{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} The '''Bratach Gorm''' (or Blue Banner) is the highest prize given by the Scottish Piping Society of London and was introduced in 1938.
==History== In 1994 the competition pool was further reduced in protest at the selection of judges.<ref>{{cite news | last = Nicol | first = Angus | title = Youngsters keep the piping hot | newspaper = The Times | location = London | date = December 6, 1994 }}</ref>
The competition has been held in a number of locations in central London, most recently at the Caledonian Club in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/scotland-travel/london-pipers-herald-celtic-new-year-qjqn5l3plnl |title= London pipers herald Celtic new year |last=Nicol |first=Angus |newspaper=The Times |location = London |date =November 18, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottishpipingsocietyoflondon.co.uk/2019/09/04/2019-annual-competition-entries/|title = 2019 Annual Competition Entries – the SPSL}}</ref>
==Competition== It can only be won by those who have won the; Highland Society of London Gold Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering or Northern Meeting or the first prize at the William Gillies Memorial Cup.<ref>{{cite news | last = Nicol | first = Angus | title = London piping society prizes | newspaper = The Times | location = London | pages = 54 | date = February 6, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Nicol | first = Angus | title = Scottish Piping Society of London returns to Glazier's Hall in fine form |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/scottish-piping-society-of-london-returns-to-glaziers-hall-in-fine-form-0jjz8ddwzxs | newspaper = The Times | location = London | pages = 44 | date = December 29, 2004 }}</ref> The monetary value as a primary Pibroch is £500.<ref>{{cite news | last = Nicol | first = Angus | title = London pipers play for finer prizes | newspaper = The Times | location = London | pages = 33 | date = November 5, 2003 }}</ref> In order to win the annual London Piping Championship an entrant must have won this and another award.<ref>{{cite news | last = Nicol | first = Angus | title = Little to lament as the Scots come to London | newspaper = The Times | location = London | date = December 28, 1992 }}</ref>
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Category:Piping events Category:Music competitions in the United Kingdom