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April 4, 2026

Eight witty quick-handed pipers ready for 2026 P-M’s Wheel of Fortune April 25th

The Grade 2 City of Edinburgh’s the twentieth annual Pipe-Major’s Wheel of Fortune Invitational Solo Piping Competition will attempt to defend its own title as the world’s most creative and fun contest by shaking up the inventive rules, looking to eight of the Scotland’s best players to be both...
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April 3, 2026
Finlay Johnston: 2026 P-M Donald MacLeod Memorial winner
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April 3, 2026
With three firsts, Israel’s Smadar Bernstein gains overall in CLASP Practice Chanter contest
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April 2, 2026
78th Frasers lose Drew Duthart as L-D; corps drummer Kyle Wardell takes charge
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April 2, 2026
US$7500 total prize purse up for grabs again at American Pipe Band Championships
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April 1, 2026
Top-flight piobaireachd competitors set free at 2027 major gatherings
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March 30, 2026
CPA and SPJA crack down again on conflicts of interest
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March 30, 2026
Victorian Championships: Hawthorn, City of Melbourne on top
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March 29, 2026
Cameron Bonar wins second straight Boney Invitational; $7500 raised for cancer charity
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March 29, 2026

Herzog, Robertson, Davison win the overalls at in-person March CLASP contest

The National Piping Centre's McPhater Street premises were the venue for the latest in-person CLASP (Competition League...
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March 28, 2026

Alex Pavlovic wins inaugural Jack Lee Amateur Invitational Solo Piping

Vancouver – March 28, 2026 – With two firsts, Alex Pavlovic from Houston, Texas, made history by becoming the first...
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March 28, 2026

Jørgensen wins 2026 Scottish Solo Snare Drumming Championship

Jake Jörgensen of ScottishPower won the 2026 Scottish Solo Snare Drumming Championship after a points tie with Peoples...
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March 27, 2026

Hawthorn officially confirmed Grade 1 for Worlds by RSPBA

The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association has officially accepted Melbourne, Australia’s Hawthorn Grade 1 entry to...
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From the archives
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April 30, 2007
Carlisle sweeps the boards at Ulster Festival
Andrew Carlisle of Ballygowan, Northern Ireland, was the overall winner of the Ulster Festival of Solo Piping...
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April 4,
Robert Nicol dies, 1978.
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