Sponsorships & Awards Granted

This is the full list of sponsorships and awards made by the Trust since it was founded.

Please donate if you would like to contribute towards the work of the Trust.

You can read some of the feedback received from recipients in the Testimonials.

2023 - Year 17

Arran Music School £1,000
Dundee City Council Instrumental Music Service £500
Katherine Liley ref Neil Gow Books 1800s £1,300
Bobby Allen £500
Dunkeld & Birnam Traditional Youth Music Group £2,000
NPC for Gordon Duncan Solo Piping Competition £2,400
Katie Robertson, “The Wheeled Piper” £500
SSPDT for the ‘Freestyle’ Competition £1,200
Trad Awards Sponsorship £700
MG ALBA “Event of the Year 2023” £600
Chloe Taylor £250
ANNUAL TOTAL £10,950

2022 - Year 16

NPC – Crowdfunder to digitise piping history £420
Bobby Allen £500
Connor Pratt £500
Arran Music School £1,000
Glasgow International Piping Festival Ltd (GDM Solo Piping Competition) £960
An Comunn Gaidhealach (Mod in Perth 2022) £2,000
Katie Robertson – The Wheeled Piper £500
Hands Up for Trad £700
“Original Work of the Year 2022” Award £600
Angus Campbell £1,000
Vale of Atholl Pipers Association – SCIO £1,000
SUB-TOTAL £9,180
2022 LIVE PERFORMANCE KICK STARTER AWARD made to:
Gary Innes for “The Hoolie in the Hydro” £2,000
ANNUAL TOTAL £11,180

2021 - Year 15

Chris Armstrong Bagpipe Products Ltd £120
Epic East Ayrshire Pipe Band Academy £250
Bobby Allen £500
Chris A Gray £500
Glasgow International Piping Festival Ltd £1200
Lorne MacDougall £500
Vale of Atholl Pipers Assocation £800
Hands Up for Trad £500
£4,370
2021 PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE TO
Matt Tomlinson £300
Alexander Stirton (Mad Ferret) £300
Ciaren Ross £300
John Dew £300
Arthur Coates £300
Jeri Foreman £300
Mr R Lee £300
Tiernan Courell £300
£2,400
ANNUAL TOTAL £6,770

2020 - Year 14

Donald MacLeod Memorial Competition £800
Buchan Pipe Band £900
Bobby ALLEN £500
Finn MacPherson £500
Coupar Angus Pipe Band £500
North Ayrshire Piping & Drumming Academy £900
Blackford  Fiddle Group £560
Vale of Atholl Pipers Association £800
Online Tutorial Prizes for Burntisland Pipe Band Online Competition £120
Online Tutorial Prizes forShotts & Dykehead Junior Solo Championships £120
Online Tutorial Prizes forSWSPDA Junior Piping Competition £120
HANDS UP FOR TRAD £500
£6,320
2020 PERFORMANCE AWARDS MADE TO
FRASER FIFIELD £250
IONA FYFE £250
MR R LEE £250
DAVID MACFARLANE £250
MR M D TOMLINSON £250
FINN MacPHERSON £250
SANDY BRECHIN £250
CLARE DOWLING £250
MR LUC D McNALLY £250
ALICE ALLAN £250
ARTHUR COATES £250
SERENA SMITH £250
MR R LEE £250
IONA FYFE £250
JAMES MACKENZIE £250
BRIGHDE CHAIMBEUL £250
£4,000
ANNUAL TOTAL £10,320

2019 - Year 13

Lewis & Harris Piping Society £800
Kilmarnock Pipe Band £900
Bobby Allan £500
Archie McNab £175
Enora Morice £500
North Ayrshire Piping & Drumming Academy £900
Dundee City Pipe Band & Ross Youth Initiative £900
Uddingston Strathclyde Pipe Band £900
Vale of Atholl Pipers Association £800
Coupar Angus Burgh Pipe Band £500
Kinlochard Junior Solo Piping Competition £350
Finn Macpherson £500
Glasgow International Piping Competition £500
EPIC East Ayrshire Pipe Band Academy £300
Warren Graham £500
Kenzie Stephen £500
Garnock Valley Pipes & Drums Community Account £800
Kyle Warren £1,000
Scottish Pipe Band of the Year (Hands Up for Trad) £500
ANNUAL TOTAL £11,825

