The Lower Clarence Scottish Association is proud to announce that PM Stuart Liddell, one of the world’s premier pipers, will be visiting Maclean for the 2025 Maclean Highland Gathering, after guiding his band, Inveraray & District Pipe Band, to success at the Grade One World Pipe Band Championships in 2024.

DATES & DEETS

PM Stuart Liddell hails from Inveraray, Scotland and started piping at the age of nine. Stuart was originally taught by his grandfather, the late Pipe Major Ronald McCallum M.B.E. and later, Arthur Gillies. He has also had tuition from Jim Henderson and Hugh MacCallum.

One of the most gifted pipers in the world today, he has won three Clasps at Inverness, the Senior Piobaireachd at Oban five times, both Gold Medals, is a three-time Glenfiddich Piping Champion and has won the Donald MacLeod Memorial in 2016 and, most recently, The Springbank Invitational in Campbeltown 2023.

Stuart is founder and Pipe Major of the Inveraray & District Pipe Band, winners of the Grade 1 World Pipe Band Championship in 2017, 2019 and 2024. Previously he was a member of the Scottish Power Pipe Band for seven years, subsequently joining the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band from Vancouver, Canada with whom he played for 10 years.

The Lower Clarence Scottish Association would like to acknowledge the generous sponsorship of Mr Barry Ryan, together with the assistance provided by Andrew & Amy Roach and the Queensland Highland Pipers Society.

The recital will be held at the Former Maclean Services Club 36-38 River Street, Maclean from 7.30pm on Saturday, 19 April. The event is free, and no bookings are required. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear one of the world’s best in person.