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June 14, 2026

Inveraray & District reigns at 58-band 2026 Chicago Highland Games

Fifty-eight bands competed in the five grades at the 2026 Chicago Scottish Festival at a hot and sunny DuPage County Fairgrounds, where reigning World Champions Inveraray & District won both Grade 1 events, with 16 firsts from the eight-judge panels, against St. Thomas Alumni from Houston.
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June 14, 2026
Quay, Eagle, Stewart, Tran, McKittrick take the trophies at VPA Haileybury solo piping
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June 14, 2026
Ian K. MacDonald sweeps the Pro piping; Grade 2 Peel Police win Grade 1 band drumming at Georgetown
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June 13, 2026
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John Elliott: the pipes|drums Interview – Part 5
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June 10, 2026
The Medley Playbook: Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia
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June 8, 2026
Knichel, Cruz, Edetsberger, Keith Highlanders win top trophies at resurrected Portland Games
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June 7, 2026

Ben Duncan slam dunks overall solo piping trophy at Markinch

Thirty-three pipers entered for the senior solo events at the Markinch Highland Games in the Kingdom of Fife, and it...
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June 6, 2026

Aitchison, Stringer and Alderslowe take in the big stuff at CLASP June in-person contest

Adam Aitchison, Sophie Stringer and Robin Alderslowe were the overall winners of the Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3...
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Set Tunes Series 2026: “Salute on the Birth of Rory Mor”

About this relatively brief piece, Donaldson writes: "The tonal family to which 'Salute on the Birth of Rory Mor'...
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June 3, 2026

Pipe Bands hit Penang for 2026 South-East Asia Championships

Nine bands and exactly 100 soloists competed at the South-East Asia Championships at St. Xavier’s Institution,...
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August 31, 2011
Beaumont takes Gold, Speirs Senior, Bruce Silver at Argyllshire Gathering
The major piobaireachd and light music events of the 2011 Argyllshire Gathering were held at indoor venues around the...
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