2018 - Year 12

Name £
Lewis & Harris Piping Society 750
Ref: Andrew Finn Magill & Sean Grey 150
Lewis & Harris Piping Society 50
Robert W Allen 500
Coupar Angus Burgh Pipe Band 800
Chris Gray 500
EPIC East Ayrshire Pipe Band Academy 800
Vale of Atholl Pipe Band 800
Dundee City Pipe Band & Ross Music Initiative 800
Mr Bongo McNab 250
Glasgow International Piping Festival Ltd 500
Eddie Seaman Musician Teacher  & booking agent 800
The Community Award 500
Hands Up for Trad 700
ANNUAL TOTAL £7,900

2017 - Year 11

Name £
The Skye Youth Pipe Band 300
Coupar Angus Burgh Pipe band 500
Ali & Ross for ‘Symbiosis 2’ Composition 500
Robyn Ada McKay 816
Iona Fyffe (N/A Record CD) 0
Govan Schools Pipes & Drums Association 50
Chris L Lee 500
Grampian District Pipes & Drums 800
Edradour Pitlochry & Blair Atholl Pipe Band 600
Rober W Allen 500
Arthur Coates 500
Dundee City P B & Ross Youth Initiative 800
Pete Clark & Anna Fisher 368.40
Royal School of Dunkeld 500
Kinlochard Village Hall 350
Govan Schools Pipes & Drums Association 500
Glasgow International Piping Festival 300
Feis Rois Ltd 750
Hands Up for Trad 600
Community Award 400
Owen Muirs 500
ANNUAL TOTAL £10,134.40

2016 - Year 10

Name £
Lewis & Harris Piping Society 700
Glasgow International Piping Festival 300
Kinlochard Village Hall 300
Austin Diepenhorst 300
Vale of Atholl Pipe Band 500
Tayside Young Fiddlers 500
Hands Up for Trad 400
Lewis & Harris Piping Society 800
Crieff High School Pipe Band 500
ANNUAL TOTAL: £4,300

2015 - Year 9

Name £
Lewis & Harris Piping Society 700
Horsecross ref GDE 5,000
Feis Rois 500
Kinlochard Village Hall 200
Glasgow International Piping Festival 300
McMurchie Bagpipes (Falkirk Tryst) 534
Hands Up for Trad (& Community Award) 1,000
ANNUAL TOTAL: £8,234

2014 - Year 8

Name £
Lewis & Harris Piping Society 600
Feis Rois 2,000
Ben Muir 500
Alasdair Turner 750
Ryan Young 500
Vale of Atholl Pipe Band 1080
McMurchie Bagpipes (Falkirk Tryst) 594
Hands Up for Trad 400
ANNUAL TOTAL: £6,424

2013 - Year 7

Name £
Crieff High School Pipe Band 350
Royal Burgh of Tain Pipe band 350
Pippa Reid -Foster 700
McMurchie Bagpipes (Falkirk Tryst) 534
Hands Up for Trad 600
Community Award’ 300
Feis Rois 2000
Army School of Bagpipes & HD 150
Hannah Fisher (N/A Record CD) 0
ANNUAL TOTAL: £4,984

2012 - Year 6

Name £
Aden Mazur (to get to GDE) 50
Hamish Napier 1500
McCallum Bagpipes for Northern Meeting Junior Prize 673.20
McMurchie Bagpipes for The Falkirk Tryst Competition 534
Lewis & Harris Piping Society 500
Gordon Duncan Experience 5000
Hands Up For Trad Community Award 300
Suzanne Houston 500
Vale of Atholl Pipe Band 500
Tayside Young Fiddlers 800
ANNUAL TOTAL: £10,357.20

2011 - Year 5

Name £
Carnoustie Pipe Band 1000
Keith Christie 300
Gordon Duncan Experience 5000
Crieff High School Pipe Band 500
Vintage Strings ( fiddles & penny whistles for Rwanda) 328
McCallum Bagpipes for Northern Meeting Junior Prize Chanter 576
Aden Mazur 190
MacMurchie Bagpipes:The Falkirk Tryst Competition Chanter 450
Hands Up For Trad: Community Award (Sponsor) 300
Hands Up For Trad 400
6th/8th Dundee Boys Brigade 1500
Gordon Duncan Experience 5000
£15,544

2010 - Year 4

Name £
Hands Up For Trad : Community Award 300
Vale of Atholl Pipe Band 1000
Tayside Young Fiddlers 1000
Keith Christie 300
Crieff High School Pipe Band 500
Lincoln Hilton (N/A ref record CD) 0
ANNUAL TOTAL: £3,100

2009 - Year 3

Name £
Joseph Ross 320
Comrie Community (Pipe Band) 500
Tayside Young Fiddlers 2000
Vale of Atholl Pipe Band 1000
ANNUAL TOTAL: £3,820

2008 - Year 2

No awards – annual total: £0

2007 - Year 1

No awards – annual total: £0