Month: November 2014

JFK and the Bagpipe

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  Today we publish the first excerpt of a feature on US President John F Kennedy and his association with the bagpipe and pipe bands. It is a fascinating read, and we are grateful to author Lt. Col. Robert Gunther for his work for pipingpress.com. It is apposite that we publsih it this weekend, the 51st anniversary of the assassination of a much-loved US President. Check out the pictures and…

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Boghall & Bathgate Interview

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Today we continue with the interview with P/M Ross Walker of Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band, a band that year after year maintains its position as one of the top six bands in the world year with home grown talent. In this final instalment of his interview P/M Walker tells of how he and leading drummer Gordon Brown learned to work together and how he got the consistently good…

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Worlds to Stay in Glasgow

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Glasgow has won the right to host the World Pipe Band Championships until 2021. The news was released in a joint statement by the RSPBA and the local authority agency, Glasgow Life: ‘This decision continues a relationship which has stretched back almost seven decades. The championships, which are affectionately known as The Worlds, attract more than 200 bands and thousands of spectators each year to Glasgow Green generating millions of…

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Scots Guards KO

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  Jimmy Banks Reports: First round of the Scots Guards Club Knockout competition was won yesterday, Nov 16, by Steven Gray (left). Steven was playing against Greig Canning. The next round in this popular event is on 7th December when Sarah Muir and Callum Moffat battle it out at the SG Club in Haymarket. More info: j2396b@gmail.com

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Lochaber Gathering and Summer Contest Wrap -Up

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[easyrotator]erc_12_1414049835[/easyrotator] This article by Robert Wallace concentrates mainly on the Lochaber Gathering but also serves as a gather up of some of the summer games. Lochaber Gathering is held each July or August in the Highland town of Fort William. It is a very well run competition with outstanding prizes in all events. Entries from the professional ranks are usually pretty healthy despite the attraction of other Highland Games and…

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