On this special and sombre day we honour and remember those who lost their lives in World War I - in the Highlands and Islands and around the world. Sharing some photos from our touring exhibition 'Coming Home: WWI in the Highlands' earlier this year, a collaboration with Museums in the Highlands, which examined the impact of the War on the Highlands and Islands and included a 'memory wall' with visitors' poignant messages.

It's all happening at Gasta at Armadale Castle. Live music 🎶, new menus 🍲 and even Sunday roasts 🍗. See you there!

More Clan Donald news from last weekend's Charleston Scottish Games and Highland Gathering. Congratulations to the Alma College Pipe Band, winners of The Ellice and Rosa McDonald Memorial Prize in the third annual Clan Donald North America Grade III Pipe Band Championship. Second prize was awarded to the City of Dunedin Grade III Band and third prize went to last year’s winner, Wake and District Pipe Band. Well done to all involved and we hope we may hear you piping here on Skye some day!

A wonderful initiative from Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre - starting next week.

Congratulations to the many talented young people who took part in the Colonel Jock MacDonald Memorial Festival last Saturday at Viewfield House Hotel. This is the 38th year of the festival, which encourages young musicians by helping to inspire a knowledge of and interest in traditional highland music in all its forms. The all-day event saw competitions for chanter, piping, fiddle, clarsach, Gaelic singing and mixed instrument duets. We were delighted to support the Festival with the new Clan Donald Lands Trust prize for Overall Winner in piping - awarded was awarded to Archie Maclean, pictured here with the Targe alongside other piping prizewinners.
TMSA Scotland The Skye Times and The Skye Magazine Scotlands Music Isle of Skye Piping School The National Piping Centre Otago Street

It’s great to see that Highland and Clan traditions are thriving worldwide. This weekend saw the hugely popular Charleston Scottish Games and Highland Gathering in the USA, now in its 47th year. Clan Donald was represented in a number of competitions, including the Colonel John MacDonell of Lochgarry Memorial Prize for Best Male Dancer, a new prize designed to encourage more boys to take up Highland dancing and more men to participate in Highland dance competitions. The first prize went to Will Campbell from New Brunswick, Canada – who travelled 1500 miles to compete – pictured here (left) with Trent Baker (centre, 2nd prize) and Julian Ritzik (3rd prize).