News
Luke Kennedy wins 2023 CPA Bronze Medal
4th Sept. 2023
Luke Kennedy of Strathaven won the 2023 Bronze Medal on Sunday 27th August at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow. The 2023 contest saw …
Piobaireachd Society Annual Recital
15th June 2022
From Piping Press: The Piobaireachd Society has invited the following pipers to play at its Annual Concert: Tom Peterkin, Finlay Johnston, John Dew and …
CPA Bronze Medal Announcement
28th March 2022
The Competing Pipers’ Association - Bronze Medal Sunday 28th August 2022 The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street The Competing Pipers’ Association is delighted to …
The Campbell Letters
10th March 2022
Senior Judge Malcolm McRae has released a new book - The Campbell Letters. There is further information and a story here: https://bagpipe.news/2022/03/08/the-campbell-letters-a-new-publication/
Duncan Johnstone Competition 2022
19th Jan. 2022
Saturday 12th March This will be an in person event for 2022. B Grade contests will be held at The National Piping Centre Otago …
Silver Medal Eligibility Process 2022
16th Nov. 2021
The following statement has been released by The Argyllshire Gathering and Northern Meeting for attention by prospective players in the Silver Medal 2022. In …
Captain John MacLellan Solo Piping Championships Draw
27th Sept. 2021
The Draw for 2021 Captain John MacLellan Solo Piping Championships is now available in the members section of the CPA website or through the …
Captain John MacLellan Solo Piping Championships 2021
20th Aug. 2021
The Army School of Piping that they are intending to run the Captain John McLellan Championships on Saturday 2nd October in person. There will …
Piobaireachd Society Annual Recital
3rd Aug. 2021
The Piobaireachd Society's annual recital will be held at the National Piping Centre’s Otago Street building (formerly the College of Piping) on August 29 …
New Website
6th July 2021
The CPA are delighted to present our new, improved website. We hope that our aims and information are now presented in a clear and …
New CPA President
16th Aug. 2020
The Competing Pipers’ Association AGM was held on Sunday 16th August 2020 on Zoom. At the meeting Glenn Brown stepped down as President following …
Update from the CPA Committee
16th July 2020
Following the cancellation of the Northern Meeting and Argyllshire Gathering for this year there are a few announcements to make on behalf of the …
CPA Online Competition Series
3rd June 2020
The CPA are holding a series of competitions online over the summer of 2020. There will be two events per grade, Piobaireachd and MSR. …
Duncan Johnstone Draw Available
4th March 2020
The Draw for the Duncan Johnstone competition on Saturday 14th is now available on the members section of the website.
Silver Medal Qualifying - Update
18th Dec. 2018
Following the announcement by the Competing Pipers’ Association at the end of November, there have been a number of issues raised by members of …
Silver Medal New Qualifying Process Announced
29th Nov. 2018
New Silver Medal Qualifying Procedure In Place New Qualifications process for 2019 season fulfilling 2020 AG and NM Silver Medals For the past year, …
Duncan Johnstone Memorial Competition 2018 - Sat 10th March
20th Dec. 2017
The date for the Duncan Johnstone Memorial Competition will be Saturday 10th March 2018 at The National Piping Centre. This event is run by …
2018 Premliminary Gradings now available for members
14th Dec. 2017
The preliminary gradings for 2018 are now available on the website, so log in to see them. This means that the appeals process is …
Captain John MacLellan Competition Entries Now Open
28th Aug. 2017
The entries for this year's Captain John MacLellan Competition on Saturday 7th October are now open. Log in to the members area and register …
Perth Highland Games - Cancelled
9th Aug. 2017
We received an email from the Perth Highland Games organisers to say that the games, due to take place this Sunday 13th August 2017, …
Royal National Mod entries - 2017
25th May 2017
The Royal National Mòd Piping Entries are due in by Friday 7th July - this is an update from the Guide to the Games. …
SPSL Annual Competition 2017 - Entries Open
3rd May 2017
Notice for Entries to the Annual London Competition Date Saturday November 4th 2017 Venue Kensington Conference Centre, London Closing date for entries September 30th …
Piobaireachd Society Set Tunes for 2018
4th April 2017
The set tunes for 2018 have now been announced by the Piobaireachd Society. Head over to their website to see the full list. http://www.piobaireachd.co.uk/archives/8844
2017 Guide to the Games - Out Now!
21st March 2017
The 2017 Guide to the Games is now live and available to view in the members section this website. We couldnt put it together …
2017/18 Season Gradings Closes soon!
25th Nov. 2016
Just a reminder that the gradings for the 2017/18 clos on Wednesday 30th November. If you wish to submit a grading, you must be …
Reminder -Autumn Solo Piping Judges' Seminar - This Sunday!
14th Nov. 2016
The Autumn Judges Seminar from the Piobaireachd Society and the Solo Piping Judges’ Association (SPJA) will take place this Sunday, 20th November at The …
SPSL London Competition 2016 - Draw Available
12th Oct. 2016
This year's draw for the SPSL London Competition is now available over on their website. The Premier, A, B, C and Juvenile events are …
Autumn Solo Piping Judges' Seminar - Sunday 20 November
11th Oct. 2016
The Solo Piping Judges' Association (SPJA) and the Piobaireachd Society have decided to adopt a different approach to their autumn judges' seminar this year. …
Captain John MacLellan Competition 2016 Results
10th Oct. 2016
This weekend saw the annual Captain John MacLellan Competition once again take place at the Army School of Piping and Drumming in Edinburgh at …
Captain John MacLellan Competition 2016
5th Oct. 2016
The Draw for the Captain John MacLellan Competition, which takes place on Saturday 08 October is now live in the members area of the …
Blair Atholl Draw
24th May 2016
The draw for the Atholl Gathering is in the Members' Area of the website.
Rosneath Rescheduled Draw
12th Oct. 2015
The draw for the rescheduled Rosneath contest on Sunday 18th October 2015 is posted in the Members' Area of the website
ROSNEATH 2015 CANCELLED
17th July 2015
Rosneath Games Committee have advised us the games are cancelled due to flooding.
Killin Games 2015
12th July 2015
Killin Games has been cancelled for 2015 due to issues with the Games Park following recent necessary ground works. A combination or adverse weather …
Duncan Johnstone Memorial Competition 2015
13th March 2015
The Duncan Johnstone is on Saturday 14th March at the National Piping Centre. Start times:- B Ceol Mor - 8.30 am B Ceol Beag …