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New CLASP Set Tunes Announced for 2025/2026

CLASP offer two Set Tune lists, each with six tunes. List 1, will be used for Grade 1 and Grade 2 Piobaireachd competitors and List 2 will be for Grade 3/4 Piobaireachd competitors.

Grade 1 competitors will submit three Piobaireachds. Two tunes from list 1 and one tune of their own choice.
Grade 2 competitors will submit two Piobaireachds. One tune from List 1 and one tune from list 2.
Grade 3 competitors (and any Grade 4 pipers who play up in Grade 3 in-person competitions) will submit one Piobaireachd, which must be selected from list 2.

Please note, there will be some competitions exempt from the set tune list.
These competitions are:

  • Any Remote/Online CLASP Competitions
  • 'The World Solo Amateur Piping Competition' @ Piping Live!
  • Any Highland Games
  • Chatsworth Country Fair

You can submit your own choice tunes at these competitions listed above (that can be tunes from the set tune list if you wish)


Here is The CLASP Set Tune List for 2025/2026

List 1
1. The Battle of Waternish (Amach) - Piob. Society Book 2/Kilberry Book
2. The Glen is Mine (Standard)

Kilberry Book/PS 6
3. Grain in Hides and Corn in Sacks (Amach) Kilberry Book
4. Catherine's Lament (Standard) - Piob Society Book 2/Kilberry Book
5.
Ceol Na Mara (J MacKenzie) (Breabach)  - The Piobaireachd Society 20th Century Compositions (See tune notes at bottom of page)
6. The Sound of the Sea (D MacLeod) (Fosgailte) -Donald MacLeod's Collection of Piobaireachd

List 2
1.  Salute to Donald (Standard)  - Piob. Society book 8/Kilberry Book
2  The Duke of Atholl's Salute (Fosgailte) - Piob. Society book 14
3.  Lady Anapool's Lament (Amach) Piob. Society book 9
4   The Marquis of Argyll's Salute  (Breabach) - Piob. Society book 10
5   Salute to the 51st Highland Division (Niall Mathieson composer)          (Amach) Link to the tune -  https://bagpipe.news/2020/07/08/salute-to-the-51st-highland-division-a-new-tune-from-niall-matheson-cpa-online-results-c-grade/
6.  Skye, Mount Vernon, Washington (Bruce Gandy composer)  (Breabach)        Link to the Ground -   https://fb.watch/mBU-zTsjIt/

*Tune Notes:
1. There is a note error in Ceol na Mara Taorluath Variation. This mistake is covered in the errata sheet.
2. The tune, 'Skye, Mount Vernon, Washington' which was composed by Bruce Gandy is not published currently. However, Bruce will provide music for this tune in the next few days.

 

The World Amateur Solo Piping Competition @ Piping Live! 2023 – Draw

Please click on the link below to see the Order of Play for The World Amateur Solo Piping Competition @ Piping Live! 2023.
Please note that the competition venue is The National Piping Centre, Otago Street - this is the old College of Piping Building (NOT The National Piping Cente, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens)
Click on the links below to see the Order of Play for each day:

Inveraray Highland Games results 2023

G1 - Piobaireachd
1st  Marc Warnock
2nd Cameron Appleton-Seymour
3rd Con Houlihan

G2 Piobaireachd
1 William Wardrope

Grade 3 Piobaireachd
1st Sue Kennedy
2nd Sophie Stringer
3rd Kathryn McEwan

G1 - 2/4 MARCH
1st  Marc Warnock
2nd  William Wardrope
3rd Jamie Gallagher

G1 2/4 S&R
1st  Marc Warnock
2nd  Jamie Gallagher
3rd William Wardrope

G3 - 2/4 March
1st Grant Walker
2nd Sophie Stringer
3rd Adam Aitchison

G3 S&R
1st Adam Aitchison
2nd Grant Walker
3rd Sophie Stringer

 

Rosneath Highland Games (Victoria Hall’s) Results 2023

Grade 1 - Piobaireachd
1st Ben Hall
2nd Marc Warnock
3rd Cameron Appleton-Seymour

Grade 2 - Piobaireachd
1st Laura McEwan
2nd William Wardrope

Grade 3 - Piobaireachd
1st Sophie Stringer
2nd Kathryn McEwan
3rd Adam Aitcheson

Grade 1 - 2/4 March
1st Marc Warnock
2nd Colin Innes
3rd Ben Hall

Grade 1 - Strathspey & Reel
1st Marc Warnock
2nd Colin Innes
3rd Ben Hall

Grade 3 - 2/4 March
1st Colin Bathgate
2nd Kathryn McEwan
3rd Sophie Stringer

Grade 3 -Strathspey & Reel
1st Colin Bathgate
2nd Kathryn McEwan
3rd Adam Aitcheson

