Editor’s Notebook: Band Medleys/ Games Updates/ Lochaber Entry/ Mod 1982 Picture

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Another of our brave, anonymous correspondents has chipped in apropos my comments on band medleys saying that I am longing for the glory days of Muirhead & Sons. You should understand my faceless friend that there were no ‘glory days’ for Muirheads under the medley regime from 1970 onwards. They all belonged to Shotts, Dysart, Edinburgh Police, and then Strathclyde Police. The imposition of the medley was a huge sea…

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Worlds Draw Announced as Numbers Exceed 2025

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The RSPBA has confirmed the entry of 211 bands for this year’s World Pipe Band Championships to be held in Glasgow over two days, August 14/15. Last year we had 202 bands. This year there are entrants from all pipe-playing regions of the world. The uptick is a significant achievement for the Association which has been criticised for the arrangements at major championships this year and last. Chief Executive Colin…

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Forres and Luss Games Results

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Both these games were held last Saturday, July 4th. Luss, on the shores of Loch Lomond, was blustery with showers. Forres, on the Moray coast, had more clement weather. Champion Piper at Forres was Norman Gillies. He is pictured above with his nephew Rhoridh MacDonald who won his first chanter competition at the same gathering. Results as follows: Piob: 1 Norman Gillies (Earl of Seaforth’s Salute) 2 Hamish Munro 3…

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Clean Sweep for SLOT at All Irelands

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On Saturday past, the 79th All-Ireland Pipe Band & Drum Major Championships took place at St Catherine’s Park in the village of Lucan, County Dublin. While there was a strong wind blowing across the arenas in the morning, it became quite pleasant and warm as the day went on. The big winners were St Laurence O’Toole (pictured top) who claimed their 9th Grade 1 title, pushing Field Marshal Montgomery into…

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Details of Piobaireachd Society Gold Medal (Canada)

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As PP readers might know, due to a few missed years (venue changes, covid) this is the 50th year of the Piobaireachd Society Gold Medal (Canada), writes Robert Wilson. The competition will be held on Friday, July 31st, 2026 at 8am in St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, 34 Main St S., Maxville. Ontario. We have 11 entries in the Gold Medal contest. We’ve lined up ‘children’ of the original…

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