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Piping News
The Piobaireachd Society has announced the set tunes for 2023 competitions. The can be found here: https://www.piobaireachd.co.uk/set-tunes-archives/set-tunes-2023/set-tunes-2023-2
Glenfiddich Piping Championships 2022 Results
2022 Glenfiddich Champion: Willie McCallum
MSR placings:
1 William McCallum, Crags of Stirling, Susan MacLeod, Roddy MacDonald’s Fancy
2 Connor Sinclair, David Ross, Rosehall, Lady Louden, Drumlithie
3 Angus MacColl, Arthur Bignold of Lochrosque, Shepherd’s Crook, Rejected Suitor
4 Alex Gandy, Dr. Allan MacDonald, John Roy Stewart, Alex C. MacGregor
5 Fred Morrison, Jeannie Carruthers, Tulloch Gorm, Sheepwife
Piobaireachd placings:
1 Callum Beaumont, Lament for the Earl of Antrim
2 Fred Morrison, End of the Great Bridge
3 William McCallum, Lachlan MacNeill Campbell of Kintarbert’s Fancy
4 Angus D. MacColl, Nameless, Cherede Darievea
5 Glenn Brown, Rory MacLeod’s Lament
Australian Pipe Band Championships 2022
The Australian Pipe Band Championships for 2022 will be held at Pittwater Rugby Park, 1472 Pittwater Road, Warriewood NSW on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October 2022. Full details can be found at the website : championships.pipebandsaustralia.com.au
World Pipe Band Championships 2022 Results
The 2022 World Pipe Band Championships was held at Glasgow Green in Friday the 12th August 2022 and Saturday the 13th August 2022. Grade 1 consisted of four events held over two days.
Grade 1
1st Field Marshal Montgomery (Northern Ireland) (46)
2nd Inveraray & District (Scotland) (50)
3rd ScottishPower (Scotland) (62)
4th St. Laurence O’Toole (Ireland) (68)
5th Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia (Scotland) (74)
6th Simon Fraser University (Canada) (77)
Full results can be seen here: https://rspba.org/results/bands/contests/2022-world-championships/
R U Brown Piobaireachd Society of SA upcoming events for 2022
Competitions
Ernest Dowler Memorial Competition, Sunday 3rd April 2022, Payneham RSL
Gold Medal Clasp Competition, Saturday 7th May 2022, Payneham RSL
Gold Medal Competition, Sunday 8th May 2022, Westminster School
Port Adelaide Caledonian Society Competition, Saturday 27th August 2022, Port Adelaide Cali Hall
Silver Chanter Competition, Sunday 6th November 2022, Payneham RSL
Recital Meetings
Sunday 6th February 2022, Payneham RSL
Sunday 6th March 2022, Payneham RSL
Saturday 7th May 2022, Payneham RSL
Sunday 5th June 2022, Payneham RSL
Sunday 3rd July 2022, Payneham RSL
Sunday 4th September (AGM), Payneham RSL
Sunday 11th December 2022 (location to be advised)