of Invercargill
Grade 3 - Manawatu Scottish Development
Grade 4 - South Canterbury HPB

AR SONER MAGAZINE FEATURES HANDBOOK

Ar Soner magazine from Bretonne (France) has featured "The Complete Pipers Handbook" in its latest edition. This presents an excellent review by Jean-Luc Le Moign from the University of Lorient and renown Breton piping expert. Also shown are photographs and extracts from the book.

RESULTS R U BROWN PIOBAIREACHD SOCIETY SILVER CHANTER 2009

1st Brett Tidswell - McDougall's Gathering
2nd Peter Hewlett - Lament for the Children
3rd Kaz Takehara - Desperate Battle

Prizes supplied by Colin Kyo Bagpipes.

RESULTS PIPING SOCIETY OF LONDON COMPETITION 7 NOVEMBER 2009

Bratach Gorm (reserved for Gold Medallists)
1st Stuart Liddell
2nd Bruce Gandy, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
3rd Gordon Walker, Galston, Scotland
4th Willie McCallum, Bearsden, Scotland
5th Roddy MacLeod, Glasgow

Gillies Cup Piobaireachd (reserved for A-Grade and Silver Medallists)
1st Stuart Liddell
2nd Bruce Gandy
3rd James Murray, Cupar, Scotland
4th Willie McCallum
5th Glenn Brown, Glasgow

London Medallion MSR (reserved for those eligible for the Former Winners MSRs at Oban or Inverness and London Strachan winners)
1st Willie McCallum
2nd Callum Beaumont, Bo'ness, Scotland
3rd Iain Speirs, Edinburgh
4th Niall Stewart, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
5th Roddy MacLeod

J.B. Robertson March
1st James Murray
2nd Willie McCallum
3rd Roddy Macleod
4th Stuart Liddell
5th Callum Beaumont

Hornpipe & Jig
1st Stuart Liddell
2nd Glenn Brown
3rd Gordon Walker

A-Grade
Piobaireachd (Snuff Mull)
1st Simon McKerrell
2nd Callum Beaumont, Bo'ness, Scotland
3rd Innes Smith
4th Jonathan Greenlees, Northern Ireland
5th Andy Rogers, Fredericton, New Brunswick

MSR (Strachan Trophy)
1st Gordon McReady, Renfrew, Scotland
2nd Andrea Boyd, Glasgow
3rd Alan Johnstone, Glasgow
4th Andrew Carlisle
5th Cameron Drummond, Edinburgh

Hornpipe & Jig
1st Jonathan Greenlees, Northern Ireland
2nd Gordon McCready
3rd Alan Johnstone

BALVENIE MEDAL AWARDED TO MALCOLM MCRAE

The 2009 Balvenie medal for services to Piping was awarded to Malcolm McRae at this years Glenfiddich Championship. Congratulations to Malcolm, a well deserved recognition indeed. The details of the award and Malcolm's achievements can be seen here: Balvenie Medal for Malcolm McRae.

GLENFIDDICH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 31 OCTOBER 2009

Overall
1st Stuart Liddell
2nd Willie McCallum
3rd Roddy MacLeod
4th Bruce Gandy, Dartmouth Nova Scotia
5th Gordon Walker, Galston, Scotland

Piobaireachd
1st Roddy MacLeod, tune: "Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay"
2nd Bruce Gandy, tune: "Lord Lovat's Lament"
3rd Stuart Liddell, tune "The Earl of Seaforth's Salute"
4th Willie McCallum, tune: "Lament for the Earl of Antrim"
5th James Murray, tune: "The Old Men of the Shells"
Judges: Malcolm McRae, Ronnie McShannon, Jack Taylor

MSR
1st Willie McCallum, tunes: "Capt. Campbell of Drum a Voisk," "Ewe wi' the Crookit Horn," "Roddy MacDonald's Fancy"
2nd Stuart Liddell, tunes: "The Duke of Roxburgh's Farewell to the Blackmount Forest," "Atholl Cummers," "The Little Cascade"
3rd Gordon Walker, tunes: "Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band," "Maggie Cameron," "Major David Manson"
4th Angus MacColl, tunes: "Benderloch, Scotland", "John MacColl's Farewell to Kilbowie Cottage," "Caledonian Society of London" ,"Mrs. MacPherson of Inveran"
5th Roddy MacLeod, tunes: "The Marchioness of Tuillibardine," "Arniston Castle," "Ca' the Ewes"
Judges: Bill Livingstone, Iain MacFadyen, Andrew Wright

PM BRETT TIDSWELL IN SINGAPORE

Brett Tidswell, Principal of Piping with the Australian Pipe Band Asociation with be judging the Boys Brigade Competitions and running a number of seminars in Singapore from the 5th December 2009.

