Callum Beaumont

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Callum Beaumont
Callum Dunvegan Castle (1).jpg
Background information
Born (1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 (age 36)
Instrument Bagpipes
Website callumbeaumont.com

Callum Beaumont is Scottish bagpipe player.

Life

He was born in Bo'ness in central Scotland, and started playing the practice chanter at the age of seven. [1] [2]

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Career

At the age of 12 he joined the now defunct Lothian & Borders Police Pipe Band, and then played with Shotts & Dykehead, Simon Fraser University, Inveraray & District and ScottishPower. He won the World Pipe Band Championships twice with Simon Fraser University, once with Shotts & Dykehead and once with Inveraray and District.

He teaches at Dollar Academy, which has a successful youth pipe band. Whilst leading the Novice A pipe band, they have won 2 Grand Slam Titles.

As a solo piper he has won most of the top prizes in piping. Prizes include;

Solo Piping Achievements
CompetitionPrizeYears Won
Glenfiddich Piping ChampionshipsOverall Champion2023, 2024
MSR2018, 2024
Piobaireachd2022, 2023
Northern Meetings, InvernessThe Clasp2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023
Former Winners MSR, Silver Star2023, 2025
Highland Society of London Gold Medal2013
'A' Grade MSR2018
Overall Winner2023
Argyllshire Gathering, ObanHighland Society of London Gold Medal2011
Silver Medal2006
MacGregor Memorial2003
Open Jigs2011
'A' Grade Strathspey and Reel2023
The Scottish Piping Society of London, London CompetitionOverall Winner2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
Am Bratach Gorm2016, 2019
William Gillies Cup2018, 2019
Former Winners MSR2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
J.B Robertson March2018, 2019, 2021
Donald MacLeod Memorial, StornowayOverall Winner2013, 2023
Piobaireachd2013, 2019, 2023
MSR2023
Dunvegan, SkyeOverall Winner2014, 2022
Silver Chanter2013
Dunvegan Medal2014
Clasp to the Dunvegan Medal2014, 2022
Springbank Invitational, CampbeltownOverall Winner2018
Hornpipe and Jig2013, 2015
6/8 March2016
Piping Live!Alasdair Gillies Memorial Recital Challenge2019, 2020, 2021
The Metro Cup, USAOverall Winner2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Piobaireachd2016, 2017
Medley2014, 2017, 2019
The Masters, National Piping CentreOverall2021, 2022
Piobaireachd2013, 2021, 2022
The Sun Belt Invitational, FloridaOverall2022
Piobaireachd2022
Medley2023
Uist and BarraOverall Winner2016, 2017
Piobaireachd2016, 2017
Donald MacDonald Quaich, SkyeWinner2017, 2021
Braemar Highland GatheringOverall Winner2014
Gold Medal2014

References

  1. "Callum Beaumont". thepipingcentre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. "About - Callum Beaumont Piping". callumbeaumont.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.