Scottish Pipe Band Championships – Inveraray Triumph

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Inveraray were declared Scottish Pipe Band Champions at a sunny Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, today, giving P/M Stuart Liddell his first major of the season. Grade 1 bands had to play both Medley and MSR. Nine played. The other G1 places went to: 2 FMM3 Boghall4 SLOT5 Fife Police6 Shotts with the drumming going to SLOT. Grade 2 1 Annan2 Uddingston3 Manorcunningham4 Buchan5 Bucksburn6 St Joseph’sDrumming: Annan Grade 3a1 Burntisland2 Livingston3…

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Highlands & Islands Young Piper of the Year

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This competition is organised by Comann Piobaireachd Uibhist agus Bharraigh. Prizewinners are pictured above following the awards ceremony in the Dark Island Hotel, Benbecula, on July 23. The competition was held in Sgoil Lionacleit. The age limit for the senior event is 30. Ceòl Mòr: 1 Angus MacPhee  2 Calum Craib 3 Thomas Cangelosi 4 Magnus Stone  March: 1 Calum Craib 2 Angus MacPhee 3 Micheal MacLellan 4 Thomas Cangelosi …

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Durness Games Results

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Five played in biblical winds at Durness today. Mostly grey, sun peeked through a few times, turned rainy later in the day. 27mph winds forced piper Calum Dunbar off the board in the piobaireachd. He was second on, and in the ground of the King’s Taxes, turned his back to wind and the drones blew off his shoulder. Character-building! DJ McIntyre judged.  Piob: 1. Ursa Beckford, MacCrimmon’s Sweetheart 2. Norman Gillies, Beloved…

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Tobermory Games Results and Comment

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The piping at Mull Games in Tobermory attracted an entry of 12 in the senior light music and 11 in the Piobaireachd. Conditions were grey but dry. The old ash tree at the Piobaireachd board heard some good playing – just as it has done over the last 50 plus years. First on was Ursa Beckford from Maine, USA. He offered three biggies, Laments for the Children, Anapool Laird and…

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Chairman Resigns from Solo Judging Association

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Bruce Hitchings, Chairman of the Solo Piping Judges Association, has resigned with immediate effect citing health issues. The Association will now look for an interim Chair to see it through to its AGM in November. Mr Hitchings, who is resident in the USA but who makes regular forays to the UK, had been in post for over two years. His tenure of office has been marked by some controversy, not…

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