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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 2025 Results

Overall winner: Stuart Liddell

Piobaireachd
1st Alan Bevan, “The Daughter’s Lament”

2nd Nick Hudson, “Craigellachie”

3rd Stuart Liddell, “The Unjust Incarceration”

4th Callum Beaumont, “Nameless – cherede darievea”

5th Brodie Watson-Massey, “Lord Lovat’s Lament”
Judges: Patricia Henderson, Dr. Angus MacDonald, Jack Taylor

MSR
1st Callum Beaumont, “Mrs. Duncan MacFadyen,” “Inveraray Castle,” “The Little Cascade”

2nd Stuart Liddell, “The Duke of Roxburgh,” “Glentruim,” “The Highlanders’ Institute”

3rd Finlay Johnston, “Inveran,” “The Islay Ball,” The Smith of Chillichassie”

4th Nick Hudson, “Parker’s Welcome to Perthshire,” “Pipe-Major Hector MacLean,” “The Sheepwife”

5th Alan Bevan, “The Abercairney Highlanders,” “Blair Drummond,” “John Morrison, Assynt House”

Judges: Peter Hunt, Iain MacFadyen, Jim McGillivray