BRAEMAR GATHERING (SCOTLAND) RESULTS 2009

Piobaireachd
1st Marion Horsburgh
2nd Greg Wilson
3rd Michael Gray
4th Jamie Forrester
5th Jori Chisholm
6th Simon McKerrell

March
1st John-Angus Smith
2nd Alasdair Gillies
3rd Jori Chisholm
4th Greg Wilson
5th Simon McKerrell
6th Jonathan Greenlees

Strathspey & Reel
1st Alasdair Gillies
2nd Greg Wilson
3rd Jori Chisholm
4th Andrew Carlisle
5th John-Angus Smith
6th Andy Rogers

NORTHERN MEETING (INVERNESS) RESULTS 2009

Highland Society of London Gold Medal
1st Glenn Brown, "Beloved Scotland"
2nd William Geddes, Edinburgh, "Nameless - hiharin dro o dro"
3rd Fiona Manson, Glasgow, "Lament for the Dead"
4th James Murray, Cupar, Scotland, "The Earl of Seaforth's Salute"
5th Calum Beaumont, Bo'ness, Scotland, "The Battle of Aldearn #2"
Judges: Jim McGillivray, Jim McIntosh, John Wilson

Clasp
1st Stuart Liddell
2nd Roddy MacLeod, Glasgow
3rd Jack Lee, Surrey, British Columba
4th Murray Henderson, Kirriemuir, Scotland
5th Richard Hawke, New Zealand
Judges: John MacDougall, Iain MacFadyen, Iain Morrison

Silver Medal
1st Cameron Drummond, Edinburgh, "The MacKays' Banner"
2nd John Mulhearn, Troon, Scotland, "The Gathering of Clan Chattan"
3rd Jamie Forrester, "A Flame of Wrath for Squinting Peter"
4th David Wilton, "Lament for Captain MacDougall"
5th Alistair Lee, Vancouver, "The Desperate Battle"
Judges: Ian Duncan, George Lumsden, Jack Taylor

RSPS Silver Star Former Winners MSR
1st Willie McCallum, Bearsden, Scotland
2nd Angus MacColl, Benderloch, Scotland
3rd Stuart Liddell, Inveraray, Scotland
4th Gordon Walker, Galston, Scotland
5th James Murray, Cupar
Judges: Iain MacLellan, Malcolm McRae, Ronnie McShannon

COWAL RESULTS -Dunoon August 29, 2009

Grade 1
1st Field Marshal Montgomery
2nd St.Laurence O'Toole
3rd House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead
4th Strathclyde Police
5th Boghall & Bathgate
6th ScottishPower
Drumming: House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead

AGYLLSHIRE GATHERING (OBAN) RESULTS 2009

Highland Society of London Gold Medal
1st Alastair Dunn, "Lament for the Viscount of Dundee"
2nd Glenn Brown, Glasgow, "The MacRaes' March"
3rd Marion Horsburgh, New Zealand, "The Earl of Seaforth's Salute"
4th Allan Russell, Kelty, Scotland, "Nameless – Hiharin Dro o Dro"
5th Andrew Hayes, Ottawa, "Lament for the Viscount of Dundee"
Judges: John MacDougall, Iain MacFadyen, Colin MacLellan

Senior Piobaireachd
1st Angus MacColl, "Mrs. MacLeod of Talisker's Salute"
2nd Niall Stewart, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland, "The Earl of Ross's March"
3rd Jack Lee, Surrey, British Columbia, "Lament for Donald Ban MacCrimmon"
4th Willie McCallum, Bearsden, Scotland, "MacLeod of Colbecks Lament"
Judges: Malcolm McRae, John Wilson, Andrew Wright

Silver Medal
1st Cameron Drummond, Edinburgh, "Clan Chattan's Gathering"
2nd Alastair Lee, Vancouver, British Columbia, "The MacKays' Banner"
3rd David Wilton, Forfar, Scotland, "The Piper's Warning to His Master"
4th Faye Henderson, Kirriemuir, Scotland, "Clan Chattan's Gathering"
5th John Mulhearn, Troon, Scotland, "The Piper's Warning to His Master"
Judges: Alan Forbes, Jim McGillivray, Ronnie McShannon

