Atherton instruments can be found on the shoulder of some of the best players in the world. From World Champion Pipe Majors to Gold Medal winning soloists my instruments have been chosen for their outstanding tone and workmanship.

I don’t have the time to track every prize won with my instruments but I am aware of some as I am often contacted by pipers after they’ve won. Shown below is just a sample of those victories. Though I’ve been making bagpipes for more than thirty years and my output has been limited I’m genuinely amazed — and honored — to see this level of achievement.

Oban, Argyllshire Gathering
Senior Piobaireachd, Clasp — 2nd
Gold Medal — 4th
Silver Medal — 2nd
Gold Medal — 1st place

Northern Meeting, Inverness, Scotland 
Gold Medal — 1st, 3rd
Gold Medal — 1st
Clasp — 2nd
A Grade MSR — 4th
Strathspey & Reel — 2nd

Glenfiddich
MSR — First Place
Piobaireachd — First Place

Cowal Gathering
A Marches — 3rd, 5th
A Strathspey & Reel — 3rd
A Piobaireachd — 1st

MacGregor Memorial — 3rd
Masters Invitational — 1st place

U.S. Gold Medal — 1st place, four times
Cowal Piobaireachd — 1st place, two times
Nicol-Brown Invitational — 1st place, 2nd place

George Sherriff Invitational
1st place and overall
MSR, 1st place

U.S. Gold Medal — 1st Place
North American Ceol Beag — 2nd Place

Glenisla, Scotland
March — 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Strathspey & Reel — 1st, 5th
Jig — 3rd

Invergordon, Scotland
Piobaireachd — 2nd
Strathspey & Reel — 1st
March- 1st