Now an annual 'buy' for the pipe band world, the regular release of the music from the year's championship. According to the judges these are the 6 top pipe bands in the world, and who are we to argue (have you seen the size o' some o' these judges!). Each band plays both their MS&R and Selection Medley and they play on the CD is prize winning order.

1) Field Marshal Montgomery (P/M R.Parkes MBE) MSR: Pipe Major Thomas MacAllister/ Susan MacLeod / Charlie’s Welcome. 2) Medley: Trevor Buckley / Seonaidh’s Tune/ John MacDougall Gillies/ Tar The House / The Top Tier / The Bollywood Lounge/ The Unknown Air/ The Fiddler’s Rally . 3) Simon Fraser University (P/M T.Lee) MSR : The Balmoral Highlanders/The Islay Ball / The Smith of Chilliechassie. 4) Medley: Duncan Johnstone/ John Murchison / Balmoral Castle /The Four Courts / The Humours of Tulla/ For Ireland I Will Not Tell Her Name/ Emancipation / Finbar Saunders/ For Ireland I Will Not Tell Her Name (Reprise). 5) House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead (P/M R.Mathieson) MSR: Donald Cameron/ Susan MacLeod/ The Sheepwife 6) Medley : The Circle of Fear / The Dancing Stag / The Iron Man/ Reel Prelude / The Wise Maiden / McKenna’s Ceilidh/ Caber Feidh / Tears of Gold / Velocity 7) Scottish Lion - 78th Fraser Highlanders (P/M W.Livingstone) MSR: Balmoral Highlanders/ Bogan Lochan/ John Morrison of Assynt House8. 8) Medley: Dizzle/ Miss Lily/ The Man from Glengarry/ Leaving Ayrshire / Calrossie Cattlewife/ John Cairns Double. 9) Strathclyde Police (P/M D.MacKay) MSR: Donald Cameron / Caledonian Society of London/ Mrs MacPherson of Inveran . 10) Medley: John Lang Brown of Campbeltown/ In with the Bricks/ Fraser Allison’s Jig/ The Emigrant’s Farewell / J F MacKenzie of Garrynahine / Kirstie MacCallum’s Favourite / American Legion Bridge/ Paddy Le Blanc/ Sandy Cameron . 11) St Laurence O'Toole (P/M T.Tully) MSR : Balmoral Highlanders/ Maggie Cameron/ MacAllister’s Dirk . Medley : June Rollo’s Ronnie/ Mrs Margaret MacKenzie /Glenclune / Stranded in Scotland / Ballintore Fancy / Lismurane Lamps / Banks of the Lee / O’Farrell’s/ Dirty Lough . 12) Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia P/M R.Walker) MSR: Lord Alexander Kennedy/ Susan MacLeod / John Morrison of Assynt House Medley : The Italian Weegie/ Kirsty McCallman’s Favourite / P/M Sandy Gordon / Centennial/Lochaber to Argyll/ An Air for Elliot / Johnny’s Jig/ The Gold Ring .