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World Pipe Band Championships 2026 Results

The 2026 World Pipe Band Championships was held at Glasgow Green on the 14th and 15th August 2026.  Grade 1 consisted of four events held over two days.

Grade 1 

Overall Result

1st Simon Fraser University (Canada)

2nd Field Marshal Montgomery (Northern Ireland)

3rd Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia (Scotland) 

4th Inveraray & District (Scotland)

5th St Laurence O’Toole (Ireland)

6th Police Scotland Fife (Scotland)

7th Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia (Scotland)

8th Scottish Power (Scotland)

9th St Thomas Alumni (U.S.A.)

10th 78th Fraser Highlanders (Canada)

11th Hawthorn (Australia)

12th Ravara (Northern Ireland)

13th Police Scotland and Federation (Scotland)

Drumming: St Laurence O’Toole (Ireland)

Full results will appear here: https://rspba.org/results/pipe-band-results/?rspba_season=2026&rspba_event=2148

The Piobaireachd Society has announced the set tunes for 2026 competitions. The can be found here: https://www.piobaireachd.co.uk/set-tunes-archives

Glenfiddich Piping Championship 2026 Results

Overall winner: Alasdair Henderson

Piobaireachd
1 Alasdair Henderson, Red Speckled Bull

2 Finlay Johnston, Donald Gruamach’s March

3 Stuart Liddell, Lament for the Laird of Anapool

4 Alan Bevan, Mrs MacLeod of Talisker’s Sal.

5 Iain Speirs, MacLeod of Colbeck’s Lament

Judges: A Forbes, M Henderson, J Wilson

MSR
1 Chris Armstrong, Lochaber Gathering, Inveraray Castle, Alex Cameron Champion Piper

2 Iain Speirs, Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society, Top of Craigvenow, Traditional

3 Alasdair Henderson, Col. MacLean of Ardgour, Ewe wi’ the Crookit Horn, Sheepwife

4 Stuart Liddell, Clan MacColl, Glentruim, Cockerel in the Creel

5 Alan Bevan, Duchess of Edinburgh, Blair Drummond, Pretty Marion

Judges: J Banks, I Duncan, I MacFadyen