The best competing pipers of this generation take part in the annual Masters Solo Piping Competition at The National Piping Centre. The overall winner gains qualification to the Glenfiddich Piping Championship.

This is the Piobaireachd section of the Masters. The March, Strathspey and Reel section, will commence upon completion of this Piobaireachd event, at around 5:00pm. 

A separate ticket must be purchased to attend the MSR performances.

There is no allocated seating in this event, please arrive early.

This event will be Livestreamed. Please read the information here and you can purchase your livestream ticket here

Thanks to R.G Hardie & Co. Bagpipes for generously sponsoring this event

This is an event in the NPC auditorium. To attend you will require a ticket in addition to your Festival Site ticket. 

Tickets to this event can be purchased AFTER you have completed checkout with a Monday site ticket or Festival Week Pass

The ticket link takes you to Festival Site Day tickets. Once you have bought this festival site day ticket and completed the purchase, you will then be able to access these tickets.

*Start time updated. This event will now start at 9.00am on Mon 11th August.

Order of Play

1.    Fred Morrison               Lament for MacLeod of Colbeck
2.    Iain Speirs                    The Unjust Incarceration
3.    Ian K MacDonald         The Phantom Piper of Corrieyairack
4.    Finlay Johnston            Donald Gruamach’s March  
5.    Bruce Gandy                MacDougall’s Gathering
15 minute break
6.    Craig Sutherland           Nameless Cherede Darievea
7.    Callum Beaumont         Mrs MacLeod of Tallisker’s Salute
8.    Jack Lee                       In Praise of Morag
9.    Alan Bevan                   Colin Roy MacKenzie’s Lament
10. Glenn Brown                  The Laird of Anapool’s Lament
Lunch break
11. Jamie Forrester              Lament for the Earl of Antrim
12. Connor Sinclair              Ronald MacDonald of Morar’s Lament
13. Angus D MacColl             Lament for the Children
14. Roderick J. Macleod             The Earl of Ross’s March
15. Nick Hudson                  Craigellachie
15 minute break
16. Andrew Hayes               The Old men of the Shells      
17. Willie McCallum            The Edinburgh Piobaireachd
Judges: Dr Bill Wotherspoon, Ian Duncan, Bruce Hitchings MBE, BEM

The Venue

The centre serves as a national and international centre of excellence for the great Highland Bagpipe and its music. The Festival Site with the Centre Stage and Bothy Tent, as well as our food and drink tents will be on outside the Centre on McPhater Street. Ticket information is available here

Accessibility

The National Piping Centre and Pipers' Tryst restaurant has step access at both doors. There is a lift available from the side of the building to all floors. During Piping Live! access is through the ramped entrance to the Street Cafe, cross the marquee and then out the other door to the lift area. There is also an accessible toilet here.
You can book a welcome through the WelcoME platform here
You can see full access information at Euan's Guide here

Event Sponsor

R.G Hardie & Co. Bagpipes