Luss Highland Games Results 2023

Grade 1 - Piobaireachd
1st Colin Innes
2nd Marc Warnock
3rd Craig Turnbull

Grade 2 - Piobaireachd
1st Rob Rogers
2nd Donald Morrison

Grade 3 - Piobaireachd
1st Adam Aitcheson

Grade 1 - 2/4 March
1st Colin Innes
2nd Marc Warnock
3rd Jamie Gallagher

Grade 1 - Strathspey & Reel
1st Colin Innes
2nd Marc Warnock
3rd Jamie Gallagher

Grade 2 - 2/4 March
1st Donald Morrison
2nd Rob Rogers

Grade 2 - Strathspey & Reel
1st Donald Morrison
2nd Rob Rogers

Grade 3 - 2/4 March
1st Colin Bathgate
2nd Adam Aitcheson

Grade 3 - Strathspey & Reel
1st Colin Bathgate
2nd Adam Aitcheson

The CLASP ‘Order of Play’ for Luss Highland Games, 2023

Please click/download the link below to access the Order of Play for Saturday 1st July 2023.
CLASP - Luss Highland Games 2023

Message from the Games-
'I can confirm that all CLASP pipers can gain entry to the games field at no charge to themselves plus one other if they choose to bring someone along. The car park however will be charged.  I will leave a copy of your list of competitors at the larger entrance gate to the games field and they should report there for entry! I will be looking to start the Piobaireachd competition at 10.30am, so any entrants should be here in time to gain entry and report to me at the piping stands so I can note they're arrival. The light music will not be starting until the afternoon, normally after the open light music and any open juveniles that may turn up, usually around 1.30pm depending on the turnout etc. '

There will be Piobaireachd and Light Music events for Grade 1, 2 and 3. However, pipers grade 4 can compete in grade 3 events.
Please note that the last day for registration is Sunday 18th June.

Please note that the tune requirements will be as follows:
Grade 1:
Piobaireachd (Submit 3 tunes of choice, play 1)
2/4 March (Submit 2 tunes of choice, play ) Minimum 4 parts
Strathspey & Reel (Submit 2 tunes of choice, play 1) Minimum 4 parts

Grade 2:
Piobaireachd (Submit 2 tunes of choice, play 1)
2/4 March (Submit 2 tunes of choice, play ) Minimum 4 parts
Strathspey & Reel (Own choice) Minimum 4 parts

Grade 3/4
Piobaireachd (Own choice)
2/4 March (Own choice) Minimum 4 parts
Strathspey & Reel (Own choice) Minimum 4 parts

Results from CLASP in person Competition – 3rd June 2023

CLASP Results – June 3rd 2023 at The National Piping Centre, Glasgow

Overall Winner Grade 1 – Theo Pratt
Overall Winner Grade 2 – Donald Morrison
Overall Winner Grade 3 – James Acheson

Grade 1 – Piobaireachd (Judge – Graham Drummond)
1st Ben Hall
2nd Colin Innes
3rd Theo Pratt

Grade 2 – Piobaireachd (Judge – Graham Drummond)
1st Donald Morrison
2nd Ernest Cho
3rd Laura McEwan

Grade 3 – Piobaireachd (Judge – Graham Drummond)
1st John Todd
2nd James Acheson
3rd Kathryn McEwan

Grade 1 – 2/4 March (Judge – Emmett Conway)
1st Marc Warnock
2nd Colin Innes
3rd Ben Hall

Grade 1 – Strathspey & Reel (Judge – Emmett Conway)
1st Theo Pratt
2nd Jamie Gallagher
3rd Ben Hall

Grade 1 – Jig (Judge – Emmett Conway)
1st Marc Warnock
2nd Colin Innes
3rd Theo Pratt

Grade 2 – 2/4 March (Judge – Emmett Conway)
1st Donald Morrison
2nd Ernest Cho

Grade 2 – Strathspey & Reel (Judge – Emmett Conway)
1st Donald Morrison
2nd Ernest Cho

Grade 2 – Jig (Judge – Emmett Conway)
1st Donald Morrison
2nd Ernest Cho

Grade 3 – 2/4 March (Judge – Emmett Conway)
1st Sally Mason
2nd James Acheson
3rd Kathryn McEwan

Grade 3 - Strathspey & Reel (Judge – Emmett Conway)
1st James Acheson
2nd Sally Mason
3rd Kathryn McEwan

Grade 3 – Jig (Judge – Emmett Conway)
1st Amanda Brennan
2nd Laura McEwan
3rd Kathryn McEwan