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September 7, 2026

Spirits high as Rachel Gray, Gary West and Angus D. MacColl win dream and dram prizes at 2026 Raasay Restitituion

The singular Raasay Restitution solo piping competition once again put the accent on Hebridean culture and fun, this year moving from the Raasay Community Hall to the Raasay House Hotel, and it was Rachel Gray who won the "Pìobaireachd Song" event and Gary West who took the Dance Music contest, each coming away with...
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September 6, 2026
Cameron, Duncan, Durning, Muirhead do the business at Blairgrowrie
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September 6, 2026
Stuart Liddell cleans up real good at 2026 Chatsworth Country Fair
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September 5, 2026
Zephan Knichel concludes terrific Scottish tour with overall win at Braemar
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September 4, 2026
Northern Meeting 2026 Day 2: Beaumont wins Clasp; Bonar wins A-Grade MSR; A-HP&J: Liddell; B-HP&J goes to Knichel
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September 3, 2026
Northern Meeting 2026 – Day 1: Calum Brown wins Gold Medal; Silver Medal goes to Callum Carn; Clasp qualifiers announced; Chris Armstrong takes the Silver Star MSR
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September 2, 2026
Video: Ali Henderson on his game at the 2026 Gillies Memorial Challenge Recital
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September 1, 2026
Ozzie Reid, influential western U.S. piping leader, dies
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2026 Raasay Restitution injects more fun and art into piping competition
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September 1, 2026

2026 Northern Meeting the final big test for world’s top solo pipers

Inverness is set for two packed days of top-flight solo piping as the 2026 Northern Meeting brings the world’s...
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August 31, 2026

Pipe band drumming legend Wilson Young

Wilson Young, the legendary former Red Hackle leading drummer, World Solo Drumming Champion and highly influential...
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August 31, 2026

Kyle Shead wins 2026 CPA Bronze Medal

Kyle Shead of Glasgow won the Competing Pipers' Association's Bronze Medal for Piobaireachd, held at the National...
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August 30, 2026

William Lyons, 1940-2026

William Lyons died following a short illness on August 28, 2026. Born on May 27, 1940, he learned to play the bagpipes...
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From the archives
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April 5, 2019
Johnston continues to excel with MacLeod Memorial win
Third big win in five months
This day in history
September 8, 1963
Fred Nabowferth born.
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