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Argyllshire Gathering Trust awards Angus MacColl 2026 Bruno Schroder Medal for Argyll piping contributions

The sensational Angus D. MacColl of Benderloch, Scotland, has been awarded rafts of trophies and medals for a lifetime of success in elite solo piping competitions and as the leader of Oban’s pipe bands. His trophy room will now sport the Bruno Schroder Medal, after the Argyllshire Gathering Trust decided
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Hitchings steps down as chair of UK’s Solo Piping Judges Association

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Macalester College graduates summa cum laude with eight firsts at 2026 Minnesota Scottish Fair & Highland Games

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