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September 5, 2026

Zephan Knichel concludes terrific Scottish tour with overall win at Braemar

Braemar, Scotland – July 5, 2026 –The annual Braemar Gathering was held in the rolling Royal Deeside landscape in good weather, and it was Ben McClamrock of Washington, DC, who won the traditional Piobaireachd Gold Medal, while Zephan Knichel, Lynnwood, Washington, gained the overall trophy by winning both light...
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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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September 1, 2026
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
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August 31, 2026
Pipe band drumming legend Wilson Young
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August 31, 2026
Kyle Shead wins 2026 CPA Bronze Medal
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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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August 30, 2026

Bonar wins the overall at Birnam in tie with Knichel

Cameron Bonar of Surrey British Columbia, won the overall trophy on Piobaireachd preference after a tie with Zephan...
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August 29, 2026

Craig Sutherland wins 2026 Captain John A. MacLellan MBE Medal

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August 28, 2026

Photies of Oban: images from the 2026 Argyllshire Gathering by Alister Sinclair

pipes|drums’ intrepid photographer Alister Sinclair was on the prowl on the second day of the Argyllshire...
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July 31, 2009
Liddell best overall at The Gathering
The National Piping Centre played host to The Gathering, an invitational solo piping competition that brought some of...
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