RSPS Silver Star Former Winners MSR
1st James Murray, Cupar, Scotland
2nd Stuart Liddell, Inveraray, Scotland
3rd Gordon Walker, Galston, Scotland
4th Douglas Murray, Cupar, Scotland
Judges: James Banks, Barry Donaldson, Bob Worrall

2009 WORLD PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS - RESULTS

Grade 1 Overall
1st Simon Fraser University (Canada)
2nd Field Marshal Montgomery (Northern Ireland)
3rd St. Laurence O'Toole (Ireland)
4th Strathclyde Police (Scotland).
5th House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead (Scotland)
6th Boghall & Bathgate (Scotland)
Drumming: Simon Fraser University (Canada)

Grade 1 Medley
1st Simon Fraser University
2nd Field Marshal Montgomery
3rd St. Laurence O'Toole
4th House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead
5th Boghall & Bathgate
6th ScottishPower
Drumming: House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead (Scotland)
Judges: I Wood, T. Sloane (piping); G. Craig (drumming); Joe Noble (ensemble)

Grade 1 MSR
1st Simon Fraser University
2nd Field Marshal Montgomery
3rd St. Laurence O'Toole
4th Strathclyde Police
5th House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead
6th Boghall & Bathgate
Drumming: SFU
Judges: Malcolm MacKenzie, John Moles (piping); A. Steele (drumming); David Clark (ensemble)

Grade 2 (MSR)
1st Inveraray & District (Scotland)
2nd Ravara (Northern Ireland)
3rd Mauchline & District
4th Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary (Scotland)
5th Grampian Police (Scotland)
6th New Westminster Police (Canada)
Drumming: Inveraray
Judges: Alan Ronaldson, G. Lawrie (piping); Gordon Parkes (drumming); and Denver Cardwell (ensemble)

Grade 3A
1st Killen (Northern Ireland)
2nd Williamwood (Scotland)
3rd Howard Memorial (ensemble preference)
4th McNeillstown (Northern Ireland)
5th Auchintober (Scotland)
6th Cullen
Drumming: Auchintober

Grade 3B
1st Benoni MacTalla (South Africa)
2nd Castlerock
3rd Ulster Scottish (USA)
4th Methil & District (Scotland)
5th Manor Cunningham
6th Royal Burgh of Stirling (Scotland)
Drumming: Methil

Juvenile
1st George Watson's College (Scotland)
2nd Boghall & Bathgate (Scotland)
3rd Scotia Glenville (USA)
4th Robert Malcolm Memorial (Canada)
5th Kintyre Schools (Scotland)
6th Robert Wiseman-Dairies Vale of Atholl (Scotland)
Drumming: Boghall

Grade 4A
1st Letterkenny & District (Northern Ireland)
2nd Quinn Memorial (Northern Ireland)
3rd Geoghechan Memorial
4th Matt Boyd Memorial
5th Moneygore
6th City of Timaru Highland (New Zealand)
Drumming: Letterkenny

Grade 4B
1st Thiepval Memorial
2nd Ballyboley
3rd William Kerr Memorial
4th Achill Mayo
5th Tullylagan
6th Pasadena Scottish (USA)

Novice Juvenile
1st George Watson's College
2nd North Lanarkshire Schools
3rd Johnstone
4th Inveraray & District
5th Dumbarton & District
6th Kintyre Schools
Drumming: George Watson's

VALE ALEC KERR

It is with sadness that we report the passing of Alec Kerr. Alec was a piper with the Black Watch and NCR Pipe Band in Scotland before emigrating to South Australia and joining the McDouall-Stuart Memorial Pipe Band. His funeral was held on Tuesday 18/8/09. He will be fondly remembered as one of the true gentleman of Piping.

ERNEST DOWLER

Pipe Major Ernest Dowler, formerly of the Adelaide University Regiment Pipes and Drums has been awarded the Order of Australia Medal at the Queens Birthday Honours for Services to the Pipe Band community. We done Ern, a great ambassador for piping and many of us owe you a great debt of gratitude. It is great to see Ernie still competing in Open competition well into his eighties.